Simsar
Well-Known Member
Anything to add??
You are right when you said earlier in the post that the Europeans are years ahead of us, but this is because they follow a strict breeding program that Ireland doesn't and they also have have specialists in each field (breeding, production, competeing etc)
He said we should go look at the kwpn website where you can see the reports on all kwpn stallions. It gives scores on everything. We need this in Ireland.
I know that in Ireland there's a full sister to the Dublin Grand Prix winner Mo Chroi breeding while Mo Chroi keeps jumping. I don't know the sister's name but why would she have to bother jumping? The family is already successful.
That is what Ireland is famous for and that is why people keep going back to Ireland for their eventers.
Are the ideal brood mares still being ridden, and not bred from?
Alec.
True, however your horses are very cheap compared to the horses in Europe and particularly Sweden. Thats why we have lots of irish horses and ponnies here. Many goes to Ireland, buys 2-5 horses, goes back to Sweden and then sell the horses/ponnies for 2000-3000 pounds more.
If the ISH is only required as a foundation breed (i.e. as a grandam etc.) to be crossed with a warmblood to produce performance then we may be looking at a serious decline of the Irish stamp.
Are these advanced mares, NECESSARILY the way to go? Are there any early transfers which are now proving their worth? What would they be, 5-7 years?
Do the top class mares actually replicate themselves, in their offspring, accepting that the pairing was reasonably correct?
Alec.
Are those hugely promising mares which have gone into breeding through injury, actually producing valued foals?
Alec.