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Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses. Furthermore, modern breeding management and technologies can increase the rate ...
Coolmore's National Hunt division consists of three farms in Ireland: Grange Stud, Beeches Stud and Castlehyde Stud. The Magnier family has been breeding horses for the National Hunt since the 1850s. Over the generations, they have stood several outstanding jump stallions, including 14-time leading sire Deep Run, and 4-time leader Be My Native.
Mr. Prospector (January 28, 1970 – June 1, 1999) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who became an outstanding breeding stallion and notable sire of sires. A sprinter whose career was cut short by repeated injuries, he won seven of his 14 starts, including the Gravesend Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack and the Whirlaway Handicap at Garden State Park.
The Carthusian monks are famous for their role in breeding the Andalusian horse in Spain, while monasteries in Bavaria were responsible for the original Rottaler horse. The oldest stud farm in Europe still in existence today is the Mews of Einsiedeln Abbey (1064) [2] in Switzerland where Einsiedler horses are bred.
A breeding stallion is more apt to present challenging behavior to a human handler than one who has not bred mares, and stallions may be more difficult to handle in spring and summer, during the breeding season, than during the fall and winter. Some stallions are used for both riding and breeding at the
The gamble to invest so heavily in an unproven stallion started to pay off when the first offspring of Kitten's Joy reached the racetrack in 2009. [17] Kitten's Joy was the 5th ranked freshman sire in 2009, [ 18 ] became the leading 3rd crop and champion Juvenile sire in 2011 and led the North America general sire listing in 2013. [ 19 ]
Horse breed registries (18 P) Horse breeders (5 C, 51 P) Horse hormones (2 P) K. Kentucky Broodmare of the Year (17 P) Pages in category "Horse breeding and studs"
1999 - Wins the Leading Breeder title for the first time. [5] Since then, Northern Farm has consistently been either the breeding leader of Japan or in second place. [6] 2005 - Deep Impact, one of the horses bred at the farm, becomes a Triple Crown Winner; 2010 - Apapane, one of the horses bred at the farm, becomes a Filly Triple Crown Winner