toni
New Born
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Post by toni on Nov 7, 2011 13:11:22 GMT -5
Love the idea, Not only for the Kiger owner but also for the Kiger Lover. However, as a previous non owner but a lover the breed/type, which ever you prefer, for over 10yrs it was very dishearting & frustrating for me to follow the breeding, programs, shows, who was who, their linage, accomplishments, so on & so on. Over the years I gave up many times and then would come back in hopes that things had changed. The continous, he said she said, My club is better than your club, We won't share what we know because your wrong & we are right. HAS GOT TO STOP!!!!!!! This time the past must be left behind, learn from the mistakes, swallow the pride and start thinking about the Goal : PROMOTING THE HORSE!!!! Giving others, "meaning" new individuals wanting to find out more, the ability to easily obtain the information freely.
I Don't beleive that a registry should deni propestive new comers this type of information. I would have bought from a breeder along time ago if it hadn't been for the secretiveness of the information. And I'll bet there were alot of others that would have bought from a breeder also.
I'm not saying that the breed doesn't need a regsitry, because it does, but from the prespective of being an outsider trying to become part of the Kiger family I can tell you this, neither one has made a lot of progress in the last 10yrs. The Kiger breed is nowhere near to being were it should have been by now.
Well, that is something I have wanted to say for many years, Grow up people, forget personal agendas & do what needs to be done for the KIGER, Or you are just wasting your time on this new project.
"Deep breath" Ok said what I had to say. Now! Please let me know how I can be apart of the of the solution. Viva the kiger !!!
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Post by DianneC on Nov 7, 2011 14:38:41 GMT -5
Tiffany, glad to have you and your talents at work! Thanks for doing this.
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Post by gotkiger on Nov 7, 2011 20:06:23 GMT -5
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Post by nrly on Nov 8, 2011 16:33:04 GMT -5
?where will these meetings be held, and what about those of us who live far from Burns, but have something to say. and how do we vote if we do, and keep it fair and square. Just wondering.
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dunbnwild
Yearling
Wild horses can drag me away :-)
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Post by dunbnwild on Nov 8, 2011 17:26:03 GMT -5
Phone conference meetings can be arranged- or a chat-room type thing. Since this to be a national/international organization in person meetings would be too difficult.
I think the simpler things can be kept, the better- focus on promotion and accurate information about the breed so prospective owners and breeders can make educated choices for themselves.
People should be excited to get involved in this breed, not be weighed down by politics and complications.
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Nov 8, 2011 20:02:31 GMT -5
Great comments. There are lots of online ways to have meetings and we can vote by email on issues. Regional reps, like someone suggested, is a great idea.
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Post by stormyranch on Nov 9, 2011 10:58:19 GMT -5
Lets have a live chat tonigh at 6 pm pacific time. on face book. Just respond to this message and everyone will get it. If I missed anyone please ad them. I can't think of everyone right now. if I didn't had you send me a message on face book.
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Nov 9, 2011 11:15:28 GMT -5
Will be 8 here...should be done by then!
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Post by DianneC on Nov 9, 2011 15:49:07 GMT -5
I should be there, will this be with your account Kevin or one of the Kiger Mustang groups?
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dunbnwild
Yearling
Wild horses can drag me away :-)
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Post by dunbnwild on Nov 10, 2011 13:38:36 GMT -5
Came across another small breed association that has a nice description of their purpose, etc... : blazerhorse.com/ I think they could do a better job of "showing" how versatile or fun their horses are with more pictures-as I'm still not really even sure what a Blazer is or why I might think of them for my next horse--but they have some nice wording that might fit our goals for this association. I think that one of our Association's goals should be that it is a place where the question- what is a Kiger and how do I know I have a Kiger or that the horse I will be buying is a Kiger can be answered easily (and without drama). Obviously offspring of previously unregistered horses will be harder to pin down- but I'd like a nice definition out there to help clear up the many misconceptions about the breed. |
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Post by gotkiger on Nov 12, 2011 13:49:40 GMT -5
I know it costs a bit of money but i think there should be a "collection" of all the DNA test results and parentage results that way if someone has a kiger who isn't registered they can test them and compare against who they were told the parents were or can find who they are... i don't know how well that would work but it is a thought
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grullagirl
Weanling
Have you hugged your horse today?
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Post by grullagirl on Nov 12, 2011 13:58:10 GMT -5
AQHA actually does that type of DNA testing with their horses but i believe with a smaller gene pool it will be a lot more successful if somebody does that with the kigers. I would love to get my horse DNA-typed and compare it to the wild born kiger's DNA. All of the ideas sound awesome. Another good registry is Horses of America or HOA their website is pretty organized and has a list of breeders and foundation horses listed.
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Post by DianneC on Nov 12, 2011 16:32:20 GMT -5
Great idea!
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Post by nrly on Nov 14, 2011 14:42:32 GMT -5
I spoke to UC Davis and asked about a genetic profile on my Kigers and they said they do not do that and it can not be done on Kigers. Blew my mind...wanted to see if there were problems in breeding my Stormy to Riddle.
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Post by gotkiger on Nov 14, 2011 16:07:22 GMT -5
what kind of problems? isnt that how you got nugget??
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