Postcard: 2008 Rolex Kentucky Jumping
…crowd of 103,521 over four days. The jumps are so handsome, representing Kentucky landmarks such as Churchill Downs or breeding farms, including Calumet. Theodore O’Connor and Karen O’Connor | ©…
Search Results for: back-breeding
Married with Horses: And Baby Makes 10
…and I got ourselves all worked up talking about breeding Ellie. At 23 years old, however, she would need to have her reproductive fitness evaluated by our vet. We didn’t…
EquiSearch Profile: LeAnn Scherer, Riding Center Owner and Operator
…Paso, and boarded him near her weekend house in upstate New York. She became interested in breeding and bought another Paso, and then another, and soon had a string of…
Vavra Remembers Special Spanish Foal
[/caption] It is a spring morning. After watching the breeding of a mare at El Hornillo, I decide to wander down to one of the lower pastures where the foals…
Why We Breed Horses
…the time your precious foal is 4, he’s probably cost you another $9,000 — and that’s if you’re not paying someone to board him. Second, breeding horses is a gigantic…
Preventing Random Tax Audits
…depressed sales prices in the horse market. Mr. Jones had conducted a careful investigation of the horse racing and breeding business prior to buying his first mare. And the facts…
A Conformation Judge’s Philosophy
…ample lung capacity, and substantial bone for durability. Julie Winkel, owner and founder of Maplewood Stables in Reno, Nev., is a U.S. Equestrian Federation “R” hunter breeding judge and Canadian…
Glossary of Equine Terms – E
Eel Stripe: A continuous stripe of black or brown hair from neck to tail. Seen in horses of “primitive” breeding, such as the Exmoor and the Norwegian Fjord and is…
The Perfect Small Boarding Barn
…mare and then finding a second, we’re contemplating another “dream” project. After all, how much more work could it be to create the perfect small breeding farm? If we find…
Final Postcard from 2003 Fair Hill
…participated before the jumping. All the squads were led in by contingents of mounted pony clubbers, and that gave Darren pause. His stallion, who is also used for breeding, “has…