<str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> weltausstellung 2010One can do with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> everything <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y want to, perhaps notall to absolute perfecti<strong>on</strong>, but for 99% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> horse users, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g>is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ideal horse. For this reas<strong>on</strong>, we want horses like Alexandria,who radiate charm and femininity, simultaneously modern, withwell-defined wi<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs, a lovely saddle bearing, oval ribbing that isboth sufficiently l<strong>on</strong>g and with a fine fundament, dry, clear with aan elastic movement with a swinging back. Even <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> betweenindividual body parts is tight and harm<strong>on</strong>ious with a slopingshoulder: this is what a true champi<strong>on</strong> horse should look like. A l<strong>on</strong>glengh <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> stride is <strong>on</strong>ly possible with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> correct limbs and a goodangle in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> hind quarters, which she dem<strong>on</strong>strates even while in<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ring by reaching three horse owners. There is also ideal groundcover in her stride, ladies and gentlemen. Such horses, such models,will c<strong>on</strong>quer <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world even more in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> future.But also Akropolis behind her, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> third mare <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Berchtold familyin this lineage and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sister <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world champi<strong>on</strong> mare; she is alsoa very similar model. Perhaps a little more harm<strong>on</strong>ious, rounder andnot quite as modern, but <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y are both equally w<strong>on</strong>derful examples.And look at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> heads, beginning at mare 161 to 315, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n 473 to 559.Just look at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> head and you will see that Astra has handed down thisdominant quality to her progeny year after year, and year after yearhas produced top-level horses, which is just what we want to see.The sec<strong>on</strong>d mare family from Gut Hochreit dem<strong>on</strong>strates this dominant,modern high quality passed through generati<strong>on</strong>s in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sameway. Gut Hochreit is in Salzburg and is a breeder <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> TyroleanAssociati<strong>on</strong> and <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> most beautiful <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> farms I know.It c<strong>on</strong>sists <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> two stables, <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which is Winterstellgut. If you everwant to see a <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> paradise, you should visit <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m in Annaberg.It is both a <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> stud farm and a w<strong>on</strong>derful guesthouse withpaddocks as far as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> eye can see, all built in traditi<strong>on</strong>al Austrianstyle from wood; Winterstellgut in Annaberg is a lovely day tripdestinati<strong>on</strong>. Now we would like to welcome <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mare Naomi to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ring from Gut Hochreit in Saalfelden with her daughters Namira andNebula. You see <strong>on</strong>ly three mares here, but <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>tentimes it’s qualityra<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r than quantity that is most important. And here we have threevery lovely horses, all three <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whom are equally modern and up<strong>on</strong>closer examinati<strong>on</strong>, you can see that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> differences between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>families are really nuances. There is not actually a huge difference toobserve, and that is exactly what <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> commissi<strong>on</strong> has noticed in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>last few days; <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re is a density <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> quality that has spread enormouslywide. Today, it is no l<strong>on</strong>ger <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> case that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re is a vast differencebetween <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> horse in first place and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> horse in fifth. It is no l<strong>on</strong>gerso that <strong>on</strong>e can know who <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> winner will be from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> outside; ithas become extremely difficult to determine and yesterday even <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>commissi<strong>on</strong> widened <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> champi<strong>on</strong> nominati<strong>on</strong>s. Manydifferent elements came into questi<strong>on</strong> to filter out <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> best <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> bestand it was not an easy decisi<strong>on</strong>. This family, despite c<strong>on</strong>sisting <strong>on</strong>ly<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> three mares, was selected as sec<strong>on</strong>d best Produce <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Dam because<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mare is herself so incredible, it is difficult to keep quality for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>next generati<strong>on</strong>s.I want to extend my gratitude to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> breeding farm here, because<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y are pro<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> that a lot can be accomplished in a fairly short timein terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> breeding. There must not always be an enormous investmentin <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> initial purchase. Granted, at some point <strong>on</strong>e must investsome m<strong>on</strong>ey, but <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n <strong>on</strong>e needs patience and time; <strong>on</strong>e may need<str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pferdetwo generati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> horses, or perhaps three, before <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y achieve success.But when <strong>on</strong>e strives for greatness, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y will certainly achieveit. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g>s are a guarantee as far as that goes, and we want toremain so in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> future.C<strong>on</strong>gratulati<strong>on</strong>s to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Berchtold family, Anderss<strong>on</strong>-Thorné, and<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stud farm Wiesing with Johann Meier, and Ried Norbert, who Iapologise for nearly forgetting, and <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> course <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> w<strong>on</strong>derful yearlingAjumeirah should not be overlooked. As <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> youngest here in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ring, she is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same type and model as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs, though she wasoverlooked at first by many and undervalued at her purchase, todayher breeder has proven that he has a good eye and she is a superlativebreeding model from a family <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> champi<strong>on</strong>s.As we said earlier, we have d<strong>on</strong>e an incredible amount <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> developingrecently, illustrated above all in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> permanent shift <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> dominancein <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> bloodlines. We have a similar number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> breedings takingplace now in comparis<strong>on</strong> to 1985. 1985 marks <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> date <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> my firstbig show as breeding director; at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al show that year,<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> A-line was absolutely dominant. If <strong>on</strong>e looks at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> history <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>breeding according to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> lines, 2009 (<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> foals born that year) isturning point, because for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> first time <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> N-line was expandedlarger in Tyrol than <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> A-line. There was <strong>on</strong>ly a difference <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> fourmore foals, but it is a turning point n<strong>on</strong>e<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>less, as it was <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> firsttime that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> A-line had been overtaken. The lines are better apporti<strong>on</strong>edwhen <strong>on</strong>e takes a closer look at 1985, a somewhat sadtruth is that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> M-line had nearly 250 breedings and was sec<strong>on</strong>din dominance to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> A-line, whereas last year this line had <strong>on</strong>ly 6breedings. It dropped from sec<strong>on</strong>d place to dead last, and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> N-linerose from fifth place to first. So, very serious changes in bloodlinedominance. This is also pro<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> that breeders c<strong>on</strong>stantly change <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>irfocus to where <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> champi<strong>on</strong> horses are, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> successful progeny, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>lines going in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> directi<strong>on</strong> we want to go.And that is what we wish to show here, with our largest presentati<strong>on</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this show summary. We will now present (and we’ll need alittle more room to do so) 65 horses in a single Sire collecti<strong>on</strong>. 65horses are coming in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ring now, <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which 14 are stalli<strong>on</strong>s. This isa presentati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> likes <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which is very rare; not to say it is entirelyunique, as it was Amadeus that has presented <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> largest family at<strong>on</strong>e time, but today this is a new Sire champi<strong>on</strong> collecti<strong>on</strong> to be175
