I have a black and white stud. I have a lady that wants to breed her filly to him. She doesnt have the best conformation and to me shes just plain ugly. If the foal comes out with conformation faults that come from the dam. Will my stud take the fall for it?
2006-06-20 19:22:06 · 9 answers · asked by passion64861 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Just thought i would add this little note. I know this foal will not end up at slaughter because if she ever sales i will be the first to buy it. If it was anyone else wanting to breed to my stud the mare would have to be reg. and meet my standard which with horses i consider to be very high. And yes i have seen the dam and sire.
2006-06-21 05:18:10 · update #1
First foals out of a mare are never as good as succeeding foals. If this is her first foal - you have an ideal excuse. Take a good set of pictures of the dam and you have something to point out to future customers of how your stud improved the offspring.
I get the feeling that you have never bred your stud before so I recommend that the mare be swabbed for infections before you attempt the breeding. The mares poor looks could have come from poor care at an early age. See if you can look at her sire and dam.
2006-06-21 00:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I cannot believe this is on here. With people condemning the horrors of slaughtering horses...then supporting the breeding of a less than quality mare. WHY is this mare being bred? Conformation faults should NOT BE BRED. Breeding the best to the best is BREEDING. Not just producing foals. It is up to stallion owners to weed out the mares whose owners want to pay a fee to raise a foal without a clue what they're breeding for they just want a foal. Having the ability to reproduce does not mean that they should be bred. I vote don't do it. The stallion owner is NOT obligated to breed a mare that does not meet a standard. The resulting foal with conformation faults and produced without regard for a purpose (with or without papers) is what feeds the slaughter issue because no one wants them.
2006-06-21 00:43:51 · answer #2 · answered by Jan H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the mare does not meet with your standards why let your stud cover that mare.The result will be a less than quality foal who will end up who knows where. There are to many unwanted foals born each year from less than quality horses making more and more.
Many people would love a ofal but have no clue as what to actually do with one once it gets to a year or two.
They can not train one or break one they end up with a 1200 pound spoiled rotten pet that no one can handle.
If the mare does not meet your standards for you stud tell them no.
2006-06-21 02:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should only breed to exceptional mares with good confirmation, good bloodlines and knowledgeable owners. If the mare's owner is not smart enough to know that her mare is not of breeding quality,then she probably is not smart enough to raise a foal. As others have pointed out, there are so many horses out there that need homes, that there is no point to produce a foal that is not exceptional. It can hurt your stallion's reputation to produce less-than-perfect offspring. If you have a stallion, promotion is very important, and the best form of promotion (or publicilty) for your stallion is beautiful babies.
I gelded my stallion after 10 year, because although he was conformationally sound and pretty, he was not EXCELLENT, and there are just too many EXCELLENT horses out there and there is no shortage of people offering stallions for breeding.
Too many people subcome to the lure of easy money, and breed to any mares that are brought to thier stallion, this is a recipe for disaster - you must set strict guidlines for the types of mares you will breed too, and then don't compromise your standards.
2006-06-21 07:36:34 · answer #4 · answered by ellenmwoods 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the lady is going to breed her grade mare to something, so she may as well improve the offspring. As the other answer said, Nobody notices the loser... I don't think it will harm your stud's standing..... My friend used to breed her stallion to BLM mustangs. There were some very nice surprises. The ones that were not, didn't damage his reputation.
2006-06-20 19:54:24 · answer #5 · answered by Chetco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because I breed my stallions to all different kinds of mares with different kinds of conformation and they throw nice looking foals all depends on how they care for the horse
2006-06-21 04:38:01 · answer #6 · answered by pony 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every time! They always blame the stallion even though the mare and stallion contribute equal amounts genetically. I am very careful about the mares our stallions cover.
2006-06-20 19:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by irishkate_7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only breed to nice well breed mares. has your stud ben bred before. play it safe
2006-06-21 04:43:26 · answer #8 · answered by ohiofarmgirl94 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, no one remembers the losers, or their sires.
If the ugly baby doesn't win anything, the parents won't even matter.
2006-06-20 19:37:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