Why is it preferable to raise purebred colts rather than common grades?

Question

Why is it preferable to raise purebred colts rather than common grades?

Answer 1

2 reasons mainly:

1st of coarse its a financial issue

but secondly, keeping a horses genetics uncontaminated maximizes the performance characteristic of the breed, especially where warm blood's are concerned. Consider mixing a Thoroughbred (Hot) and a Hanoverian (Warm), your going to get an animal with conflicting personality traits that is difficult to train and nearly impossible to control

Answer 2

I don't agree with the idea that out crosses or crossbred horses are hard to control or train. Breeding a Hanoverian to a Thoroughbred is something that has been done quite regularly in the horse show industry, and there is even a registry for such horses. It is called the Performance Horse Registry, or PHR, and it is for horses who are Thoroughbreds or of Thoroughbred ancestry ( even if they are crossed with a Warmblood) who don't race but compete in other athletic events and shows. I have ridden BOTH Hanoverians and Thoroughbreds, as well as a cross between the two, and they aren't crazy or dangerous, or any harder to train than any other horse. It's how a horse is handled, as well as genetics, that determines whether or not it is rideable.  Raising purebreds does help to keep the breed and bloodlines intact, and such horses are usually worth more than a crossbred or grade horse. But this does not mean that there should never be any crossbred horses- it is by crossbreeding that new breeds and types are created, such as the Pony of the Americas, which was bred down from the Appalousa when those horses were crossed with Shetlands, Welsh ponies, and a couple of other breeds. The Morgan horse is another example of an American breed that was created by crossing Thoroughbreds with other breeds, including some of the draft breeds. We even have an American Warmblood, which is usually a cross between a thoroughbred and one of the warmblood breeds, such as the Dutch Warmblood. Crossbreeding does have its place, as you can see- where would we be if we didn't have it?

Answer 3

more money in purebreds.or for racing stock.my uncle bread purebred quarter horses for years good rodeo stock for ropers,barrel riders.

Answer 4

money