Would You Breed You?

[Horse Feathers]

I got to thinking, with all the talk on confirmation, are you breeding worthy? I looked at myself, and no I'm not. I have a bad bite and other quality's that should not be passed on. I'm 42 and have one child (girl 25, braces other wise perfect) and two grandchildren (girl 4, and boy 2, perfect so far).

 

[Magic]

LOL! I've thought about this before too. We are so critical of our horses' conformation.... of course people are different, but if they weren't....

I have the "broodmare body" now instead of the "filly flair" so I don't look it so much anymore, but I produced two very beautiful daughters (absolutely correct conformation and lovely to look at lol) and so far the grandget are at least as nice, if not even nicer. I think I "outproduced myself". Oh, and the sire (my husband) was the perfect cross.

 

[LittleRibbie]

I have elected to stay outta the gene pool.

 

[CharlesFamily]

This is funny - and something I have considered! My husband and I are compatible in different ways and our strengths even out our flaws. While I'm short and round, he's tall and lean. He's athletic, I'm intellectual. Our strengths seem to have been passed to our offspring and *I* think we have "improved our breed" with two beautiful, intelligent, girls.

HOWEVER - for some reason, both of our girls were born with congenital heart defects. Our oldest daughter has a very minor defect that has not required any surgery and is healing on its own. The doctors saw no reason for us not to try again, as it was a fluke and not genetic. Surprise when Number Two comes along with one of the most severe heart defects you can have! Three open heart surgeries later and at 7 years old, she's doing great - although her condition is still considered life-threatening.

SO - my husband and I decided to take ourselves out of the gene pool! Although it has been determined these defects were not genetically linked in our case, and we would have loved to have one more, we just weren't willing to risk it. So, hubby was "gelded" and our family is complete!

Barbara

 

[Sue_C.]

Nope...I am knock-kneed, flat-footed, and pigion toed on one foot...so I really wouldn't be considered "broodmare material", and never did feel the need to make a copy anyways.

 

[LindaL]

LOL! I am a people watcher and I have thought about how other kids turned out by looking at their parents!

But, for myself...I should not have "been bred" if I was a horse...slight overbite, roman nose, too short and VERY easy keeper!

The sire of my kids (who I had "gelded" after our 2...lmao

) is a "tall B", cow-hocked and a very hard keeper!

The offspring, however...turned out... pretty much conformationally correct...OK, they had to have braces, but otherwise...perfect!

How we ended up with such gorgeous "babies" is beyond me....LOL...but I don't ever regret "bein' a broodmare"

 

[Shari]

I just had one Child and that was enough.... wonder if horses get morning sickness or their version of it... because I was sick the whole 9 months. DS came out with pretty good conformation though he needed braces... that issue is from the Sires side.

Am Way past the cute filly stage... getting past the broodmare stage, Thank goodness.... and you know.. I am starting to look like my round fuzzy Icelandics. LOL

 

[Minimor]

Nah, I am terribly nearsighted--if I were a horse I'd get ambushed and eaten by a predator in no time at all!

I'm also not very athletic & definitely not show horse material. Since I have IBS, so if I were a horse I'd colic often--I'm not sure if IBS is a hereditary condition, but if I had colic 2 or 3 times a week why would anyone use me as a broodmare??

And now that I'm having some issues with arthritis or tendon problems (not completely sure what it is) in my ankles, there are some days when I'm not sound....if I were a horse I'd be a better candidate for the glue factory than the breeding shed!

 

[Marty]

OH absoultely I"m great breeding stock.

After all, I wasn't born like this.........I just ended up like this!

 

[ErikaS.]

LOL I, too, have pondered that question. As a horse, I would be considered an "A" mini, but not terribly refined. I have blue eyes so maybe I have that "splash" gene in me somewhere. My bite is a bit off, but not too much...and I have terrible eyesight (from being a preemie I believe). All in all, I'm not halter material nor would I do well at Liberty- I would have four left hooves, but I am a fine broodmare- just look at this little coltShameless brag)

Oh, and his sire helped balance out some of my conformational flaws, but he has my blue eyes.

 

[Horse Feathers]

LOL I, too, have pondered that question. As a horse, I would be considered an "A" mini, but not terribly refined. I have blue eyes so maybe I have that "splash" gene in me somewhere. My bite is a bit off, but not too much...and I have terrible eyesight (from being a preemie I believe). All in all, I'm not halter material nor would I do well at Liberty- I would have four left hooves, but I am a fine broodmare- just look at this little coltShameless brag)

Oh, and his sire helped balance out some of my conformational flaws, but he has my blue eyes.

Hes precious, how old is he?

 

[rockin r]

I'm not sure if having one colt makes me a broodmare, but there would of been more foals if I could have cycled correctly! I am like my mare Sugar, one foal and never cycled again

I wonder if Regumate would have helped????

