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Is the bone actually heavier ?

no what i mean is, visually can you tell the difference between a friesian wb and a friesian draft?

It's the same BC. If everyone wants a heavier Fresian then it would have to be voted in and created. I did not add another BC. Like the infernal, you can now use the Fresian on more than one bone weight. When we get breeds like the Thoroughbred or the Trekhener that are between light and medium bone they will get to be used on both as well.

I love that, because horses of the same breed can range in size with in the breed, I have see Quarter horses look light in bone as well has heavy in bone so the Quarter horse could be light or med horses. I am so happy with the change.

Yep!

Friesians used to come in many different colors, but they were lost in favor of black. But, because red is recessive to black, it managed to hide with the occasional red Friesian popping up here and there.

There are attempts to preserve the color, but, like all color breeding, that comes with issues.

But! I still love the red Friesians. Considering the high inbreeding and health issues in the breed, they really need to allow red to stay rather than doubling down on eliminating it. Oh, and white markings, too.

I’m not insisting they change the rules for me, though. The health of the breed is suffering from a small gene pool and they’re shrinking it further by eliminating otherwise fine individuals (like black that carries red and red) just for color. I want to see Friesians survive into the future, and currently they have shortened lifespans, fertility issues, dwarfism, and other problems.

There aren’t enough red Friesians to make their own registry, unfortunately. It would just rapidly magnify the issues already growing in the full breed. They’d have to do a lot of outcrossing. Which I think is fine, but they’d probably end up more outcross than Friesian.

Personally, I think (for the health of the breed) smart, guided/approve outcrossing (not the wild doodle-like cross breeding that happens) would be a smart idea. But I’m sure you wouldn’t like that either.

I see it like how the football uniforms and gear changed over time for the health and safety of the players. And how there is movement towards teaching players safer tackling technics to minimize concussions and the build up of brain damage over time. Or how rules *are* added or changed as needed and players are fouled for breaking them.

You’re probably right. But still, a person can wish lol