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[RC] Small Breeders - Rebecca Hackworth

I guess you could classify me as a VERY small breeder.  I took the
mare that I had (one) and bred her to the Stallion that would offer
improvements on what I had.  My 3 colts by her are, you guessed it,
about 3/4 CMK.  And I honestly know next to nothing about bloodlines,
but I know what I like and what to look for in confirmation and
movement.

Even 40 years ago I did a pretty good job of it.  I had a little
Mustang mare.  Even over 40 miles she didn't break a sweat except
under her saddle.  I crossed her to 2 different Arab stallions.  Got
two nice little 1/2 Arabs.  Better than Mom.  Both better than Mom,
but different, reflecting the sire.  

I sold them to get married (biggest mistake of my life) but did get
to see them a few years later.  The 1st was doing something that
sounds like early CTR or NATRC and "they couldn't go far enough to
get him tired".  

So yes, you can do it without ever seeing a pedigree.  What I find
facinating is that within the Arabs, it does come back to the same
handfull of individuals.


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