The Blood Horse Authoritative Guide to Breeding Thoroughbreds.The Blood Horse Authoritative Guide to Breeding Thoroughbreds The Staff and Correspondents of Blood-Horse Publications Eclipse Press 3101 Beaumont Centre Circle, PO Box 919003, Lexington, KY 40591-9003 1581501382 $16.95 www.eclipsepress.com Written by The Staff and Correspondents of Blood-Horse Publications, The Blood Horse Authoritative Guide to Breeding Thoroughbreds is a solid guide for novice and experienced thoroughbred Thoroughbred Light breed of racing and jumping horse descended from three desert stallions brought to England between 1689 and 1724. Thoroughbreds have a delicate head, slim body, broad chest, and short back. Most are bay, chestnut, brown, black, or gray. racehorse racehorse refers usually to thoroughbred but may also include standardbred, trotter. breeders alike. Chapters explain how to choose a broodmare brood·mare n. A mare used for breeding. Noun 1. broodmare - a female horse used for breeding stud mare female horse, mare - female equine animal and stallion stallion 1. an entire male horse aged 4 years and over. 2. in UK, applied to a male donkey (jack). stallion ring see stallion ring. teaser stallion stallion used to detect those mares which are in estrus. , how to maintain optimum breeding health, the steps to take for pedigree pedigree Record of ancestry or purity of breed. Pedigrees of domesticated animals are maintained by governmental or private record associations or breed organizations in many countries. and confirmation analysis, market trends to watch out for, what to look for in a breeding contract, case studies and examples, expected stud fees, and much more. Written in plain terms, The Blood Horse Authoritative Guide to Breeding Thoroughbreds demystifies the process of breeding champions with sound advise borne of professional experience. A "must-have" resource and quick reference for thoroughbred readers; also highly recommended is "The Blood-Horse Authoritative Guide to Auctions". |
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