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Pinewood Equestrain
02:08:33 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Am I the only one here who dislikes RIDs? I feel like there are a lot of people who love them
Mythological
02:08:27 Crowley
How are you?
Mythological
02:07:35 Crowley
Chey
Really good.
ShiningStar Stables
02:07:14 Chey / Star
Pine
Oh, nice!
Pinewood Equestrain
02:03:11 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Chey,
I don't breed, just show. But I only want WBs on this account. I have another account just for breeding everything but RIDs
ShiningStar Stables
02:02:36 Chey / Star
Hey Myth!
How are you today?
ShiningStar Stables
02:02:18 Chey / Star
Pine
What do you breed for?
Mythological
02:01:37 Crowley
Chey!
Pinewood Equestrain
02:00:32 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Snowy,
Thanks!
Pinewood Equestrain
02:00:23 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Actually nevermind. I will break my rule once. I try to keep this a WB account but this TB is really calling out to me and he's 9 with good ratings!
Winter Canyon
02:00:01 Snowy :3
Pine
The WASub.
Pinewood Equestrain
01:59:09 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Whats more worth it. A 17year old that can die any day, his ratings are WPS. Or a 13 year old that has more life for me to work with, but a rating of WASub?
Sunset River Arabian
01:53:31 Athena - AAs
I am just now realizing I don't even know where I saved the stable set for this piece...
ShiningStar Stables
01:49:29 Chey / Star
What the hell is that week 4 🤣
-HEE Click-
OakWood Equest
01:47:31 Oak(Also Sunset+Pine
Athena,
😂😂
PK Rescue Stable
01:47:21 Fossil-sore
This horse's name came from her parents names lol
-HEE Click-
Sunset River Arabian
01:47:09 Athena - AAs
Now she's an itty bitty horse not giant lol
Sunset River Arabian
01:46:41 Athena - AAs
Sport Pony
I thought you were talking to me and I was like uh no she has a name
OakWood Equest
01:46:30 Oak(Also Sunset+Pine
Red,
Yeah I just realized it said that on the poll. Thank you though
Red Mare Run
01:45:44 Red
COI = coefficient of inbreeding

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Pinewood Equestrain
02:08:33 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Am I the only one here who dislikes RIDs? I feel like there are a lot of people who love them
Mythological
02:08:27 Crowley
How are you?
Mythological
02:07:35 Crowley
Chey
Really good.
ShiningStar Stables
02:07:14 Chey / Star
Pine
Oh, nice!
Pinewood Equestrain
02:03:11 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Chey,
I don't breed, just show. But I only want WBs on this account. I have another account just for breeding everything but RIDs
ShiningStar Stables
02:02:36 Chey / Star
Hey Myth!
How are you today?
ShiningStar Stables
02:02:18 Chey / Star
Pine
What do you breed for?
Mythological
02:01:37 Crowley
Chey!
Pinewood Equestrain
02:00:32 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Snowy,
Thanks!
Pinewood Equestrain
02:00:23 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Actually nevermind. I will break my rule once. I try to keep this a WB account but this TB is really calling out to me and he's 9 with good ratings!
Winter Canyon
02:00:01 Snowy :3
Pine
The WASub.
Pinewood Equestrain
01:59:09 Pine(Also Sunset+Oak
Whats more worth it. A 17year old that can die any day, his ratings are WPS. Or a 13 year old that has more life for me to work with, but a rating of WASub?
Sunset River Arabian
01:53:31 Athena - AAs
I am just now realizing I don't even know where I saved the stable set for this piece...
ShiningStar Stables
01:49:29 Chey / Star
What the hell is that week 4 🤣
-HEE Click-
OakWood Equest
01:47:31 Oak(Also Sunset+Pine
Athena,
😂😂
PK Rescue Stable
01:47:21 Fossil-sore
This horse's name came from her parents names lol
-HEE Click-
Sunset River Arabian
01:47:09 Athena - AAs
Now she's an itty bitty horse not giant lol
Sunset River Arabian
01:46:41 Athena - AAs
Sport Pony
I thought you were talking to me and I was like uh no she has a name
OakWood Equest
01:46:30 Oak(Also Sunset+Pine
Red,
Yeah I just realized it said that on the poll. Thank you though
Red Mare Run
01:45:44 Red
COI = coefficient of inbreeding

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Breed-ability July 5, 2017 01:42 AM


MC Ace
 
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Can I get feedback on if the thought process here flows? Or doesn't flow. Just want to know that I make sense.

Well I think it’s time we have this discussion. At what point do the following factors faults that don’t impede function and are superficial, bloodline, temperament, and the breed’s needs dictate a horse’s breed-ability?

Let us define terms. Faults we understand as any issue that may be lethal, impede function, superficial flaws, or stand against the breed standard. For this thought experiment, I’d like to focus on the issues that are superficial. I will further define those issues as follows. A horse with an ewe neck that is not severe, but noticeable. Such an animal can safely and successfully go onto a lifelong career. A short hip, little long in the back, a shorter neck are things that for this experiment will be deemed superficial.There are numerous other superficial flaws. It is understood that while some issues can cause irreparable issues to the longevity and use of a horse, we focus on only the superficial ones and levels of certain issues.

If we are, in fact, breeding for the good of the breed over the long-term how do we measure our risk factors? Bloodlines are important.Horses are impacted by the economy, environment, and life just as much as people. Some lines thrive and others dwindle. We decide it is worth it to bring back a bloodline or cultivate a new one. Temperament can measure whether a horse even gets bred at all (insert laughter due to well-placed joke). In this day and age, while we do have ways around temperament in our horses, we do not breed solely for ourselves, but promotion of the breed. Then there is the question of what the breed as a whole needs to continue into the future and not die out.

These are factors that include a deal of risk and future-forward thinking. How breeders weigh each of these factors and the risks associated will vary for each individual. We can look at a pedigree and love an animal. We can over-look a pedigree and fall for a sweet temperament. Conformation flaws can be overlooked as well. Yet, each of these factors can be “under-looked”. We can dislike a particular temperament, pedigree, or flaw and still breed the animal. There is wiggle room in some instances, the question is defining that wiggle room. It is finding those times when one factor is so worth the risk and chance that we try anyway because it simply is worth it. Then we have to question and define what “worth” is.

Worth is a harder term to define, therefore, I do digress to the original question: at what point do the following factors faults that don’t impede function and are superficial, bloodline, temperament, and the breed’s needs dictate a horse’s breed-ability?

Edited at July 5, 2017 01:52 AM by MC Ace

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