Welcome to the 'I will never breed this horse' thread!
This is for people who are ready to admit that one or more of their horses should not be bred! Include pictures! Whether because you don't want to add to the overhorsed world, or because your horse doesn't have suitable conformation, any and every one is welcome!
(This is supposed to be lighthearted and fun, so no pantie bunches, okay?)
Rainy
2005 3/4 QH, 1/4 TB mare
Bay, one white sock
Reason why: Mixture of the world doesn't need more horses and the fact that her conformation is mediocre at best. She would need a pretty awesome stallion to cover her faults, and even then, the chance of having a good baby would be slim, I think. I also don't see any reason in endangering her, and her personality isn't supreme either. We also don't have the money needed to take care of a pregnant mare, and I want to ride and show her.
In other words, all the reasons NOT to breed, right here.
I love her, she is a huge sweetie, but she is absolutely FUGLY. No neck, gigantuous head, fat gut. She's green broke to drive at best and while she was preggo when we got her and I think she threw an awesome foal, it was likely a fluke and wouldn't happen again. Besides, we have too many horses already and the last thing we need is another draft or draft cross running around.
Freyja
1999 1/2 Shire, 1/2 Paint mare
black tobiano
Reason why: She's crossbred. She's had way too many babies as it is, been a broodmare her whole life. Her conformation is mediocre at best, and she has plenty of faults (ewe neck, stands under in front, ugly back end, just to name a few!) She has arthritis issues. She's also a hard keeper, that loses much too much weight while nursing. And I don't believe in breeding rescues. She came to me with a foal at heels and was bred back - I promised her no more babies for her!
Mmkay, well, I can't speak for what my sister is going to do with Lily evil, but I can speak for the horse I own, who is:
Tango
6 year old
Grade (probably paint/QH) mare
Reason(s) Why -I don't have the experience or desire to take care of a foal
-our farm is over-crowded enough as it is
-I don't want to risk having Tango die/be seriously injured from pregnancy/birth complications
-if I bred her and ever did want to sell the foal, it would be worth less than what we spent on the pregnancy, training etc
-it would be cheaper to just buy a good, already-broke horse than raise a baby to ride
Reason why: She's cute as a button, but she's unpapered, big bellied, and mutton withered. She has no reason in the world TO be bred.
I pledge never to breed this horse:
Finn
2009 3/4 Shire 1/4 Paint colt
Liver chestnut sabino
Reason why: While he has nice conformation, he's a mutt and has no valid reason in the world to remain a stallion. I'd much rather geld him and have a great riding horse.
Reason why: Because there is no reason in the world TO breed her! I'm sure she wont mature with amazing conformation, in fact she's kinda fugly, mule-eared and she's a mutt.
I don't need to include Monty and Claymore on here since they are both gelded already anyways, but if they weren't they would be on the list! lol
Reasons:
1. Currently, she's much too old to be a maiden and foal safely
2. She has a few conformation faults that would be easy to pass on and create a horse that wasn't comfortable to ride: very upright pasterns, posty back legs, long back, downhill
3. She has major sass that seems to be very difficult for the average rider to handle, therefore, if that got passed on, the baby would probably be difficult to place in anything less than a very experienced home
4. She's absolutely amazing at her "job" ie, trail pony extraordinaire, and I would hate to have any real percentage of a possibility that she could die/be hurt/etc as a result of her pregnancy
5. If she had a baby, her girlish figure would probably not come back! Ahhh! Hahaha
Aw, eventerdrew & wallaby, cute mares! Though I totally agree with your reasons- personality, for me, would be a big thing- Rainy's just plain rude. Sure, she's got manners, but her personality is just not nice. She's pushy, impatient, and would rather be eating than anything else. Not something I'd want in a foal.
I pledge never to breed my 2 girls Rain & Willow. Why? Because Rain is too old to safely carry and deliver and Willow is just too darn fat! That and I love them too much to risk losing them for a foal that would be unpapered and a mutt.
I can't post pictures from my mac but I pledge to never breed my mare Timeless Abby! I adore her to bits and she has a super sweet personality but... she's a standardbred that used to race and she's kinda dumb... not much of a thinker that one!
But we did actually got an offer to breed her... some guy wanted a foal out of her and he wanted to keep the foal to race... anyway we said no and will never breed her due to we have absolutly no money to do so nor the expirience!
BUT.... I would love to have a cutie little foal one day... not out of her tho.. she's not all that pretty.. I still love her though! <3
just thought I will add as long as you look after your mare properly there is a very mimimul chance of you horse having any complication, if you feed the mare right she will foal fine!
As easy as it is to say that, there is always a risk, and many don't want to take that risk. Also, though I've never been involved with breeding a mare, I'm going to guess that there's a lot more involved than just feeding them correctly.
i wish my BO was as smart as all of you she wants to breed her favorite thoroughbred slewpy to her QH stud now the stud is gorgeous but slewpy has many issues she basically has no feeling in her legs so if she gets an injury to her leg(s) she wouldn't know. Also she doesn't have the greatest attitude but she is quite cute lol either way i wish she wouldn't breed her as we are already struggling with the 20 horses counting a barely halter broke baby
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