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Hahaaa. Off topic sorry guys, but I could not resist to LOL -at this “doctoral” with “enough brain” student self-promotion. And this student has been to Germany wow!
Everybody knows that at doctoral level you need some peer criticism. Way to go “doctoral” .
Hope you didn’t borrow much $$ on your parents account. Because w your attitude u will never pay it back!
QUOTE=Tradewind;7579017]TKR, I assume your snarky comment was directed at me.
Not that it’s any of your business, but I have been to Germany and have seen the type of horses they are producing in Holstein. Many of the stallion prospects that fail to be approved there are better jumpers than most of the young jumpers produced in NA. That is the reality of their breeding program: we can produce a few exceptional individuals but they are churning them out over there because their breeding program and philosophy are so much more sophisticated. European breeders use TB where appropriate to complement their mare base, and they are also more realistic about what is needed to improve their breeding stock.
I am also a doctoral student (ie. I do research for a living which, to me, is one of the best ways to educate oneself about good breeding practices). I have enough experience and enough of a brain to develop my own breeding philosophy, thanks very much. ;)[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]
You’re right, this is off topic. My point was not, “look at me, I’m so impressive, I’m a doctoral student”. I absolutely enter every argument with skepticism and a critical mind. That is why I choose to educate myself about good breeding practices. I have followed this discussion with interest and believe there are some good points made by both sides, I just choose to be on the “warmblood side” based on what I have learned and observed - an opinion I came to on MY OWN. However, I do not stubbornly believe that only warmbloods can be good show jumpers, I am open-minded and would support the brilliant TB jumpers just like the rest of them.
My POINT is that I am entitled to my opinion; the poster I was responding to with my previous post was not providing a thoughtful counterargument to my post, but rather insulting me by suggesting that I couldn’t think for myself. The fact that I’ve been to Germany doesn’t mean I know “everything” about breeding; quite the contrary: the more one learns and experiences, the more one realizes there is to learn. My statement about my having been to Germany was not meant to sound high and mighty, but rather to indicate that I made the trip because I am committed to learning about good breeding practices and developing my own breeding philosophy. However, I felt that the post that I was “regurgitating information I had heard from others”, implying I do not have the ability to develop my own rational opinion, was highly inappropriate and was a personal attack that lent nothing valuable to the discussion. My apologies if I came across as “self-promoting”, that was not my intention (not really sure how that was your impression - I did not out of the blue say, “here is my opinion which is more valuable than anyone else’s because I’m a grad student”, it was not meant as a comparison between myself and anyone else), but the disparaging comment made, suggesting that my opinion was not worthwhile (even though this poster knows NOTHING about me) demanded (in my opinion) a response.
Carry on with this interesting discussion.
