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[edit] Pony or Horse?

Wait a sec -- aren't they considered ponies? I know ponies are horses, but, when speaking, it is more proper to call them ponies, is it not?

RebDrummer61^alalala![00:24, 15 April 2007 (UTC)]

I think it is a similar situation to the Icelandic horse which is in fact 'pony sized' ie. under 14.2hh but is named a horse and to call it a pony is often thought disrespectful in the native country. Many Haflingers are technically ponies when going by their height but as a breed has been named as the 'Haflinger horse' in its native country. However some Haflingers, especially more recently bred, can be 14.3hh or above so are definitely horses in size. 77.101.21.101 21:59, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Actually the size of an equine has less to do with being a horse or pony than the DNA does. All registered Haflinger Horses are DNA typed, and when one acquires a registered animal one receives both registry papers and a copy of the DNA as proof that - regardless of hand measurement - the animal is indeed a Haflinger HORSE.72.171.0.143 01:06, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Breeding Centre

Is it worth mentioning that there is a major breeding centre at Obergurgl in Austria, owned by a major landowner in that town. The owner of the centre also owns the Hotel Eidelweiss & Gurgl, the largest in the town; as well a numerous other buildings. I'm sure that all of this information will be sourcable. TheTrojanHought (talk) 22:13, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Tricky because of that line between information and commercial promotion. For example, Claiborne Farm has an article in wikipedia and is a Thoroughbred breeding farm of considerable significance, but it is not at all mentioned in the article Thoroughbred, not should it be (once you start laundry lists of breeders, it never ends and EVERYONE thinks their farm is significant). On the other hand, a major center of Lipizzan breeding is the Austrian state stud at Piber, which IS mentioned in that article. Personally I wouldn't do it here, but I suppose Haflinger breeders could weigh in on the issue. If this was the source of breeding stock and been around for 500 years or something...maybe... Montanabw^(talk) 00:31, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

I've mentioned it in the Obergurgl article as I suppose it is more relevant, esp as the owners (the Screiber family) pretty much own the town. By this I mean that they own some of the hotels and several other buildings etc, and as Obergurgl relies on tourism then it has a big influence. TheTrojanHought (talk) 11:19, 11 December 2007 (UTC)