Talk:Friesian Sporthorse

Discussion on Registries
Starting this section for discussion of the edits being made to the main page. Please add comments here. Dana boomer (talk) 15:05, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: Friesian Sporthorse page:
I have been having all sorts of trouble getting to the talk pages. When I sign in and click on my talk page, it says the page does not exist and then it kicks me out of Wikipedia completely and I have to open a new firefox page to get back in. Thank you, Dana, for posting this link that now appears to be letting me into this talk page.

We need to resolve this issue. We will not be content on the Friesian Crosses page, as that is not what we focus on and we have a very different definition of "Friesian Sporthorse" than the current page reflects. The Friesian Sporthorse Association (FSA) is no more a breed registry than anyone else's yet - it takes generations to get there and weather one is initially selecting horses by breed (as the FSA does) or by ability and type (as the Friesian Heritage & Sporthorse (HH) does), eventually we could both breed something that is "true to type". Until then...sorry...but we are all crossbreed registries. Please notice that I did not remove the FSA information - I simply changed it to reflect that more than one registry exists and to reflect more than just one registries "registration guidelines"(this is only fair).

The terms “sport horse” and “sporthorse” are interchangeable (and even the Wikipedia page on the term says so)and are generally accepted by the horse industry to mean a horse of "any breed" that is suitable for the sport disciplines of dressage, eventing, show jumping, and combined driving. We have discussed this at length with several attorneys (not on this issue, but in the past for other reasons) and NO ONE owns the term Sporthorse or Sport Horse. What makes it unique is the other combination of words used to form a particular association's name, such as the "Friesian Sporthorse Association" or the "Friesian Heritage Horse & Sporthorse International, LLC". On Wikipedia, the rules do not allow a page to be titled after only one association's business name, as that is equal to self promotion and/or advertising. So, the various definitions of "Friesian Sporthorse" and "Friesian Sport Horse" should be laid out fairly on that page. The FSA has no more "right" to the term sporthorse than any other registry - Friesian or otherwise. Currently the page is "opinion masquerading as fact" and is very nicely done, so that it may not appear so at first glance (people reading it may be mis-led to believe that only the FSA definition is accurate). And, it is obviously sourced to the FSA registry page, so that backs it up. But, it needs to be changed to reflect other valid uses of the term sporthorse and sport horse as well - which can also be accurately supported. We agree with you that not ALL Friesian crosses should be called Sport Horses or Sporthorses, but the definition of such does vary within the non-breed specific industry standard of "sport type".

Wikipedia says, "If content is accurate, and supported by citations of reliable sources it can and should be included no matter who is upset or displeased. Wikipedia is not censored." The information that I posted was accurately supported. The FSA information is no more valid than what I posted (and was removed). Please address this promptly, so that we may come to a fair representation of the various uses of "Friesian Sporthorse" on this page. (FriesianSportH (talk) 18:17, 12 March 2009 (UTC))

Ideas etc
I originally typed this as a response to FriesianSportH's note on my talk page, but maybe it is more appropriate here.

Hi FriesianSportH. I’m glad you figured out the talk pages, I’m sure we can find a common ground if we can just discuss this, although there is no need to be so abrasive.

I should probably clarify first off that I’m not with a registry, I just happen to have a Friesian Sporthorse and stumbled across this page when I discovered wikipedia, and I’ve had some fun working on it. I don’t feel the page was "opinion masquerading as fact", and I think I did a good job of researching and footnoting the information I provided.

I do take exception with your insinuation that this page was made to promote one registry. That is as silly as saying the page for Hanoverians is solely to promote the American Hanoverian Society. The page was providing information about Friesian Sporthorses, it just so happens that the registries often have the most valid information, and therefore I stand behind my references.

I’m also going to respectfully disagree with you on the use of sport horse and sporthorse. While the horse world at large may not make much of a distinction between the two, in my experience pretty much everyone involved with Friesian/x’s recognizes the distinction of Friesian Sporthorse.

