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Last week’s blog post focused on three Thoroughbred breeding theories: The qualitative idea of breeding the best to the best The quantitative method of crunching stallion and mare statistics The controversial X-Factor theory This week we explore three other theories adopted by breeders and buyers, along with their advantages and disadvantages. Inbred or Outcrossed? Inbreeding […]

Breeding the Thoroughbred is highly regarded as both an art and a science by breeders and buyers globally. Even the term Thoroughbred stems from the words “thoroughly-bred” from the horse’s Arabian Stallion ancestors, considered the best racing horses of the time. There are several theories on how to best breed this exquisite and desirable horse, […]

We may be closer than we think to relieving the plight for unwanted horses in the United States, specifically Thoroughbreds, which comprise the highest percentage of this population. A new study published in July by animal behaviorists by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), discovered that there are more potential […]