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For a couple of years now I've been contemplating breeding my older  
mare primarily because I'd like a foal with her kind of courage and  
attitude.  The mare herself was mistreated early-on and has some  
training issues, but her brain is fundamentally solid--and once we're  
on the trail she's all business.  Salima is  eager and strong and  
brave, yet responsive to the lightest cue--a blast to ride in the  
dressage arena and on the trail.  She was a fabulous mother to her  
first foal (a half-Andalusian who is doing well in local  dressage  
shows).

Her conformation is fabulous in lots of ways:  big-boned legs, strong  
chest, well-sprung ribs, wide short back, round hind-end, terrific  
feet.  She's CMK I've discovered for what that's worth. (Salima  
Shoruk is her reg. name if anyone wants to look her up.)  Her single  
greatest fault is that she toes-in in front.  Would one resist  
breeding her for that fault?  I don't really know how bad a flaw it  
is--she's not gotten to put in a lot of miles due to MY life's limits  
during her best years--and now she has arthritis from an old injury-- 
so I don't know if being toed-in would have broken her down over lots  
of miles.  I also don't know the likelihood of being able to avoid  
passing on this conformational problem through careful selection of a  
stallion.

Thank you for your advice  :-)

(While you're at it, if it DOES seem like a good idea, I'll be  
shopping around for a good love-match for her, so ideas of a smart  
and steady, athletic stallion would be welcome.)

Mary K. (who finally climbed aboard almost-five-year-old Leo  
yesterday.  Yes Nikki and Joanne, if you're reading this, WE DID IT!)

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