Talk:Holsteiner (horse)

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More notes to self: Holsteiners are only *permitted* in black, brown, bay, chestnut, and grey. All others are denied registration, as are horses with any form of mottling (excluding fleabitten greys of course) or spots larger than a dinner plate. Furthermore, chestnuts are "frowned upon." Further-furthermore, Holsteiner dressage horses happen more or less by accident. The registry and its breeders do not select for dressage ability. The tone is Anglicized at times. Countercanter (talk) 13:53, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] But...

They make "great" jumpers. 86.145.133.105 (talk) 19:19, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Links for the ambitious

Anyone wishing to improve this article may find the following links helpful:

1. WBFSH Interstallion survey [1] data concerning populations, goals, and procedures.

2. WBFSH Dressage Rankings 2007 [2] #8 thanks to Cockney 7 (Caretino), Lanzaro (Lavall I), Ackeley (Alcatraz), Look Who's Here (Landgraf), Amicelli (Amigo), Arzberg (Accord)

3. WBFSH Eventing Rankings 2007 [3] #7 thanks to Sinjang (Sir Shostakov xx), Showtime (Sir Shostakov xx), Marius Voigt-Logistik (Condrieu xx), ADM. V. Schneider (Sir Shostakov xx), King Artus (King Milford xx), Calypso Sun (Sun Boulevard xx?)

4. WBFSH Jumping Rankings 2007 [4] #4 thanks to Coester (Calato), Cristallo (Caretino), Cartier PSG (Cantus), Corlato (Corofino), Leonardo B (Loran), Conan (Concerto II)

5. American Holsteiner Horse Association [5] Good source, lots of information. Especially important are the regulations for breeding [6] Please be sure to read the "Konzept AHHA" [7] page.

6. Holsteiner Verband [8] Not as substantial a source but there is information.

7. IMH page [9] Synthesized, secondary source, but an easy read.

Countercanter (talk) 01:24, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Should article be moved/renamed?

Given that Holsteiner is a more correct form than Holstein horse (am I correct?) should the article be moved to become Holsteiner (horse)? I kind of think this may have been done in the past, we'd have to check the history. Is there a consensus between the various registries on spelling? Montanabw(talk) 00:43, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Absolutely seconded. I have no clue where "Holstein horse" came from. American Holsteiner Horse Association, daughter association of Holsteiner Verband. A "Holstein" - pronounced Hole-STEEN - is a cow from the same region. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Countercanter (talk • contribs) 15:21, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
Go for it. Remember to use the "move" tab at the top of the page so the edit history and talk page move with it. If you need help, holler, or ask any admin (I really screwed up the first couple of articles I moved but they were able to un-screw them back for me!). Oh, and then correct the link at List of horse breeds too. Also check the "what links here" thing to see if there are more links to fix (probably shouldn't be more than 6-8, I would hope, probably can fix by hand). Montanabw(talk) 04:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
OK, so we are three days later. I'll move. But can you do the link check? (smiles) Montanabw(talk) 21:03, 27 March 2008 (UTC)