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Oct 30 08 6:00 AM
The popularity of some Friesian crosses has become so specialized that they've now even got their own registry, structured a lot like the Wbld registries, with strict breeding guidelines, etc. They aren't looking to breed cheap Friesians, they are breeding Friesian Sporthorses and with what looks like a lot of thought into their breeding programs. Nico's farm is a great example. River Oaks Farm is another, and so is Sacony Creek. The popularity of purebred Friesians led to people trying to breed cheaper versions of Friesians, and the same thing has happened to Friesian Sporthorses. Some people see a Friesian Sporthorse like Nico or some of the other FS's doing very well in competion, and suddenly they think they can cross any Friesian to a herd full of mares and cash in on the popularity of the FS. Friesian Sporthorse breeders are probably all just as frustrated at the people breeding cheap FS's as the purebred breeders are when people breed cheap purebreds. This explains some things: http://www.friesiansporth...ianSporthorseHistory.html Here's a part from that page: "The interest in crossbreeding Friesians in the United States has increased dramatically in the last decade. Some people chose the Friesian for crossbreeding primarily for their kind temperaments, crossbreeding primarily for pets, trail horses, etc. Others chose to take the qualities of the Friesian, and crossbreed specifically for a Friesian crossbred more suited for sport, leading to the development of Friesian Sporthorses and the Friesian Sporthorse Association.
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