Post by cddexter on Nov 6, 2013 22:24:14 GMT -5
Allie was born in 1992. Platinum's first calves didn't hit the ground in 1994. Very few members of this Board were around then, so while you may get opinions, they will be tempered by hindsight or agenda. Allie was 100% Pisgah breeding. Gary Pritchard (Pisgah) kept other breeds in the same single large field as his Dexters. It was a common misconception among Dexter owners of the day that the senior bull in the field would always be the sire.
In the case of Allie, breeder didn't pay attention, purchaser tried to get her registration changed to polled when she was already a mature cow. Registrar wrote the Board for direction. Issue was discussed by the Board, but the bottom line was there was no requirement to require proof of parentage (at that time, the ONLY requirement for registration in the ADCA was that the owner represent the calf as being from the parents he or she listed as such on the registration form, said parents having to be registered either in the ADCA or a recognized other international association). So legally ADCA had to allow registration. This case did, however, cause the Board to put into place the right to ask for parentage verification for anything suspect, in the future.
This case points to doing what is right vs. what is legal.
cheers, c.
In the case of Allie, breeder didn't pay attention, purchaser tried to get her registration changed to polled when she was already a mature cow. Registrar wrote the Board for direction. Issue was discussed by the Board, but the bottom line was there was no requirement to require proof of parentage (at that time, the ONLY requirement for registration in the ADCA was that the owner represent the calf as being from the parents he or she listed as such on the registration form, said parents having to be registered either in the ADCA or a recognized other international association). So legally ADCA had to allow registration. This case did, however, cause the Board to put into place the right to ask for parentage verification for anything suspect, in the future.
This case points to doing what is right vs. what is legal.
cheers, c.