Damien
Well-Known Member
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I HATE the people who think that only top level animals should be bread from? What about happy hackers/rc people? They couldn't afford to buy the arko's that didn't turn out the way the breeding suggests!
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Absolutely their is a market for everyone and when you see the quality of cross breds in the UK that are ideal for the amateur then I don't think we are doing too badly!
The wonderful characters and temperament of the Irish drafts, the cobs our natives and our ponies they all have such an important place in todays market.
But and there is always one isn't there, people do need to identify what they are aiming to breed and I think that is where we loose ground in the UK. As too many people choose a phenomenal stallion that competes at the highest of levels expecting to produce the next world class athlete using any mare without consideration to the bloodlines and the ancestry of the mare.
Conformation, conformation, conformation regardless of breed/type has to be the most important factor along with temperament.. quality of limb and strength of the back are all so important regardless of what we are breeding and sadly I feel there are just way to many horses that find themselves into amateur homes with serious conformation faults that eventually lead to the horses breaking down and no longer fit for purpose and I find that really sad.
These horses are sold cheaply but often end up costing more in the long run to maintain.
I HATE the people who think that only top level animals should be bread from? What about happy hackers/rc people? They couldn't afford to buy the arko's that didn't turn out the way the breeding suggests!
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Absolutely their is a market for everyone and when you see the quality of cross breds in the UK that are ideal for the amateur then I don't think we are doing too badly!
The wonderful characters and temperament of the Irish drafts, the cobs our natives and our ponies they all have such an important place in todays market.
But and there is always one isn't there, people do need to identify what they are aiming to breed and I think that is where we loose ground in the UK. As too many people choose a phenomenal stallion that competes at the highest of levels expecting to produce the next world class athlete using any mare without consideration to the bloodlines and the ancestry of the mare.
Conformation, conformation, conformation regardless of breed/type has to be the most important factor along with temperament.. quality of limb and strength of the back are all so important regardless of what we are breeding and sadly I feel there are just way to many horses that find themselves into amateur homes with serious conformation faults that eventually lead to the horses breaking down and no longer fit for purpose and I find that really sad.
These horses are sold cheaply but often end up costing more in the long run to maintain.
