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License the breeders and require them to pay a yearly fee per mare and stallion (and not $10 per horse per year either). Do not allow registration of any foal that resulted from a mare or stallion that is younger than four years old. Require all mares and stallions to be inspected at four years old and pass the breed standard or require that they have to have earned a register of merit in either halter or one performance event. (or the breed equivalent). If they do not pass or earn the required breed show points, then require that the horses either be gelded, spayed, or the papers will be dropped. Offer incentives for horses that are gelded when registered or gelded before they turn two. Same with the mares. The breed associations have really gotten away from preserving the breed and the standards. And instead are just churning out papers to make money. If they saw some of what was representing their breeds, they would choke. There is a guy who comes to the team ropings that we go to. His registered Paint horse is (no kidding) 14 hands tall. He has a roman nose, pump jack head, ewe neck and no rump. And those are his good points. This horse could be a poster child for the Fugly Horse Website. And guess what? He is a stallion! That this guy breeds to anything that pulls in his driveway. For $50! Not counting the 10 mares of his own that he is breeding to death. And selling the colts for $150 - $200. With papers. People like him are the reason for the need for way tougher standards in the associations. Good Question.