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Last month our article on breeding warmbloods brought about a flurry of responses... most thanking us for putting into words something that they were thinking but had yet to articulate.

"I wonder if part of why he feels so right underneath me is because his breeding comes from RIDING horses and not PULLING horses or some mix of the two. There is a point where design and function should meet, and nature has always found the right mix and does really well without human intervention. Anyway, I could go on and on about this, but you put into words what I have often argued (mostly in my own head because these arguments rarely accomplish much in reality) about the problems with breeding for a certain look...you're likely to wind up with problems nature weeded out long ago. (But hey, if your horse bred for blue eyes winds up with trouble due to a lack of pigment around the eye, you can always fix that with the new horse eye permanent makeup/tattooing technique!) Thank you for your magazine and for articulating so many good points in this and other articles!"

While others came across with a different viewpoint.. but in the end it is through the discussion and debate that we continue to grow and excel as horsemen.

This month we continue the debate and discussion questioning the value of training concept of disengagement, a training practice that can be found in the literature in many different training practices from those that follow the concepts of Baucher to those who follow the concepts of natural horsemanship. Surprising to some to find disengagement having such a long and diverse history.

We continue to challenge in the discussion on the series on breeding and consequences and begin discussing the quarter horse. What is it in the conformation of the quarter horse which might mean the difference between your success or failure and the physical health of your horse?

Sadly the equestrian community has been rocked at many different levels by the shocking deaths at both the Kentucky Derby and the Rolex Three Day Event. We share in the sadness that so many are feeling with a discussion in Three Dead Horses. A disturbing article that continues that discussion in the article Eventing: What Can We Do Better, where we invite you to share your opinion and your knowledge in our Add Your Voice Feature - on how we can improve things for the horses. Many are calling for the complete halt to any sport that pits one animal against another. From racing to the Olympics these deaths are having a profound effect on the possible future of our equestrian endeavours. We might quite possibly be approaching a crossroads of incomparable significance on what horsemanship will be in the future in truly making the horse our first responsibility.

For our subscribers, enjoy your full access to our new articles joining our two years' worth of editions - introducing the movement "Caracole" to discovering the joy in a horse who truly is an artist with brush in teeth, from Bea Borelle discussing "Motivating Our Horses" to Charlotte Wittbom discussing "How Teaching Helped Me", to the surprise that can be found when we analyze the shoulder-in walk frame by frame, join us in another exciting edition of Horses For LIFE.

Thank you for joining us in this incredible journey and to all of you for support and for your invaluable contributions. We truly do belong to most incredible equestrian community. Thank you to all of you.

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Nadja King

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