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I'm fine with leaving it out of this article as much as we can, but it's not ""distorting"" the facts  the truth is, the ideal mini (a least in AMHA rules) IS supposed to look like a horse and not a pony. (Not many succeed, but that's a different debate)  I define ""respect"" as giving careful consideration to what those who are involved firsthand prefer doesn't mean we obey in lockstep, but if reasonable, it's worthy of serious consideration.  I agree with you on the mane hairs thing, personally, but it IS the standard of the largest mini association, the AMHA (and I've judged these little buggers, so I AM familiar with their rule book) it's true that they often have withers that are hard to find, and on wiki, that was a battle I lost with the mini people long ago.  (talk) "