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Old 05-09-2008, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
Lot of good points. I don't think mares should have to wait until 5 or 6 but I don't think it would be a terrible idea to force stallions to. I still think the best idea is to limit books by age. A 3yo can only cover 20 mares, 4yo can only cover 60, 5yos and up can cover 100. That way you aren't forcing injured horses to wait but at the same time there is less incentive to retire a sound 3yo.
There are only about 5 or 6 horses (stallion prospects) a year that are retired early. At least those that matter. If you put restriction in the horses will still be retired early, however they will just wind up in Japan for a few years. The Japanese wont give a damn about any restrictions.
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