Sherry
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Wanted to see what other breeders do in the below scenerio.
Let's say you have show quality mares and a show quality stallion that is breeding for the first time. If you have a foal that "has a face only a mother could love"
would you switch stallions right off the bat or try again? As a whole you really like what he puts on the ground except maybe that one combo or two would you try again the next year or use a different stallion and maybe go back down the road? I track multiple mares from different farms every year that I like so on one farm I have seen a mare bred to same stallion for 5-7 years now and as the breeder will tell you if it ain't broke then don't fix it. This mare/stallion combo has given them top notch show quality foals every year until last year...got the "face only a mother could love" they repeated the breeding with same stallion and we are back to gorgeous this year and she is rebred to same stallion for next year. Breeder states will you can't be perfect every year and will keep using the same combo. So what if I get the "only a mother could love face" right off the bat and it would have been wonderful foals from then on?? I have seen that with other mares where they had the "only a mother could love face" right off the bat and then gorgeous foals thereafter.
Have any of you had a not so gorgeous foal but bred the same combo again or do you switch to a different stallion and never try again? Of course I would only put the two together if they were as compatible as they can be and really thought they accent each other. I am breeding my first real herdsire for the first time and will have 5 foals next year out of him. Got to thinking what I would do if I had one that just wasn't what I was breeding for. Since I only put him with mares that I thought would make a great combo what if I get that one right off the bat but if I kept using him it would of been great combo from then on. I do have access to alot of really great stallions so I could easily switch (paying a stud fee) but I guess I would wonder if I didn't rebreed if I just got the fluke first. How many times do you try with same combo before you move on???
Let's say you have show quality mares and a show quality stallion that is breeding for the first time. If you have a foal that "has a face only a mother could love"
Have any of you had a not so gorgeous foal but bred the same combo again or do you switch to a different stallion and never try again? Of course I would only put the two together if they were as compatible as they can be and really thought they accent each other. I am breeding my first real herdsire for the first time and will have 5 foals next year out of him. Got to thinking what I would do if I had one that just wasn't what I was breeding for. Since I only put him with mares that I thought would make a great combo what if I get that one right off the bat but if I kept using him it would of been great combo from then on. I do have access to alot of really great stallions so I could easily switch (paying a stud fee) but I guess I would wonder if I didn't rebreed if I just got the fluke first. How many times do you try with same combo before you move on???
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