unwanted horses

[Thoroughbred Fan]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I see it differently because in my opinion, just because a stallion is less than 5k doesn't mean he's a piece of crap. Somethingroyal was obviously bred nice, but she didn't do anything on the track.

So in your mind, a foal by Storm Cat (for example) is going to "pay its way" because of its breeding? How many of those foals are actually going to win over 500k on the track to pay their way and pay for that stud fee?

I am not saying that at all. I am saying that their are far too many horses being bred. Breeding should be more selective for traits desired in Thoroughbreds. Now if you can tell me you have found a desireable match for traits desired in the Thoroughbred breed from a $2500 claiming mare at Sunland and an already failed Oklahoma stallion, I'll laugh in your face.

I think there needs to be something to a horse to qualify for breeding. Period. Pedigree, race record, rare stallion line blood, etc.... Not all horses have those traits. But, somewhere along the line the very people who should be protecting the bloodstock lost sight of having any criteria of worthiness. As long as you have you check for $3500 you can breed any mule you want. The result is inferior animals who go unwanted.

[Danzig]

i agree that far too many horses are bred-but the solution is not to go exclusively by stud fee. a lot of unproven horses start out at 10-15 k after winning one graded race, and end up in no man's land after failing at stud--while some horses who start out low due to a variety of reasons end up doing quite well at stud.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

i agree that far too many horses are bred-but the solution is not to go exclusively by stud fee. a lot of unproven horses start out at 10-15 k after winning one graded race, and end up in no man's land after failing at stud--while some horses who start out low due to a variety of reasons end up doing quite well at stud.

Elusive Quality is one that comes to mind. He started at 10k.

[Cannon Shell]

I do believe that there are too many thoroughbreds being produced but it is very hard to qualify who should be "allowed" to breed and who shouldn't.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I do believe that there are too many thoroughbreds being produced but it is very hard to qualify who should be "allowed" to breed and who shouldn't.

yup


but the heart of the problem is not unlike the dog and cat population problem...idiots with a horse in their backyard breed it...

[Echo Farm]

Veternarians For Equine Welfare Posts article about Kentucky horses:

Calls it an Act of Desperation from the Foreign-Owned Horse Slaughter Industry

WASHINGTON (March 16, 2007) – Recent claims that thousands of horses have been abandoned in Kentucky are unfounded. The Humane Society of the United States is calling it a campaign of fear mongering by a foreign-owned horse slaughter industry which is on its last legs in the United States. Proponents of slaughtering American horses so the French and Belgians can eat horse meat frequently alarm the public about wanton abandonment to raise false and baseless concerns about a proposed ban on horse slaughter for human consumption.

Complete story here http://www.vetsforequinewelfare.org/...dhorsemyth.php

[Left Bank]

A related article.
https://www.drafthorsejournal.net/sp...wandhorses.htm