Horse related question!!?

Question

is a two year old thoroughbred to young to stand at stud? he is big for his age 16.2 hands

i have been offered free breeding with my mare (thoroughbred) and he is unproven as of yet

is it wise to breed her to him?

Answer 1

As another answer said, I'd be very wary about anyone who offers you free breeding, especially if it's a 2 year old thorougbred colt.  I find it very suspect that anyone would offer their 2 year old for stud.  Normally, colts are separated from fillies and mares from when they're 6 months old until they stand at stud.  If a horse is bred then returned to racing, a lot of times they lose focus and don't race as well.  That's why I find it odd that someone would want to breed their 2 year old... it's not gonna help their racing chances.  After his 2006 season, the GB horse George Washington was retired and sent to stud but was returned to racing in 2007 when he was found to be infertile.  Though he was quite talented before his retirement, he was only mediocre in 2007... he managed only to earn a few 3rd place finishes.

At the very least I would ask to have a vet check on this 2 year old colt before you breed your mare to him.  That will allow you to catch most diseases that he could pass to your foal.

I'd be extra careful about breeding to an unraced 2 year old for free.

Answer 2

Two years old is a young age to put a horse at stud.  I don't think it sounds very wise to bred your horse to  to this stallion.  You should make sure both horses are healthy and that both have had a recent vet check.  If I were you I would talk to your vet and ask him his opinion.  It sounds like an awkward situation, so you should talk to you vet and make sure that if you decide to bred your horse to this stallion that everything will be okay in the end.  I would make sure you know the stallion's breeding and health history so that your mare isn't in danger.  I hope this helps!

Answer 3

Is it wise to breed to an unproven 2 year old, I would let the stud grow up a little, and then research his bloodline, see what it looks, look at his mother, and her offspring his half brothers and sisters, see if they did anything noteworthy on the racetrack.

Then research the father of this 2 yr. old stud.

Then do the same for your mare, research her bloodline and see what she and her ken did as race horses.

Then look at the confirmation of these 2 horses, there is no sense in breeding crooked legged horses. Even though the mother and father can have perfect conformation, they can throw a crooked legged horse, but I really feel you improve your chances of good confirmation greatly when one breeds together excellently conformated horses.

Now as far as the studs race record or his lack of it, I would not worry so much about that, because you say the stud is 16.2 hands, Very large for a 2 year old, I would not train a big   baby like that until he is almost three, no less race him.

I've seen many and I'm talking hundreds of big colts, perfectly conformated, break down, from the pressures of training them  too young.

So like I said that would be the last of my worries.

Do your homework, bloodline, conformation, race records of relatives, talk to your vet other horseman in your area.

let the stud mature for a year or so.

there are so many factors here, What do you want the baby for to race or as a riding or jumping  horse. These are things you need to answer.

The answer I gave you is that of the baby being a race horse.

P.S.don't forgot one of the founding mares that created the thoroughbred bloodline, pulled a cart.

Answer 4

no, not yet

Answer 5

Just becasue horse reach maturaty at two, doesnt mean you should breed them - and there is probably a horrible reason why the horse is up for breeding.

Answer 6

NO!  PLEASE listne to me when I tell you that only horses that have theses characteristics should be bred:

1) Excellent conformation

2) Passed vet check with no signs of genetic disorders/diseases

3) Some sort of good performance record

4) A great temperment (not as important as the others, though)

There are TOO MANY unwanted horses in this world, and this will just add one more.  Even if you think are are going to keep the baby, what if something happens and you HAVE to get rid of it?  No one will want to buy a horse of an unproven background, and he may find his way out of the country to a slaughterhouse in China.  

Anyone who offers free-breeding should be questioned.  Why is it free?  Is there something wrong with the horse?

ANd, in my opinion, 2 is quite a bit too young.  As I said earlier, what if he start his training, turns up lame, and it is found that he has a leg disorder that can be passed on to his offspring?

This isj ust not a good idea.

Answer 7

DEFINITELY not....my friend Kyle is a jock and they star training those TB's for RACING at that age....go for it!

Answer 8

Wise? No.  Prudent? No.

2 is too young in my book.