Sometimes I wonder if the Purists have true awareness of the situation ³ n of our race ... honestly I think not. This worries me because if you know where we are, Why, How will we know where we should go? PermÃtanme be presenting some ideas, maybe handle can understand a little better what I'm trying to say ...
First of all, know the quantity that counts cigars with our race. We suggest a figure: 12.000 ... Ã ³ Ã ³ 6.000 ... 3.000 ... may I ask you, A Do you have an idea of four nts are there?
Sega º n would appear from the records, each year ± or enroll fewer than 100 new ones. The reality is that the average number is about 60 new enrollees each year copies ± o. But let's be generous: if signed 100 copies each year new ± or the last 15 year I have only ± 1.500 copies! If we adim copies ± year over year ± 15 years, since our equine population Provision must be ³ n between 2,000 and 2,500 copies ... and this pasofinista friend is worrying!
On the other hand, we refer regularly to the Paso Fino horse ± o Pure Puerto Ricans as a race ... our race horse auta ctona ³ ... Ã º nica race in the world ... But What qua © base our claim? The reality is that our race has not been formally accepted as such by any World Organization. Â © qua Do you know this? ... Because we have never asked!
The organization that owed may validate our claim is the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), but not enough to get a little speech homeland ³ tico saying that our Paso Fino Pure is a race auta ³ ctona of Puerto Rico and we are proud of it. This is not enough, we have to prove our words, we must show the evidence confirming the identity à º nica of our horses.
To this end, the UPR in Utuado has just begun a study genetic © tico that, among other things, aims to identify genetic markers that separate and © ticos distinguish the Paso Fino too pure s horse breeds in the world. This study, which count with the participation of Dr. Gus Cothran n, also © n provide the breeders with new tools to help make better na crosses.
Dr. Cothran, for those who do not remember, is a renowned geneticist at the University of Texas ³ presented as part of the forum that offered ³ Utuado University in April 2007. During this forum, Dr. Cothran said:
â € œThe ± Paso Fino Puerto Ricans or appears to be one of the most pure examples s blood of the old world in the new world. The amount is small enough to and Provision must be ± ³ n from a concern about the point of view of the preservation ³ n. I am very active and committed ³ n Conservation of genetic © tica € caballo.â
The cornerstone that unifies these three points - the lack of Statistics, the genetic map © tico and n The inclusion of our race in the FAO - Developed by n is a census of our population ³ n equina.
A Census we ayudarÃa to know, first, four nts copies have, CUA many of these do this n of reproductive age, Which are the lines prevailing Where to lie, etc ... only handle we can determine if the same is
in a situation ³ n enda © mica, which must permit us to identify federal aid to the preservation ³ n of the same.
Moreover, this will proporcionarÃa Paso Fino Pure stats as Agricultural industry, Not only will such as parenting, but four jobs created between assemblers nts, veterinarians, blacksmiths, Agricultural houses, shops of tools, food distributors and tedders.
The Census is a project that is being submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture as one of the priorities to be addressed by the new Director of the Office of Paso Fino. Hopefully this director to be appointed pra ³ ximamente and has the experience and knowledge of our race to carry out this assignment.
Return to the beginning of this theme: the situation of our race ³ n is a concern ...
Perhaps this is why I get frustrated when I see good bellies empty spaces left behind because there are no customers to buy their crÃas. U mediasangre others who produce copies instead of sowing his seed on the Purism. But I confess something more s this I am disappointed to see breeders that instead of encouraging the preservation ³ n of what we have, trying to reduce our race only a few lines arbitrary without realizing that looking for that â € œexcelenciaâ € what they do is push s more a situation more sa ³ n critic of what will be more s Difficult recover after © s.
This owed may improve if we were united © branches to promote our race ... to open new markets, same here on the island and abroad. Asa we can increase our production of copies n Cigars and get better value for them.
Unfortunately, the Paso Fino Pure has a leading cancer ± os year Ndolo death threat, and we refuse to take medicine that can heal us. I mean the lack of unity. © Not only you, but I think more than one island ridÃculo 100 x 35a € ™ we have three entities (and fourth that fails ³ boot), and not even a question of doing something for the race.
Let's be honest, the entities have been reduced to small committee © s ± os to organize competitions ... but the race - which is fighting for, defend, strengthen and develop - leads guests' © rfana by year ± os.
Purism need to be united in a common cause No, you need to leave atra s personal differences, jealousy, grudges, false pretexts to impose wills ... Purism need from you: your desire to see our race improves, your commitment to preserve it and your effort for this to become a reality.
