𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞...

With all that is going on in the world right now, and the likely repercussions that will be felt in the (sport horse) marketplace as a result, has this only further increased the importance of critically accessing the mares that each of us are breeding from?

I've spoken with a number of prominent breeders and producers recently. The consensus seems to be that interest in the top horses will remain, but that the middle market (and below) will take the greatest hit. This was also the case 10-12 years ago.

This isn't a post advising you not to breed this year, but to suggest taking this opportunity to make (or get) a very honest assessment of your mare(s) and where you feel their offspring fit into today's (& tomorrow's) desired marketplace and sport.

As Dutch breeder Jan Greve alluded to in my Big Talk For Breeders podcast when speaking about broodmares: "𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚"...

📸 Intro page from my Quarryfield mare brochure