What Is is Not What Has To Be

I am not surprised at some of the reactions that I have received in regard to the posts on registry cooperation/unification. Most say "good idea, will never happen." A very few others support the status quo. Some discuss whose fault the splintering is. All of that I expected.

Some hint at defending the HOA. That surprised me. There is no need to do so. There is nothing implicit in any of these posts that is critical of the HOA, or its leadership.

Tom Norush, HOA President, has made it clear that the HOA is willing to discuss mutual cooperation with any or all of the registries. That is a far sighted offer. Now the question is whether or not the other registries will be willing to sit down and talk.

The status quo is not good enough. We can do better and the horses deserve better. The words of A.P. Carter's old hymn are only half true when applied to those who dedicate themselves to preserving these horses. Yes, "You got to walk that lonesome valley." However, in this case,, we do not have "to walk it by ourselves."

I do not claim to have all the answers, just all the questions. The most important question is, Are we willing to ignore past problems between the registry's to produce future solutions?

(In this picture Medicine dog and I walk a lonesome valley, but neither of us is alone.)