Body Condition Scoring Horses In the Winter
…moderate to fleshy condition. Thus a breeding manager should keep a broodmare no lower than a moderate BCS (5) during breeding and gestation. Preferably a broodmare should foal in a…
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It May Take Magic To Make Another Triple Crown Winner
…was only four years after Secretariat broke a 25-year Triple Crown jinx. The most common refrain is that ?they just aren?t breeding ?em like they used to,? and that seems…
Sport Horse Stallion Performance Test
…American breeding, only six of the 27 stallions participating were imported from Europe. Also known as “the 100-day test,” the purpose of the performance test is to identify a stallion’s…
The Horse Business: Dream Come True’
…your own breeding farm takes quite an initial investment. Evaluate your assets and goals — realistically. How can one fulfill the other’ Write it down. Honestly look at what you…
IRS Rejects Taxpayer Argument
October 3, 2002 — In a new case, the Tax Court ruled that a Phoenix, Arizona physician’s horse breeding and racing activity was not engaged in for profit even though…
I’ll Propose A Plan For Unwanted Horses
…consequences of over-breeding and decrease or eliminate the incentives they have for breeding horses, both numbers would decrease. To make this work at the grass-roots level, veterinarians can’t be expected…
Belgian Horse
…that effort has been one of the great success stories in animal breeding. Today’s Belgian is a big, powerful fellow that retains the drafty middle, a deep, strong foot, a…
Get Going Showing
…has made the conscious decision to look at itself as a show-enthusiast organization (encouraging folks to get involved in competition) rather than a traditional breed association (promoting the breeding and…
Horse & Rider Magazine 2009 Articles Index
…Interview, Nov., pg. 54 “The Pinto Party: Y’all Come,” YHYL, Dec., pg. 18 Breeding “Where Gray Comes From,” YHYL, Jan., pg. 19 “To Do This Month: Get Ready for Foaling,”…
2009 Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials Results
…North Carolina to select the U.S. representatives for the 2009 FEI World Breeding Championships to be held in Verden, Germany, August 5-9, 2009. The first Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection…