brookhaven
Well-Known Member
Like some many out there, I'm always striving to better my breeding, to find the right mares and the right stallions. I've read so many threads on critiques of horses as stallion material. Just WHAT IF, stallions had to be approved for breeding, much like the warmblood registries. Stallions there have to go through testing and be judged by a select committee as to whether they meet the qualifications of breeding material. There is even a 100 day testing where they are judged on conformation, manners, performance, etc. If they pass they are graded and given "Premium Stallion" status which would be reflected on their papers. IF, the miniature horse registries initiated a stallion testing it would 1)help exclude some of the poorer quality minis from the gene pool, 2) would help inspire folks to geld their non-stallion material, 3) would increase the value of the offspring of an approved stallion and certainly would help strengthen the breed as a whole. (you warmblood owners out there can step in and comment as well). I know there are alot out there that just breed for pet quality and I'm not out to offend ANYONE (flame retardant suit is at dry cleaners), but I just think this might be a way to really establish the mini as a breed, to continue the fine bloodlines and good attributes and eliminate a lot of the problems seen in uneducated breeding practices. Okay...fire away....
