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Use of IPEDS and LINEAGE CD
Article posted by Elsie on walkinghorsechat.com The issues over iPeds and the
Lineage CD are politically motivated but maybe some good will arise
since it is getting the attention of the membership. I wanted to be a Director in hopes I might make a difference. My personal agenda is to complete the updated Color Brochure and provide Color Genetics Information to the TWHBEA members. I submitted an article in May on "Color Genetics Simplified" to the Voice. I was told it needed to be reviewed and the Board needed to make a decision on publishing it. It hasn't been published and so I called the Voice and asked the editor about it. He is new and said he had never seen the article but would look for it and get back to me. I believe my article will offer some very basic color genetic information that some of the TWHBEA Leadership wants to bury. I am finding that the privilege of being a Director comes with a big price. I am a small breeder and do not have unlimited capital to spend twice a year. The full cost of attending these semi-annual Directors meetings (Airline ticket, Rental Car, Hotel and parking my car at the airport) is never less than $500.00. I spent $200.00 out of my pocket to print the draft color brochure and then the Chairman of the Breeder's Committee didn't have the promised meeting to present it to the committee to discuss it and the other changes needed to finish it up. I am working diligently on it and putting it in final form but fear that the color genetics facts are a threat to the TWHBEA since the correct color identification of TWHs registered has a horrific error rate. Double dilutes have a 40% error rate for the 600 horses registered as cremello & perlino. I have been researching those colors for 10 years and 40% according to their pedigrees can't be a double dilute. That is just the tip of the iceberg and was easy to gather data but the errors apply in the solid colors as well. If we want control of our
Registry to return to the members who are the stockholders and owners
we need to elect directors who support those rights and not just
discard the ballot and let the directors win by default. I ran
unapposed but wrote a letter to each of the Kansas members asking for
their vote and 50% of them took the time to return their ballot when
they knew I would win anyway. I am a member of the Arabian Horse Assn, Morgan Horse Assn, American Saddlebred Assn, American Quarter Horse Assn, American Paint Horse Assn and International Champagne Horse Assn. I have access to the Pedigree Programs of all of these. The Arabian Horse Pedigree allows searches by name, owner or state. All the information on ownership is there. I receive membership directorys for the Arabian Horse, Morgan Horse and Saddlebred Horse Assn. I am only one person but it is time Elsie
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