Do you think think that new horse breeds should be able to be created & recognized?

Question

Have you ever had a horse that is 1/4 this and 1/4 that and 1/2 somthing else and it was the best horse you ever owned and known countless other horses of the same cross that were just as amazing and wished there was a way to make it a recognized breed with a name all its own? What restrictions should there be? if any? Almost every breed known has come from some sort of mixture throughout time. Just wondering about your thoughts on the subject...

Answer 1

yes because different breeds give something different to the world. Eventually they would be in horse shows and could be famous for different breeds.

Answer 2

Where did the original breeds come from?  From people deciding that they likes this kind of horse or that kind, then breeding for it.  So they will be created.  No there should not be restrictions.  The last thing we need is more laws saying that big brother (the government) knows best.  

Instead, what needs to happen is that the average equestrian needs to stop the nonsense of putting such importance on registration papers and bloodlines, and learn how to judge good horseflesh for what it is....god horse flesh.  As long as the American (and European) public continues to put a value on registration papers and bloodlines we will continue to get trash horses in the breeds.  Horses bred only because they come from this horse or that horse's lines.  One of the best horses we have on this place is an unregistered fox trotter named honey that is so loving and calm that even though she is only 4 now, my little girl can ride her and the horse will take care of her.   In fact she rode her last year as well.  BTW she also has one of the fastest and smoothest running walks I have seen as well as a wonderfully smooth and sure footed fox trot.

Answer 3

People have created registries for almost everything.  Doesn't make them legitimate breeds.  For instance I saw a 2 separate registries for 1/2 Quarter Horses.  They both stipulated that at least one parent must be a registered American Quarter Horse.

A legitimate separate breed must be established over time and several generations.  A male and female member of the breed must be able to consistently pass on their unique breed characteristics to their offspring when bred together to be classified as a separate breed in my opinion.  That takes many many generations to establish with careful, selective breeding.

Answer 4

I think so. The breeds we have today developed from previous breeds. BUT I don't agree that your throresiantecabred with a roman nose, parrot mouth, roach back and sickle hocked should be a registered breed. It shouldn't be that easy. There should be strict standards as with other registries.

Answer 5

Yes.  The only way to dilute the genetic defects rampant in traditional breeds is to dilute the gene pool with new blood.

Restrictions might be good if proposed breeds were not going to likely be in high demand and by legitimizing the breed, production of more unwanted animals would be encouraged.

Answer 6

everyone wants a registered this or a registered that and the breed organizations want to show their breeds against their peers however this can lead to problems with a horses health and bone structure.the gene pool for that particular breed will eventually come back around to the founding mare and stallion and that is where the problems start.in the early 70s pro rodeo had a problem with the bucking horses that they were getting from breeders auctions (quarter horses,paints,morgans),they had been bred so much that the legs were getting so fine they would break easily and they were loosing to much livestock because of injuries,so several contractors introduced in the draft breeds (clydes,perch,belgian) to the mares to make them more durable and healthy and this is the start of the born to buck program and since then the injury rate for bucking horses has dropped to an all time low (less than 0.5 percent) and the horses are more athletic now.introducing a new breed takes a long time and experimentation but dont breed horses just to make a new breed that someone wants to have as a new recognised breed.breed out of necessity ,not out of greed.

Answer 7

Yes. To a point. Every breed came from a mix of other breeds.

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The Morgan Horse Asso., you have to do a test on them, to reg them. Then you can't reg the foal if either parent was not reg. Both have to be reg.

Answer 8

Instead of that, how about focusing on the genetic problems that many extant breeds face (HYPP in QHs, just as one example out of many) and working to eradicate it?  Mandatory testing for all registry applicants, and refusal to register any that carry questionable genes without first being sterilized.  (Yeah, I know, that means a better, less invasive way to spay mares needs to be developed.  I think it's completely worth it.)

Answer 9

Yes but with very careful breeding. That is how we got all horse breeds since they all came from the Arabian. The Morgan and the quarter horse are good examples of this.