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International Sable Breeders Association 86501 West OIE Hwy / Prosser, WA / 99350-5658 509-973-3178 |
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April 6, 2001 Introductory Letter of Proposal |
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Dear ADGA Director, Committee Member and Secretary-Treasurer:
Enclosed is a copy of the International Sable Breeders Association Breed Proposal submitted in compliance to the requirements listed in the ADGA Guidebook for a breed seeking recognition. Per requirement, a statement of the Uniqueness of the Sable Breed, the proposed Sable Breed Standard, The Sable Proposal, the Sable History, the ISBA Constitution and Current Officers, a list of Sable Breeders, a list of 100 Verifiable Sables, and an Appendix containing miscellaneous information is included. The Sable is an old "new" breed in that the Sable gene has been present in the Saanen breed ever since the first recognized imports. The problem in recognizing the Sable is that it is truly a color variety of another recognized breed, and logically it should be included in that breed. However, historically the Saanen breeders since first formation of the National Saanen Breeders Association determined to eliminate color from the Saanen breed and did this by recognizing only the white. Consequently, colored kids were often destroyed or sold immediately in an attempt to keep the Saanen a white breed. Despite the overwhelming odds of outright destruction and of having the Sable progeny of purebred and American Saanens being relegated to a "50 % AS" status and being placed in the Experimental Herd book in the 1950's, colored kids continue to be born. And Sable breeders persisted in breeding them. The crux of accepting the Sable, despite its 24 year sporadic effort of seeking recognition, is now whether ADGA accepts as a breed a color variety of another breed. Non-Saanen breeders have tried to force the Sables into the Saanen herd book, but that has never been acceptable to the Saanen breeders. For this reason, the sable breeders are seeking a separate herd book. Historically, this denial by the parent breed in itself is unique; normally variations in color are recognized merely as differences of the breed. When AMGRA separated into AGS and ADGA and developed their own breeding philosophies, the basic reason for forming ADGA was to promote the development of the dairy goat. ADGA accepted the Lamancha before the Sables sough recognition in 1978; the Oberhaslis were brought into ADGA shortly thereafter, and last year the Nigerian Dwarf was accepted. This shows the progressive purpose and foresight that brought ADGA into existence in the first place. This same vision that created ADGA makes it feasible for ADGA to accept, rather than to deny or destroy, the Sable as a worthwhile and viable dairy goat breed. Therefore, we, the members of the International Sable Breeders Association, ask your thoughtful consideration and acceptance of the Sable as a recognized ADGA breed in 2002. Sincerely, Gwen J. Goodey Gwen J. Goodey, Chairman ISBA Breed Proposal Committee |
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