I have my faults, but they were not passed to my now Stud or his get. And it seems that the flaws have worked out through the generations. The lineage started out 35 years ago as two bays. We now have a Blue eyed Perlino 3 year old filly, definately "B" size, very refined. A Kaliedascope eyed Buckskin colt, more of the quarter horse type, another "B" size and an Ambered eyed Bay filly, still unfolding, but guessing will be "A" size...

Conformation..IMO ALL show worthy!!! Yep, I would breed me again, althought not to the same Herd Sire. The current Herd Sire is a Blue Eyed Palamino! He would have made beautiful foals!!!!

 

[ErikaS.]

LOL I, too, have pondered that question. As a horse, I would be considered an "A" mini, but not terribly refined. I have blue eyes so maybe I have that "splash" gene in me somewhere. My bite is a bit off, but not too much...and I have terrible eyesight (from being a preemie I believe). All in all, I'm not halter material nor would I do well at Liberty- I would have four left hooves, but I am a fine broodmare- just look at this little coltShameless brag)

Oh, and his sire helped balance out some of my conformational flaws, but he has my blue eyes.

Hes precious, how old is he?

Thank you so much. He'll be 3 on Oct.9th.

 

[Fanch]

I always say to my mom, that my siblings and I should not reproduce. We all have back problems(and the oldest isn't even 25 yet!) eye problems, women are easy keepers, frizey hair, zit problems, 2 of us have had braces(3rd could use them!) and 2 of us have missing teeth(yes, Im 16 years old and have a denture!)

so no, we should not "breed"

 

[Bunnylady]

I got to thinking, with all the talk on confirmation, are you breeding worthy?

You know, I spent what should have been my most fertile years pondering this very thought! When I finally listened to my "biological clock" and quit trying so hard not to

, we found out that I get "in foal" easily, carried without problems and "foaled out" with no problems (my OB-Gyn told me I was boring!!) Morning sickness was a pain for me, too, but I learned how to manage it the second time around. All in all, I made a pretty good broodmare. Both the sire and I are "B"s, moderately refined. I don't think either one of us would be considered halter quality, but we are athletic and fairly sound, we might have done ok in the performance classes. As to our "get" - we have one colt and one filly, and I think I out-produced myself for sure!

 

[minisch]

I would be dog food. Knock kneed, bad hip, colic often, toe in, short. But my kids are beautiful!

 

[Katiean]

I would have been a good broodmare. How ever my mother was given drugs while carrying me that affected me reproductively. When I was in "SHOW SHAPE" I wore a size 3 and was stacked. Great legs and a great bite, good bone and ****s to boot. I would have been a great broodmare. Now I am a bit heavy and still have great bone but my bite is a bit off now.

 

[tagalong]

I would NOT be broodmare material... and decided long ago that I never would be...

Let's see..

Bad bite.

Short neck.

Fused vertebrae.

Short legged.

Toed out.

Choppy gaits.

Waaay too easy of a keeper - although that would be a bonus as it would not cost a lot of $$$$ to keep me fed.

And the flaxen mane might be a bonus to some....

 

[Reijel's Mom]

Heavens no! I'm pet quality at best, but I have the cutest 3 week old ever anyway!

 

[hobbyhorse23]

My "sire" is fairly sound but my "dam" comes from a line that consistently produces bad eyesight and poor joints to an alarming degree. Her parents had problems and every single sibling of the four has had both hips replaced and multiple cataract surgeries with the offspring of the other three all headed the same way. (I was a late outcross but am showing early signs.) Both parents also have bad bites, gut problems and my "dam" had reproductive issues. All of those traits bred true in me with the gut thing redoubled. Bad breeding! On the plus side I'm intelligent, sensitive, humorous, easy to train, articulate, stay slim no matter what you feed me and my outward conformation isn't bad if you don't mind some poor angulation in the shoulders and the fact I cannot sprint without becoming lame. Oh, and I also have grooming issues. (I'm the kind who shies from clippers and would rather wear my winter coat all year!

) On the other hand lovely silver hair runs strongly in both sides of my family with no male baldness so I should age gracefully as should any colts I have.

I would raise excellent offspring but will likely have difficulty foaling and need a strong out-cross to correct my faults. I tell my S.O. all the time that we should NOT be bred.

I need to find an athletic, well-conformed, laid-back, confident stallion with an iron gut to balance out my faults for an acceptable cross. Intellectually we click well but physically I fear for any offspring we might have. Terrible guts, bad teeth, one will probably be short and fat and the other tall and skeletal. There's simply too much genetic variability to risk it! I've been around horses so long I actually feel guilty about purposely allowing a bad cross.

Nah, I am terribly nearsighted--if I were a horse I'd get ambushed and eaten by a predator in no time at all!

Ditto!

Leia