Re: RC: RE: endurance prospect

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/4/00 2:00:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Reid@convergent.com writes:

<< How close do you breed in one family of horses?  For instance,
 would you (could you) breed a mare to her grandfather?
 
 What are the risks? >>

That depends entirely upon the individuals and what sorts of oddball 
recessive genes they might have.  Such matings can be very successful, but 
I'd only try it with a great deal of knowledge of the ancestors that are 
being so closely doubled up.

Heidi