Unlicensed stallions and overbreeding.

[volatis]

My pennies worth

There are no guarantees where breeding is concerned, it's a lottery, you can put the best with the best and end up with nothing special, that has been proven time and time again. However, if you put the worst with the worst, then you are almost certain to get nothing more than the worst back in return!!

Perfectly put!

 

[Darremi]

I actually think mare owners need to take some responsibility for these problems.

If you have broken/untalented mare it should not automatically become a "broodmare". Mare owners should think about whether their horse is suitable candidate to pass on its genes. Physiological or behavioural problems should rule out mares as breeding candidates.

We had a stunning and very talented coloured event mare a fair few years ago. But she had chronic Equine exertional rhabdomyolysis. Scientific studies have suggested a hereditary factor. We did not breed from her for this reason. Even though in every other respect she was a perfect candidate for breeding.

Like somebody else already said, if you put a bad mare to a good stallion it is not the stallion's fault when the offspring turn out to be bad!