Your edits were coming so fast yesterday I could hardly make heads or tails of it, but I think I’ve got a better grasp today. I’m actually pretty happy with your latest edits from today. I’ll admit I was a bit offended by your initial big edit of yesterday, but I can’t seem to find it now anyhow, so maybe it’s best to just forget about the whole thing and start fresh with today. I’ve tweaked just a couple of things from your edit today. I’ll put it here so as not to interfere with the page for the time being, while we reach a consensus. Fair enough?

The Friesian Sporthorse is a Friesian crossbred of sport horse type. The ideal Friesian Sporthorse is specifically bred to excel in FEI-recognized sport horse disciplines. Thus, "sporthorse" refers to both the phenotype, breeding, and intended use of these horses. While some registries consider the Friesian Sporthorse a breed, and require specific guidelines be met for registration and breeding approval, other registries sometimes use the term "Friesian Sport Horse" as a generic all-inclusive term to describe any Friesian crossbred.

(Bloodlines): Some disagreement exists amongst the registries, as to whether Friesian Sporthorses are a breed or not. One registry recognizes Friesian Sporthorses as a breed, requiring that Friesians be crossed primarily with warmbloods and Thoroughbreds to create Friesian Sporthorses, although limited percentages of American Saddlebred, draft, Arabian, Morgan, and Paint (with an acceptable percentage of Thoroughbred) breeding are also acceptable. Other registries contend that "sporthorse" is a type and require that horses meet certain performance requirements before the registry will deem them a Friesian Sporthorse. Either way, the goal is to produce animals suitable for the sport disciplines of dressage, eventing, show jumping, and combined driving. Most registries agree that Friesian Sporthorses also must be at least 25% Friesian.

signed Salito (talk) 19:31, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Proposed Changes & Comments on FS vs. FSH
I am not being abrasive - just assertive and to the point. For now, please make the changes you have proposed. When I have more time, I will look at it a bit more in depth and will write here again if needed. I must say though, I have been in this Friesian "crossbreeding" game now for over 20 years and I have never heard anyone differentiate between "Friesian Sporthorse" and "Friesian Sport Horse" (unless simply by random mistake in the written form). This differentiation was never mentioned anywhere until the FSA came on the scene, only about one year ago. Even so, the only place I see it now is in FSA ads and postings on lists, etc. The general public of “sporthorse breeders” is not using it. How do you even use that distinction verbally? Must you say "Friesian sport horse two words" in order to clarify during a conversation? Sorry - that makes absolutely no sense to me. It is just an empty grasp at attempting to make a distinction where there is none and it will only serve to confuse people who are unfamiliar with the breed, and more specifically, unfamiliar with the “politics” of the breed. As it is, people commonly forget which registries are "associations" and which are "registries" or “societies”, even when they are actually registered with one in specific. Compared to "Sport Horse", "Sporthorse" is simply more convenient for writing and abbreviating, nothing more.(FriesianSportH (talk) 02:20, 13 March 2009 (UTC))

Made Changes on Page
I went ahead and made the changes. It is pretty much what was suggested above, under "Ideas etc", except I made a couple more wording tweaks - nothing major. (FriesianSportH (talk) 17:36, 13 March 2009 (UTC))


 * I did some minor word tweaking, but I think it's looking good. Have a nice weekend!  Salito (talk) 20:28, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Friesian Sport
(Moved from my talk.  Montanabw (talk)  23:36, 2 November 2014 (UTC)) Hi! I worked on the Friesian Sporthorse page a bit today. I can see your point about some of the changes you made but I did want to clarify two things. One, the page was wrong previously when it included Morgans and Paints, so I deleted them, but you put them back. I deleted them again not to be rude, but because it really was an error. I also don't know how you handle the Friesian Heritage Horse issue? Friesian Sporthorse is trademarked by the Friesian Sporthorse Association and that's the official registry for the breed, they're also the ones internationally authorized to issue UELNs for the breed. Friesian Heritage Horse uses Sporthorse in their name because there are additional words between Friesian and Sporthorse and therefore it's not in violation of the Friesian Sporthorse trademark. However they're a Friesian Cross registry and should really be on the Friesian Cross page and not the Friesian Sporthorse page, would you agree?

