junglefairy
Well-Known Member
I've been looking to buy a nicely bred warmblood to SJ; however, when checking out potential purchases' breeding online I've noticed a lot of the European warmbloods have a high inbreeding coefficient (30% +). Indeed my own ('fashionably' bred) KWPN has a 40% (eek) inbreeding coefficient according to Horsetelex.
Such levels of inbreeding have put me off potential purchasers (I hadn't realised the inbreeding coefficient of my mare before purchase). However, am I wrong to be put off by inbreeding if the animal in question looks fine once matured, or even at say 3 years?
My other question is why are there such high levels of inbreeding? It doesn't seem sensible to put a mare to an expensive stallion if the foal has significant inbreeding, or is 30% + not significant? Or is it just that fashionable breeding sells and so who cares about a few inbred goals?
Interested to know what people who know about breeding horses think about inbreeding of performance horses.
Such levels of inbreeding have put me off potential purchasers (I hadn't realised the inbreeding coefficient of my mare before purchase). However, am I wrong to be put off by inbreeding if the animal in question looks fine once matured, or even at say 3 years?
My other question is why are there such high levels of inbreeding? It doesn't seem sensible to put a mare to an expensive stallion if the foal has significant inbreeding, or is 30% + not significant? Or is it just that fashionable breeding sells and so who cares about a few inbred goals?
Interested to know what people who know about breeding horses think about inbreeding of performance horses.
