Congratulations to Pikturesque Farm on their purchase of their first stallion" Aloha " and thank you for having enough courage to be the only individuals prepared to step forward and invest not only in the purchase of this stallion but to also resolve the dispute that the previous owner had incurred at Silver Creek’s stallion testing facility. I am sure that Aloha thanks you to.
Now that I have invited myself to be a “house guest” I will continue with a few thoughts. It seems to have escaped the notice of most guests that post here that claim to be breeders and horse lovers that this outcome is a positive one. We are everyday exposed to the seedy underbelly of our passion but pay little notice, from the likes of JB,even unethical rescue facilities,cruel training methods that are practiced every day by the top performers of our sport.Why would I want to produce a horse that is capable of competing to an International level knowing what would have to be done to him to get there.? Within every discipline of our sport the horse is punished each and every day for not being good enough, for not living up to the expectations that we have for them. Lets dope them, lets wrap them, lets over flex them, lets burn their flesh with brand or chain to identify or extenuate the gait, steroids and hormones to make the yearling appear to be three,
same for the two and half year old stallions in Europe before their licencing.
Horsemanship and compassion has left us. Training without force is lost and the only way to find out that the horse is not capable is when we have broken him.We say little and do less. Aloha is not the best Stallion to have stood at stud, there are of course better and worst. A quick look at his progeny is encouraging, of course early days for they are just “line horses”. The same as all foals at breed inspections that are given a score and are labeled first or second premium by may I add, stud books that we pay to stroke us. I wonder if the critics and the bullies will be around if there is any success.
There is very little predictability within the breeding of Sport Horses, that’s what makes the challenge real and frustrating.Combine this with individual breeding goals and there will be a very wide divide in peoples opinions. This does not give us the right to be disrespectful to someone’s views and goals.
Thank you again Pikturesque. Enjoy your Stallion - his progeny show a good future. Already a filly by Aloha is tipped to win the Governor General’s Cup for the top three year old in Canada for 2014. Popeye K was past winner of this award. It is difficult but ignore the jealous and the bullies,they were no where to be seen when there were a couple of Stallions in need. Such a pity that you could not have included Romantic Star in your program. My apologies if I have offended the people that truly care, it was not my intention, for the others your cruelty is telling ,you know who you are.
