The ninth panel within the on-line Thoroughbred Proprietor Convention collection Nov. 2 featured a panel dedicated to breeding Thoroughbreds, who mentioned the analysis and components they think about when making breeding choices.
The convention collection is hosted by The Jockey Membership and the Thoroughbred House owners and Breeders Affiliation and introduced by Bessemer Belief, Dean Dorton Equine, Stoll Keenon Ogden, and Stonestreet Farm.
Moderated by Carolyn Conley, “Breeding to Win” featured homeowners/breeders Madeline Auerbach, chairperson of CARMA (California Retirement Administration Account) and a member of The Jockey Membership; and, David O’Farrell, supervisor of Ocala Stud and vice chairman of the Thoroughbred House owners and Breeders Affiliation. Additionally on the panel was Dr. Barbara Murphy, head of Equine Science at College Faculty Dublin, who makes a speciality of equine replica and developed the Equilume Gentle Masks, which has turn out to be a helpful breeding software inside the Thoroughbred business. The session was sponsored by Centennial Farms and Equilume.
To start out the dialogue, Murphy defined the thought and science behind the Equilume Gentle Masks and the way gentle, particularly blue wavelengths, impacts reproductive and development hormones.
“If you happen to present lighting to the pregnant mare early within the yr, you even have an enchancment on her breeding effectivity in that she’s going to cycle again sooner after she foals, and she’s going to foal nearer to her due date,” Murphy stated. “By giving the mare gentle, she activates development hormones, which stimulates the foal to develop on the regular tempo.”
Auerbach and O’Farrell spoke concerning the variations in breeding to race and breeding to promote, the significance of choosing your breeding inventory, and guaranteeing your horses are in the correct arms.
“It is probably the most great factor on the planet to see a horse you bred win a race,” Auerbach stated. “However watch out, be sure you know what you’re doing, and, as soon as once more, get as a lot recommendation as you possibly can, however bear in mind it is your determination and the buck stops with you and begins with you.”
“It is simpler to breed to race than it’s to breed to promote as a result of racing you possibly can breed to horses and get runners, however they could get ugly horses,” O’Farrell stated. “You possibly can’t promote ugly horses.”
When discussing conformation, O’Farrell acknowledged that it is vitally vital however shouldn’t be all the pieces.
“For probably the most half, I believe we simply have to grasp what bodily qualities your mare has and what they’re missing and what the stallions might have and what they’re missing and attempt to be wise about it,” he stated. “You possibly can’t be too nitpicky. It’s important to think about all issues, together with conformation, however I do not assume it is all the pieces.”
Speaking concerning the significance of selecting a stallion, Auerbach famous, “It’s simply as vital to check your mares, research her origins, after which begin interested by stallions. Do not put your whole eggs in a single basket.”
“I’d agree with that,” O’Farrell stated. “Put loads of effort into understanding your mare and what she’s able to.”
Earlier than the query and reply session, the panel touched on the significance of aftercare.
“All people within the provide line, the those that purchase them, the those that race them, everybody has a hand in ensuring that they contribute to aftercare,” Auerbach stated. “Everybody has a hand in pitching in and being accountable in order that these horses, once they get out of racing, that there’s a place for them, that there’s someplace that they’ll go and reside out their lives.”
The subsequent and ultimate session of the collection will give attention to aftercare and is scheduled for Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. ET. It’s sponsored by Canterbury Park and Gainesway Farm.
All periods will likely be recorded and made obtainable to registered company. There is no such thing as a registration price for the reside or recorded digital convention collection, however registration is required. Registration info and schedules can be found at ownerview.com/event/conference or by contacting Gary Falter at [email protected].
OwnerView is a joint effort spearheaded by The Jockey Membership and the Thoroughbred House owners and Breeders Affiliation to encourage possession of Thoroughbreds and supply correct info on facets of possession akin to trainers, public racing syndicates, the method of buying and proudly owning a Thoroughbred, racehorse retirement, and proprietor licensing.
The necessity for a central useful resource to encourage Thoroughbred possession was recognized within the complete financial research of the game that was commissioned by The Jockey Membership and carried out by McKinsey & Firm in 2011. The OwnerView website was launched in Might 2012.
