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ublisher’sWelcome Are all females from Venus?


en are fom Mars, Women are fom Venus was a popular book that hit the shelves back in 1992. Tose of you who are under the age of 30 probably never even heard of it. And, yes, your


humble editor here actually purchased the book and read it cover to cover in 2001. Naturally, while reading a book like this, one spends the entire time comparing oneself (and one’s partner) to the male (Mars) and female (Venus) characteristics that the author describes resulting from his extensive psychological and sociological research. As I soaked in these words of wisdom, I slowly became concerned that I didn’t entirely fit the mold that the author was describing for women. According to the book, some of the so- called female traits I definitely lacked (ouch), and a good percentage of the male traits unmistakably pertained to me (double ouch). I finished the book wondering what planet I was really from. You know all those humorous emails we ladies forward to each other poking fun at the male ego, or better


yet, the ones that boast the superiority of the female gender? Tey’re usually entertaining for a fleeting moment; however, there tends to be some truth to those subliminal messages! Genetically speaking, men and women, as well as stallions and mares, are different for sure. But when it comes to personalities and temperaments are all females “from Venus?” Our Warmblood Whoas columnist, Scot Tolman, made mention in our May/June issue that most magazines


offer a special stallion issue, and he wondered why magazines don’t have special issues just for mares since most breeders will argue that the mare has a bigger influence in the breeding equation. Hence, as we begin to venture into next year’s breeding season, we’re excited to designate this issue of WT to honor the female gender of sport horses. Naturally our features inside boast of great mares performing in their sport, breeding great babies, and in some cases doing both. One particularly interesting piece is this issue’s Point of View. We asked one dressage, one eventing and one


jumping trainer to give us insight as to the similarities and differences of working with mares. We learn that yes, there are similarities, such as their sensitivity and their objection to forceful training methods. Many in fact will act on that motherly instinctive role of protecting herself and her rider (a very handy benefit to you jumper and event riders). Yet each mare still has her own unique attributes: where one is bold, another is insecure; where one loves attention, another prefers to be leſt alone. So throughout this issue my daunting question is answered . . . not all females are made entirely from the


Venus cookie cutter, which must mean that not all males are strictly Martians. And like most things in life— including horses—the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle of the two extremes. Forgetting my fiſth grade astronomy, I recently glanced at a solar system diagram to see what lies between Venus and Mars. To my relief it was planet Earth.


Liz Cornell, Publisher


Our Mission: Warmbloods Today is the only magazine in North America focused on the entire spectrum of Warmblood breeds. It’s a place where people from all aspects of the sport horse community can come together: amateurs, owners, trainers and breeders. Each issue contains interesting, informative and often heart-warming stories of peoples’ experiences with their horses, along with thought-provoking opinions from various professionals and amateurs. We cover all horses from European descent bred for the sports of jumping, dressage, eventing and driving including the Iberian breeds and American Warmbloods.


8 November/December 2010


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