To say that people shouldn't breed unregistered pet quality miniature horses is just wrong. There is nothing wrong with these types of animals just because they aren't as flashy as a registered show animal is. They are the same animal in a less flashy way. I think that all Horses are beautiful, not just the ones with the ribbons to prove it.
I want a miniature horse to be kept as a pet. Now tell me why I should get a registered show animal instead of a unregistered lower quality animal? I'm not interested in showing nor do I want to. That animals good bloodlines would be wasted there, unless of course I were to breed it. But then again for as much money as I would have to pay for that registered show animal would I really be making more off of the foals then I would with a unregistered lower quality animal? Considering that I would be spending nearly four times less on that lower quality unregistered animal if not more... I think not. Foals are basically sold around the price that you paid for the mare or stallion. Age factor, and quality have a effect on the price but you basically will make the same amount of money off of that foal as your mare or stallion is worth. Now if a registered show animal's offspring sells for around the same price as you paid for that mare or stallion, the same goes for a unregistered lower quality animal. If I paid $2500.00 on a Filly, then that filly will basically produce foals priced around the same price range. If I paid $400.00 on a filly, then that filly will basically produce foals priced around the same price range. Of course some things do affect that price range. So basically I will be just as happy with a unregistered lower quality animal then I would be with a registered show animal. A animal with papers is not always a good animal. A animal with a good background is not always a good animal. Sometimes a lower quality animal is not always low quality, even if they don't have the papers or the background to prove it.
If I had a small herd of unregistered lower quality miniature horses that I took excellent care of, and bred responsibly then I don't see why anyone would get upset over that fact. I'm not breeding scum, I'm breeding lower quality unregistered horses that are affordable and can be bought and kept as pets or driving horses.
Sometimes unexpectedly a Champion is born. Sometimes a gangly foal that appears to be low quality grows up to be a stunning animal. Sometimes a lower quality animal gives birth to a foal that will someday be a winner.
I raise Goats and soon will also be breeding them. I will be breeding for heavy milk production, well formed udders that are well attached, and decent conformation. I was offered a Purebred Alpine Buckling or a Oberhasli Alpine Grade Buckling from a friend of mine. I chose the Grade over the Purebred because the grade came from better lines then the purebred. Its true that I can make more money by selling purebred kids then I can by selling grade kids but this grade promises to give me the results that I want. I am slowly building up a wonderful little milk herd of beautiful goats. Some of which I am being given free and some of which I paid very little for. This doesn't mean that they aren't good animals. The buckling that I am getting free from my friend comes from wonderful lines. His granddam on his dams side is in the running for the top ten registered Alpine producers in ADGA. His granddam on his sires side came from a top herd. She won three grand champions. One doe I paid $25.00 for at the age of six weeks. She grew up to be a beauty. The same can happen with horses.
A good animal doesn't always come with a high price tag, ribbons, or papers.
I like others can't afford to just go out and spend $2500.00 and up on a miniature horse. If I can find a decent miniature horse priced at $200.00 or $400.00 then I don't think that anyone should tell me that its scum.
What everyone is saying here about registered show miniature horses can also be said about show goats. Why isn't everyone belittling the unregistered lower quality goats? I know that quite a few of you on here own goats.
I want a miniature horse to be kept as a pet. Now tell me why I should get a registered show animal instead of a unregistered lower quality animal? I'm not interested in showing nor do I want to. That animals good bloodlines would be wasted there, unless of course I were to breed it. But then again for as much money as I would have to pay for that registered show animal would I really be making more off of the foals then I would with a unregistered lower quality animal? Considering that I would be spending nearly four times less on that lower quality unregistered animal if not more... I think not. Foals are basically sold around the price that you paid for the mare or stallion. Age factor, and quality have a effect on the price but you basically will make the same amount of money off of that foal as your mare or stallion is worth. Now if a registered show animal's offspring sells for around the same price as you paid for that mare or stallion, the same goes for a unregistered lower quality animal. If I paid $2500.00 on a Filly, then that filly will basically produce foals priced around the same price range. If I paid $400.00 on a filly, then that filly will basically produce foals priced around the same price range. Of course some things do affect that price range. So basically I will be just as happy with a unregistered lower quality animal then I would be with a registered show animal. A animal with papers is not always a good animal. A animal with a good background is not always a good animal. Sometimes a lower quality animal is not always low quality, even if they don't have the papers or the background to prove it.
If I had a small herd of unregistered lower quality miniature horses that I took excellent care of, and bred responsibly then I don't see why anyone would get upset over that fact. I'm not breeding scum, I'm breeding lower quality unregistered horses that are affordable and can be bought and kept as pets or driving horses.
Sometimes unexpectedly a Champion is born. Sometimes a gangly foal that appears to be low quality grows up to be a stunning animal. Sometimes a lower quality animal gives birth to a foal that will someday be a winner.
I raise Goats and soon will also be breeding them. I will be breeding for heavy milk production, well formed udders that are well attached, and decent conformation. I was offered a Purebred Alpine Buckling or a Oberhasli Alpine Grade Buckling from a friend of mine. I chose the Grade over the Purebred because the grade came from better lines then the purebred. Its true that I can make more money by selling purebred kids then I can by selling grade kids but this grade promises to give me the results that I want. I am slowly building up a wonderful little milk herd of beautiful goats. Some of which I am being given free and some of which I paid very little for. This doesn't mean that they aren't good animals. The buckling that I am getting free from my friend comes from wonderful lines. His granddam on his dams side is in the running for the top ten registered Alpine producers in ADGA. His granddam on his sires side came from a top herd. She won three grand champions. One doe I paid $25.00 for at the age of six weeks. She grew up to be a beauty. The same can happen with horses.
A good animal doesn't always come with a high price tag, ribbons, or papers.
I like others can't afford to just go out and spend $2500.00 and up on a miniature horse. If I can find a decent miniature horse priced at $200.00 or $400.00 then I don't think that anyone should tell me that its scum.
What everyone is saying here about registered show miniature horses can also be said about show goats. Why isn't everyone belittling the unregistered lower quality goats? I know that quite a few of you on here own goats.