I tried to familiarize myself with the rules about neutrality, no propaganda, etc., by reading some other horse breed pages. Hanoverians for example refer directly to the American Hanoverian Society and the Verband, and the services they offer, and it's apparently allowed to stay. This is why I thought it would be allowable to mention the Friesian Sporthorse Association. Like the American Hanoverian Society and Hanoverians, the Friesian Sporthorse Association is "the" official registry of Friesian Sporthorses. Most of the services the AHS offers, the FSA offers as well, and as they were allowed on the Hanoverian page I thought they'd be allowed on the Friesian Sporthorse page.

Thanks for letting me explain myself. I'm an ardent supporter of the Friesian Sporthorse and thought I'd help on the page, so now you've got my two cents worth to take or leave. FriesSport (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:44, 2 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Adjusting the article to remove the bit on Paints, etc., was fine. It also helps to have a positive attitude such as yours when diving into improving a WP article. (I started with "my" breed, the Arabian horse article, which is now good article-class.  The problem here is that we have three articles about Friesians and Friesian blends (the breed, the crossbreds, and this one, which is, as far as I can tell, a designer crossbred with a copyrighted name, something akin to the Pintabian) and everyone involved is far too intensely "ardent" about them to write in a calm, neutral way.  (Including the 12 year old kids who insist on adding that they have a pretty mane and tail!)  That the association exists is not the problem, the problem is doing a copy and paste straight from their website, which, unless enclosed in quotations and properly cited, is a copyright violation (Plus mission statements are generally kind of boring anyway); and another problem can be an excessively promotional tone.  Frankly, I haven't looked at the Hanoverian page in years, it could be laden with a ton of crap by now.  A better article for you to look at would be one of our Featured articles which have undergone extensive review within the wikipedia community.  Two of the more complex are Thoroughbred and Appaloosa. Some of our shorter FA-class articles that you might look at would be Suffolk Punch, Cleveland Bay, or perhaps Icelandic horse.   Montanabw (talk)  23:36, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

Registries
Pasting here the list of registries from an old version of Friesian cross. I don't see these as useful for links in the article itself, but may be helpful to editors seeking information.


 * Friesian Horse Society North American Friesian and Part-bred Registry with International UELN for the Friesian horse in North America
 * Friesian Heritage Horse and Sporthorse International Friesian Heritage Horse and Sporthorse International
 * Friesian Sport Horse Registry Friesian Sport Horse Registry
 * Friesian Blood Horse Registry Friesian Blood Horse Registry
 * American Friesian Association American Friesian Association
 * Barock Pinto Studbook Barock Pinto Studbook
 * International Georgian Grande Horse Registry International Georgian Grande Horse Registry
 * Moriesian Horse Registry Moriesian Horse Registry
 * International Warlander Society & Registry International Warlander Society & Registry
 * Friewalker Registry Friewalker Registry

▶ I am Grorp ◀ 00:47, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Baroque Pinto into Friesian Sporthorse
The Baroque/Barock Pinto is a colored Friesian-crossbreed horse with an open stud book, in Netherlands and America (at least). It does not pass Wikipedia's general notability standards on its own merits, and most of the Baroque Pinto article is either cited to [non-colored] Friesian-focused sources, or primary sources of breeders or B-pinto registries. I recommend merging relevant summary content into Friesian Sporthorse. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 01:16, 17 October 2023 (UTC)


 * I disagree. I feel that the Baroque Pinto page is generally notable on its own to warrant being a separate article, and I feel that merging Baroque Pinto into Friesian Sporthorse would not only remove a good chunk of information from Baroque Pinto, but also falsely portray the Baroque Pinto as a "Friesian Sporthorse", when it is more accurately a "light draft" or heavy warmblood type. Obversa (talk) 16:45, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Closing, with no merge, given the uncontested objection and no support with stale discussion. Klbrain (talk) 18:18, 20 January 2024 (UTC)