Talk:Ardennais/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Will begin soon a review. Queries below. Casliber (talk · contribs) 06:37, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

~~I must admit, the article leaves me hanging and curious to know why black is verboten...~~
- I have not be able to find anything more out about this. Several of the references I use state that black is excluded from registration, but they give no reason for this exclusion...
  - Aah well, that'd be good to find out for FA then. Might require some concerted digging.

~~Also, any more to add or link on eating them for meat?~~
- I added a link to horse meat. Is there extra information that you are looking for in particular? Many draft breeds are used for meat, especially in Europe.
  - Interesting, was not aware of horse consumption in Europe. I am undecided. A line about the widespread consumption of horsemeat in Belgium and France might be worthwhile but not a deal-breaker.

~~No genetic diseases etc.?~~ okay then
- As far as I can find, there are no genetic diseases specific to this breed.
~~The caesar stuff is intriguing, has there been any DNA research into it? Big claim....~~ all helps
- Added a bit more on the Caesar stuff that I'd was able to find. Nothing on DNA research, but an extra reference. Also, can't find anything that says it's not true.

Overall, not looking too bad, prose is okay. ~~Just trying to look at some comprehensiveness queries above and will then rate it.~~ I am sure it will get over the line this time through. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:22, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is a really rare breed, so I really have included everything in this article that I have been able to find on them. I have replied to the first three comments above, and will do some more digging on the Caesar stuff tonight - hopefully to get a response to you by tomorrow morning. Thanks for the review! Dana boomer (talk) 00:31, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Added a bit more on the last bullet. There's not really much else out there on this breed. If you have more sources that you can find, I'd be glad to include them, but I am fairly sure that I've done an extensive search and pulled most or all of the reliable references that exist. Any more thoughts? Dana boomer (talk) 00:10, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, as a final note, I think we're over the line GA-wise. Maybe just ringing the Ardennes society or emailing them in Belgium would be useful. The only other thing might be a line or two on the daughter breeds - expanding a little on when, where and why bred. Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:44, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm in late here, but the history thing will need a little tweaking -- mostly phrasing to clarify that the ancient horses are the ancestors of the breed, not the breed itself. It's been an issue across at least five other horse articles that, no matter what the registry claims, nobody kept written pedigrees in Europe until the 13th or 14th century, so while the type may be very ancient, the "breed" can only be traced back as far as documentation can be located. Not a derail o GA if the article is otherwise qualified, but definitely a nuance worth refining. Montanabw^(talk) 03:56, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, now you mention it. Even some background info like how breeds are recorded'd be helpful too. I find that lot with some of the smaller articles, that some context can be very helpful (as in where I have mentioned a few times above). Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:16, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not relevant to this GA run but breed associations that claim that their breed is the REAL proto horse that has been bred perfectly pure since the dawn of time stuff is just rampant. And folks into this thinking can get really nutty on the topic. Poor Dana had to deal with that in the Sorraia article too. Montanabw^(talk) 05:30, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the GA pass! I've added a bit more on the horse meat thing in Europe, plus done some tweaking to the history section. I've added a bit of information on daughter breeds, although I'm not sure if I may now be using "draft horse" or variations on the theme too many times. I'm not planning on taking this article to FAC, at least at this time - too short, too many unknowns about the breed. Thanks again! Dana boomer (talk) 19:46, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]