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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1812467" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Thank you [USER=16453]@wbvs58[/USER] .... yes I liked my Appaloosas and crosses. I liked that they were not so "high strung" all the time too. </p><p>But there are as many breeds of horses for as many wants and likes the same as there are as many breeds of cattle for all the different people's wants and tastes...</p><p>Might not be popular with the "want everything to meet a certain set of criteria"... but then cattle are becoming more of "cookie cutter sameness" for the commercial market..... and the individual traits that have made some breeds more suited for certain areas fall out of favor... it is the niche breeds and areas that will keep the gene pool diversified and in the event of some disasters, may be what saves many people with food in the future. Same as the multitude breeds of chickens... not everyone wants leghorns for the multitude of eggs but are not much for contributing to a good pot of chicken for soup and broth....</p><p>We ought to become a little more diversified in the breeds and the way they are marketed so that we do not lose some of this.... 300 eggs a year is not worth much if it takes 3 chickens to barely make a pot of soup... where as 200 eggs a year from a heavier "dual purpose" breed and a bird worth killing for a pot of soup might be the better choice. Same as with cattle... and with horses.</p><p>A dozen ponies cannot do what one shire draft horse can do... and an arabian will take you a whole lot further a whole lot faster than that heavy built shire....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1812467, member: 25884"] Thank you [USER=16453]@wbvs58[/USER] .... yes I liked my Appaloosas and crosses. I liked that they were not so "high strung" all the time too. But there are as many breeds of horses for as many wants and likes the same as there are as many breeds of cattle for all the different people's wants and tastes... Might not be popular with the "want everything to meet a certain set of criteria"... but then cattle are becoming more of "cookie cutter sameness" for the commercial market..... and the individual traits that have made some breeds more suited for certain areas fall out of favor... it is the niche breeds and areas that will keep the gene pool diversified and in the event of some disasters, may be what saves many people with food in the future. Same as the multitude breeds of chickens... not everyone wants leghorns for the multitude of eggs but are not much for contributing to a good pot of chicken for soup and broth.... We ought to become a little more diversified in the breeds and the way they are marketed so that we do not lose some of this.... 300 eggs a year is not worth much if it takes 3 chickens to barely make a pot of soup... where as 200 eggs a year from a heavier "dual purpose" breed and a bird worth killing for a pot of soup might be the better choice. Same as with cattle... and with horses. A dozen ponies cannot do what one shire draft horse can do... and an arabian will take you a whole lot further a whole lot faster than that heavy built shire.... [/QUOTE]
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