Let's start off by saying I am not a breeder.
I am affiliated with several different breeding programs, but as busy as I am these days with the rest of my life, I don't have the time or money to breed the caliber of horses I feel need to be reproducing.
That said, the real POINT of this blog is intended to point the fingers at some truly poor breeders who have either not enough knowledge on the subject or not enough integrity to care about the quality of animals they use in their breeding programs.
Without further ado, I give you my first example:
http://www.circle-s-quarter-horses.com/
What in the HELL are they thinking? Not ONE of those EIGHT stallions are worth a shit! NOT ONE!
WHY WHY WHY do they breed those horses?!
Because they are colorful, and morons that don't know any better will buy them.
And likely breed them (of course!).
This is EXACTLY why I hate the foundation registries. I LOVE the foundation quarter horse. Those poorly-conformed mediocre horses are, in my eyes, not worthy of being called foundation. But, of course, they are... because the foundation registry cares NOT what a horse looks like...
Pedigree alone won't do. It's got to be the total package, which of course everyone claims to have... but honestly, if everyone had the 'total package' and was breeding high quality, would the horse market be what it is today?
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I couldn't agree more. The problem is the lack of education on the part of most of these irresponsible breeders. They have no idea what excellence even LOOKS like, never mind trying to breed for it. "Breed for the improvement of the breed, you say? WHAT'S THAT? I don't care about that! Heck, I just want to make some money!" It's so easy to choose on pedigrees or foundation percentages...heck, anyone can do THAT! And since the horses are poorly conformed, they have to use a popular color, such as grulla, dun, buckskin, roan, palomino, etc. Color sells, and many people can't see past a pretty color.
Amen! Amen! Amen!
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