A Racing Legend -- The Thoroughbred Horse

The Thoroughbred horse is a breed of equine commonly used for racing. Some people mistakenly refer to a purebred horse by this name. In fact, this breed is in a class all its own. This breed was cultivated in the 17th century when English breeders crossed their mares with Arabian stallions. All Thoroughbreds can be traced back to their Arabian stallion sires. This breed of horse is beautiful and stately. It is not an overly large horse and it is not too small either.

This breed stands between 15 and 17 hands. Coat colors seen include chestnut, bay, black or gray. White is very rare. You may come across Pinto or Palomino Thoroughbreds. Pinto is a splotched coloration pattern commonly in brown and white. Palomino is a golden coat color with a white main and tail. Pinto and Palomino colorations can be seen in a variety of different horse breeds. This breed is considered a hot blooded horse, which means it is bred for racing purposes.

One of the most distinctive things about this horse is that it cannot be formally registered unless conceived under what is called live cover. This means the mating between a registered stallion and mare must be observed. Although artificial insemination can be used with other breeds, it is not allowed with this breed. The average horse gestation period between breeding and birth of the foal is eleven months. Most foals are born in January because the breeder likely wants the foal to have an advantage against the competition in age group competitions.

There are some controversies related to this breed of horse. The rate of injury in racing is one such controversy. Some horses start racing around the age of 2 when their bones are not completely formed. This leads to accidents, although older horses can have accidents on the racetrack as well. Another controversy is that of selective breeding. Selective breeding is used to produce racetrack winners which may have a detrimental effect on the skeletal structure of the animal.

There are approximately 35,000 foals registered in the United States alone each and every year. The Thoroughbred horse is commonly bred in states like California, Kentucky and Florida. The business of breeding these horses is a big one and supports many employees including workers, jockeys, veterinarians and businesspeople to name a few. While these horses are primarily used as racehorses, they also excel at other equestrian pursuits like dressage and show jumping.



Horse Breeding News:
TRF Plans to Relocate 600 Horses to Ranch - TheHorse.com

TRF Plans to Relocate 600 Horses to Ranch
TheHorse.com
26 that it signed a non-binding letter of intent to relocate as many as 600 horses from facilities throughout the United States to the care of Thoroughbred breeder-owner Tom McKenna at his 45000-acre Cucharas Ranch near Walsenburg, Colo.

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Twin horses are born of eggs from mom killed in Windsor twister, thanks to CSU
Dr. Patrick McCue crossed his arms and smiled at the twin quarter horses born to surrogate mothers. "Triumph over tragedy," said the Colorado State University professor who engineered the births of horse-breeding's "miracle twins."..


Midstate horse's slaughterhouse death ignites passionate debate - PennLive.com

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Midstate horse's slaughterhouse death ignites passionate debate
PennLive.com
According to a USDA report, some 200000 to 300000 horses were sent to slaughter in the early 1990s. Racetrack officials are among those seeking solutions. Higher purses associated with the opening of casinos mean more people are breeding thoroughbreds .

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Why dti is backing the horse owners - Moneyweb.co.za

Why dti is backing the horse owners
Moneyweb.co.za
EURIn the long term we would like to see grooms becoming breeders, but one has to start small.EUR Though Carelse and Adams have worked on stud farms in the Western Cape for almost 80 years between them, the opportunity to actually own the horses they cared .

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Stronach plans IPOs for six racehorse-ownership firms - Baltimore Sun (blog)

Stronach plans IPOs for six racehorse-ownership firms
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Frank Stronach, Pimlico's owner and a successful breeder, wants to bring horse ownership to the masses EUR by selling stock in six new racehorse investment companies. For $10 a share, investors could own a piece of thoroughbreds that would be trained .

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IRS Wins a Horse Case for a Change - Forbes

Forbes
IRS Wins a Horse Case for a Change
Forbes
The poster child for a business activity that the IRS will consider a hobby, denying deduction of net losses under Code Section 183, is horse breeding. Horse breeders often do OK in Tax Court though. I think Tax Court judges share my attitude.

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Humans Tamed Horses All Over the World - Discovery News

Humans Tamed Horses All Over the World
Discovery News
EURHorse domestication had major cultural, socioeconomic, and even genetic implications for the numerous prehistoric and historic human populations that at different times adopted horse breeding,EUR said Alessandro Achilli, a geneticist at the University .

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