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The General Stud Book is a breed registry for horses in Great Britain and Ireland. More specifically it is used to document the breeding of Thoroughbreds and related foundation bloodstock such as the Arabian horse. Today it is published every four years by Weatherbys. [1] Volume 49 was published in 2021. [2]
The Thoroughbred is a distinct breed of horse, although people sometimes refer to a purebred horse of any breed as a thoroughbred. The term for any horse or other animal derived from a single breed line is purebred.
Evidence that this is an appropriate use can be found if there is a national level competition for the discipline at breed shows, if there is strong evidence of past historic use (such as the Thoroughbred in Olympic show jumping) or if the occasional breed representative puts in a credible performance (champion, top 10, or similar) at a ...
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The Byerley Turk (c. 1680 – c. 1703), [1] also spelled Byerly Turk, was the earliest of three stallions that were the founders of the modern Thoroughbred horse racing bloodstock (the other two are the Godolphin Arabian and the Darley Arabian).
While Medley only had eight seasons at stud, he made a profound impact on the early American Thoroughbred breed. Much like his sire, Gimcrack, Medley often passed his small height and gray coloring to his offspring, but still sired "the best racers of his day". Medley was also a favorite of John Tayloe III, who often bred the stallion to his mares.
The tragedies at Santa Anita spurred The Stronach Group and the California Horse Racing Board to institute a series of rules changes that made the sport safer. A lot safer. A lot safer.
assist in operating and maintaining a Thoroughbred Stud Book, oversee the breeding and identification of Thoroughbred horses, assist the movement of Thoroughbreds between Stud Book Authorities etc. The Australian Stud Book and all other Thoroughbred stud books ban artificial insemination and embryo transfer in Thoroughbred mares. [6]