happyappygirl
Rocky Mountain High!!
If I am making the right assumption on who you bought your horse from, the person you bought from is not a breeder. He is a broker. BIG difference.Carefulone said:Oh oh....don't want to leave unfinished thoughts. I just think, and I've had personal experience and dealings with people that I didn't check on their status in the registries that handles our breed. It's always best to call and make sure the person selling you these horses....is in good standing with the registry your interested in investing your money with...breed wise. The person I bought from is santioned in all three premier registries, is not supposed to sell or be an agent for selling RMHA horses.....I didn't know, but am working to make sure it doesn't happen to others....hence buy from real people.
Buy from people who are members in good standing, Premier breeding farms not horse traders....you can start with the best....and better it, not keep on keeping on with the bad in the breed for a dollar.....
Was your horse delivered or did you go and actually RIDE it, and did you do a pre-purchase exam on it before you bought it? What is the horse's registered name? Is it a registered Rocky? Or KMSHA?
And the "breeding farms" are just as bad if not worse because they are protected by certain individuals within the organization, and DO mass produce babies specifically for profit, and NO they aren't concerned with color DNA and avoiding ASD or other defects at all, it is not cost effective for them.
They HAVE to do identifying DNA to register them with RMHA, but not other organizations (KMSHA, or the Spotted registry) Ask SOMDRocks, she has personal first hand experience, as do I. But that isn't going to keep me from being involved with the breed.