Louise12
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I'm getting an anorak for Christmas
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pip6
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Fench arabs do indeed look like mini tb's. I'm not casting aspersions on their record keeping, but if you're breeding for racing you will select stock that is built for the job, that is horses uilt like tb's, as they will have the physical frame to go faster & win, the point of racing. I saw Dahess' last race at Newbury, very fast arab, blitzed the field, yet very definately a stunning arab.
Any system can be abused, all I will say is it works for other breeds. If any breeder is going to overuse a line, it will happen if AI is about or not. If breed societies with a fraction of the registered breeding members compared to racing tb stud books around the world can make it work, then for heavens sake get the tb house in order & sort it out. Other societies would struggle to function without AI option, & you'd have thought tb stallions would have been deemed too valuable to use on natural coverings. They could only cover AI, with straws for a set number being released each year so there are no more equivalent coverings than natural (& limit stud books). It's just a question of whether the industry wants to produce a healthy animal fit for purpose of make a quick buck.
Very proud of the arab I've bred for endurance & the sport horses (from 3/4 tb ISH broodmare) for eventing. Physically fit for the job, good feet, no health issues, sound brains.
Any system can be abused, all I will say is it works for other breeds. If any breeder is going to overuse a line, it will happen if AI is about or not. If breed societies with a fraction of the registered breeding members compared to racing tb stud books around the world can make it work, then for heavens sake get the tb house in order & sort it out. Other societies would struggle to function without AI option, & you'd have thought tb stallions would have been deemed too valuable to use on natural coverings. They could only cover AI, with straws for a set number being released each year so there are no more equivalent coverings than natural (& limit stud books). It's just a question of whether the industry wants to produce a healthy animal fit for purpose of make a quick buck.
Very proud of the arab I've bred for endurance & the sport horses (from 3/4 tb ISH broodmare) for eventing. Physically fit for the job, good feet, no health issues, sound brains.
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