Re: RC: Re: What kind of stallion?

[Maureen Mathisen <blueoak@snowcrest.net>]

Louise,

I agree with your first paragraph, but strongly disagree with your
second one.  Endurance lines ARE beginning to emerge, just as racing,
show, etc. did.  I personally would not bother breeding my good
endurance mares to a stallion who has not done as well as they have  in
endurance or racing(Preferably endurance because I know he can take 
all  the  stresses,   that go  with this very special sport)I want BOTH
in the stallion I breed to.  I want a performance endurance record, and
if possible, I want a heritage that says"he can pass it on to my
foals".  Why  would you  try to breed a future endurance champion and
start "blind" without starting with the best you can possibly get? 
Doesn't make any sense to me!  No  other  disciplines that are serious
about their breeding ignore records and genes!  Why would endurance
breeders?
Maureen
Blue Oak Arabians
Louise D Burton wrote:
> 
> Breed your mare to a stallion that compliments her conformationally.  If
> she needs a longer neck, longer hip, etc, breed her to a horse that will
> sire those qualities...from lines that consistantly produce that.
> Personally, I prefer the Russian lines.
> 
> As for "endurance pedigree" there are just way too many factors involved in
> racing to have such a thing, but there are types of horses that are
> conformationally better suited than others.  There are horses that have
> done very well in racing that I wouldn't breed anything to, and others that
> have never raced that are excellent.
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Louise Burton
> Firedance Farms Arabians
> Oklahoma
> http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms
> 
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