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Re: [RC] To breed or not to breed - Heidi Smith

>So there is little difference in the "performance horse" industry and the show horse industry in the respect of overbreeding.
 
The difference is that performance with a more or less "set" yardstick does not go in and out of fashion, so last year's fashion doesn't end up in the kill pen simply due to being out of style.  And with the possible exception of racing, where disposition is too frequently not a factor, most of the truly "performance" disciplines breed horses in a direction that those who are perhaps not the top in their field nonetheless have the attributes to be good riding horses.  And the good riding horses are far more apt to find good homes than are the cast-offs of a fad program.
 
Heidi

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Re: [RC] To breed or not to breed, GoldenCMK
Re: [RC] To breed or not to breed, Heidi Smith
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