Quote Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
How do you evaluate "quality" without a standard though?

Some are easy, like pastels that don't brown out over time - and there are a few of those and they should command a premium price.

Similarly if a line of black pastel or cinnamon could be identified that did not have the duck-billing or kinking issues, or a line of spider that didn't wobble, then that's another potential standard.

Moving in this direction creates added value for owners, no different from other industries. As an example a successful racehorse or show horse will have a higher value as a performer and breeder than the backyard hack used for the occasional trail ride. Both critters have minimum care requirements, one is just more expensive.
This I agree with 100% ^^^^^.

And BTW board members feel free to slam me if you want, I am not thin skinned. I knew I might cause a little upheaval with this, but the intent is to be productive. I personally would like to be able to say I have a quality animal and then be able to articulate why.