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What rules would you like to see to help stop the horse overbreeding issue2007-11-24 21:22:30

We have all seen the effect of the BYB's breeding anything with a tail. And since the slaughter houses have closed, I dont see it getting any better. What rules or changes would you like to see AQHA, APHA, PHBA, ApHC, PtHA and all of the other associations put in place to help? I think that maybe offering free registration to a horse that is less than 18 months old and has been gelded may help. Maybe would encourage early gelding. (As you can tell, I am a BIG gelding fan). This may not totally solve the problem, but it may aid in slowing it down some. What are your thoughts on this?

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Gelding should definitely be encouraged for horses that are not of breeding quality. Stallions should need to be approved the same way that many warmblood registries require their stallions to be approved. Broodmares should also be required to pass an inspection in order for the foals to be registered.

One way or another, registries need to educate their members on what proper conformation is. People need to understand that a "pretty" horse isn't necessarily a breeding quality horse.

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I think maybe those registries should have inspections, just like the warmblood registries do. Perhaps, if horses (particularly young stallions) with the APHA, AQHA, etc.. etc... were inspected, and received scores based upon that inspection - it might discourage people from keeping those stallions intact. Less intact stallions could lead to less over breeding of low, poor, or even mid quality horses. I too am a fan of geldings - or gelding, anyway.

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I think maybe the horses you are going to breed should to have a champion, at least their grandparent, on their papers. Or something of that sort.

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I feel this is an excellent question, the modivation for BYB to continue contributing bad conformation, health problems, improper mare and foal care just to say my horsie is having a baby! The horse market is already suffering and I would think that just the horse value market would make everyone stand up and start asking questiions. There is an exceedinly huge amount of excellent quality horses on the market from good responsible breeders, its the same in dogs, every idiot feeling they need to breed their dog and then get on yahoo and ask how to welp..its insaine.. I dont know what the answer is, but its a great topic for debate...

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I agree with your gelding idea. I think that all horses must be granted a breeding license before they can breed, and that the owner must pay for each time they breed his or her horse.