Jessica said: I am planning on breeding my mare next year
for a baby to replace my gelding when he gets older.
My immediate mental response was this: Why would anyone breed
anything during this terrible time when wonderful horses are going to slaughter
by the truckload? I know it’s tempting to breed your own and get this darling,
tiny baby to play with; but, you NEVER know what you’re going to get and it’s
really expensive to breed and bring a youngster along to riding age. (I know, I
know…. I did it myself but hay was cheaper then. And I ended up with one
OK foal and one crappy foal. L) Anyway, wouldn’t
it make more sense to find a youngster that’s really what you want than take
a chance on breeding??
