Thursday, March 20th, 2008

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12:34a	I guess I'd be the moderator of this newly formed community -as I said in the info, I was dismayed to not find any "horse only" communities, so I had to rectify the problem :) About me: I'm 24, live in NorthCarolina, and have four horses; BlackJack, an upcoming 6 year old Percheron, who stands at 17.2 hands, and over 1600lbs, and who is really an overgrown lap dog with a stubborn streak.   Bo*Berry, who is technically my husbands horse, a 14.1 hh POA mare, with an attitude   Trixie, a  2 yr old Quarter Horse filly   And Leroy, aka the Sunshine Pony (who is actually a miniature horse)   I pretty much just trail ride, just for fun, though I've considered taking Leroy or Trixie to some halter classes just for fun. Being 5'10", I can't see riding Bo*Berry in any western pleasure classes, and I certainly don't see putting a big ole draft horse with a natural carriage action in them, no matter who rides, lol. Please, pardon the lack of cut, on this the first entry to this community. It won't be a habit on large/picture posts, promise! Current Mood: calm (2 Comments | Comment on this)
8:43p	taken from sunnycowgirl @ lj USDA's "Business Plan" USDA Business Plan It calls for "Harmonization" of existing sytems that already use "individual" identification. Harmonization involved changing the existing program so they use the NAIS compliant AINs. As part of its "harmonization strategy", USDA proposes having breed registries begin using AINS. (Page 55 of the plan) The AIN is a 15 digit internally unique identification number. It starts with "840" which identifies the animal as coming from the US (plan, pg. 30) In order to get an AIN under NAIS, you have to register your property (Premise Registration). So, if breed registries were to require NAIS-AIN's, this would effectively FORCE their members to comply with the first two (2) stages of NAIS in one fell swoop. (Ever feel that AQHA, APHA, etc are selling out their members????? And the horses???????) USDA says it is voluntary: "Participation in NAIS is voluntary at the Federal level. (How about the STATE level???) NAIS provides the opportunity for producers that are not part of a disease program to freely participate in national animal health safeguarding efforts. (See page 3 of the User Guide)" USDA is utilizing seven (7) strategies. ( Read more... ) Opinions? (Comment on this)

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