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pferde <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> weltausstellung 2010presented as a symbol for all o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs. This is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stalli<strong>on</strong> Nordtirolwith his progeny that have been chosen as best in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world. I thinkit’s really something special when a stalli<strong>on</strong> with 65 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fspring ispresented in a world show; 65 horses that are good enough to be at<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> largest horse show in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world and for nearly all <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m to bec<strong>on</strong>sidered class Ia.As I said, a stalli<strong>on</strong> with that many quality <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fspring is certainlysomething special. Altoge<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re were 25 entries that we saw. Thiscollecti<strong>on</strong> is an example for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs. There were many groups thatcould have been named <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> winner; <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re were many groups thatcould have been named reserve winner or third place. There werevery few groups who had no chance at going home with a ribb<strong>on</strong>.That is also <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sign <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a good family <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> mares and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> breedability;<strong>on</strong>e realises that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re is no end in sight when <strong>on</strong>e sees all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> horsesin <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> arena, all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> s<strong>on</strong>s and daughters <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> first stalli<strong>on</strong> abovein <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> exit. That <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y all bel<strong>on</strong>g to <strong>on</strong>e family is c<strong>on</strong>firmati<strong>on</strong> that<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> success <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> breed is genetically ensured with this purebred<str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> stalli<strong>on</strong>. There is still no end in sight, still more countlessmares are coming in, not just from Tyrol but from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> wholeworld. Am<strong>on</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m are, for example, Robert Glauser from Switzerlandwith Nordwest, Frank Smeltink with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stalli<strong>on</strong> Nordsee from<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands, D<strong>on</strong>ny Verkammen from Belgium with his stalli<strong>on</strong>Noreia, Jean Stockemer from Luxembourg with Newlook, Anderss<strong>on</strong>Thorné from Sweden with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stalli<strong>on</strong> Nachtmann, Neidhartfrom <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands, Gerhard Berger from M<strong>on</strong>aco with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mareRelie, Norb Schumacher from Luxembourg with his mare Pascal,and many more from various regi<strong>on</strong>s in Austria... So <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> progeny<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this stalli<strong>on</strong> are really spread all over Europe and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y will bearhis name out into <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world and throughout <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> world.Nomen est omen: North Tyrol w<strong>on</strong>’t just be c<strong>on</strong>sidered <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cradle176<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g> breeding and Fohlenh<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ebbs in North Tyrol w<strong>on</strong>’t justbe <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world center <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Haflinger</str<strong>on</strong>g>s, but Nordtirol (in english NorthTyrol) is also <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> name <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stalli<strong>on</strong> who w<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>World</str<strong>on</strong>g> Champi<strong>on</strong>Get <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Sire with 65 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fspring. I think that each <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 65 horses herecan feel a little like a world champi<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir own right, since <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ybel<strong>on</strong>g to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> collecti<strong>on</strong> headed by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stalli<strong>on</strong>, as fa<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r, that is herepresented to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> overall champi<strong>on</strong>. In total, Nordtirolhas 65 horses, two best <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> class winners, four reserve winners forbest <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> class, two third place winners, four fourth place winners and<strong>on</strong>ly 6 horses who were categorised in class 1b. That means that over90 percent were placed in class 1a, from which <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re were 8 horsesthat are going home with special awards.This presentati<strong>on</strong>, for me, is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> most beautiful <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> show review.Seeing all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> progeny <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> stalli<strong>on</strong> and looking down <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> line at<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m; simply taking <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> time to look at each individual animal andlook at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir type – <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> horses are nearly all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same. One hears so<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ten from laymen “how can you tell <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> horses apart, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y all look<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same,” because for a layman, all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y see are a chestnut horsestanding 1.47 m tall with a white mane. But here we are all experts,and as experts we look at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> heads, examine <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> coat color, look at<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fundament: you will see that Nordtirol can be distinguished from<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs. One can <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>tentimes see <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fa<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r, even when <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mare’sline is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> dominant influence, but <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re are also dominant fa<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rsand <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se dominant fa<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs are also <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> future <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> our breed.Thanks to all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> breeders who have brought <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir mares and stalli<strong>on</strong>sto take part in this huge collecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Get <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Sire. I believe thatthis is <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> most beautiful presentati<strong>on</strong>s and when we reallyreflect <strong>on</strong> this, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n we will realise that it is exactly this <strong>on</strong> which wecan count worldwide; namely, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> dominant fa<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r animal with anoverall excellent progeny that has expanded throughout <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world.