tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post8028014812690849303..comments2024-02-01T00:37:24.768-05:00Comments on PTP: Different Sport, Different Breeding BusinessPull the Pockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05082676049275768769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-52344646908650947912012-10-18T14:20:12.867-04:002012-10-18T14:20:12.867-04:00Well, first of all, as in the standardbred industr...Well, first of all, as in the standardbred industry, you want to have the right crosses. Not every mare crosses with the same stallion so there is a need for the hot stallion.<br /><br />I also imagine the issue is the runners use natural cover instead of AI that standardbreds use. Without getting too clinical, one load from the fake mount can be divied up for multiple broodmares. With the runners, the whole shebang goes to the one mare. Unless they are feeding a stallion horsey viagra, you are covering only one mare a day.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-38025637972743138882012-10-18T11:37:31.247-04:002012-10-18T11:37:31.247-04:00It is not the breeders or owners fault. The indus...It is not the breeders or owners fault. The industry and it's groups (TOC) are correct in blaming the bettor for these problems. Don't ask me why the bettors are at fault, I just know they are because the industry and these groups have told me that the bettors need to pay their fair share so the industry can make the decisions that they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560898823512627114.post-11950469995515254752012-10-18T10:48:08.346-04:002012-10-18T10:48:08.346-04:00Long-term considerations are rarely on the minds o...Long-term considerations are rarely on the minds of commercial breeders. Furthermore, the kind of questionable (broader) management of the breed that you have highlighted is yet another example of the problematic, short-sighted, free-for-all business structure that has long defined the industry.<br /><br />Of course it is questionable to rush so many horses off to stud simultaneously, yet in each and every case, there were parties with narrow, vested interests in such deals who don't care at all about the impact of their decisions on the broader breeding business.<br /><br />The dynamic is reminiscent of a time, not very long ago, when stud managers were turning away good, sound stallion prospects because it was easier to "sell" sons of Storm Cat, irrespective of their (at times) modest (or even nonexistent) race records, offset knees, bad throats and temperaments.<br /><br />These farm managers were (mostly) smart enough to know that such a trend was bad for the overall breed, and that their customers would have many more disappointments than necessary as a result, but they were willing participants because there were short-term profits to be made.<br /><br />I would argue that many of the game's major problems, as well as those of broader society, stem from the insidious nature of emphasizing near-term profits at the expense of long-term health.Tinkynoreply@blogger.com