Backyard Breeders

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Comment by Davish on July 17, 2008 at 9:02pm

Although I also am not breeding right now, I've had to joy of raising 10 babies to adulthood and almost all of them have gone on to better homes. I've lost track of a couple and only recently caught up with some others but I wouldn't trade it in for anything. I love being a mother, it's a shame I won't get to raise any children (2 legged kind!).

Comment by Becky (ridendurance) on June 1, 2008 at 9:31am

I am not a backyard breeder anymore but may be again and have been in the past. As the breeding I was involved in was of Arabians specifically for endurance/competitive riding, I looked for conformation and disposition as highest importance. I wanted to breed for heart as ponygal says but I found it somehow not possible. It seemed to be an indefinable quality. I believe your mares are to be of the highest regard even over the stallions attributes. So much of the foal is dependent upon his mother from conception to weaning.

Comment by pony gal on June 1, 2008 at 12:54am

I am not a breeder so I can not comment on that. What I would look for is personality and heart above all else I think.