The Leading Mares of the Netherlands 2004
The undeserved underestimation of mares lines. Mares lines form the foundation for horse breeding. This is clearly demonstrated by the fact that certain mares lines, via their various branches, will produce successful sport horses and licensed stallions for generation upon generation. Mares lines are the constant factor in breeding. And stallion lines can only survive because of this constant factor. The only book ever published about Dutch mares lines is "De Groninger Wormbloedfokkery (GoningerWormblood Breeding)", written by J.B. Komphuis, which appeared in 1948. There is a growing need among breeders to gain solid insight into the gene pool provided by the dam's side of licensed stallions and sport horses performing at national and international level. Unimpeded by any borders of breeding regions or subjective preferences of studbooks, "The Leading Mares" will offer you this highly essential information. Particularly in bloodstock breeding the influence of the mares lines has always been considered of foremost importance. With the result that bloodstock breeding has progressed relatively much faster In order to gain solid insight into this subject matter, it is necessary that the mares lines are logically numbered, as is indeed the case in bloodstock breeding and in the Holstein and Trakhener studbooks. All the families occurring in "The Leading Mares" are therefore numbered with the prefix NL-mares line. This first book covers 50 mares lines, more than 2,750 horses, and is illustrated with hundreds of photographs. For each mare's line its relationship with (inter)national sport horses and stallions licensed by any studbook recognized by the WBFSH has been charted. Eventually "The Leading Mares" will cover about 250 mares lines. Appendices will be published over the years, containing updates and new photographic material. In this way "The Leading Mares" will become a standard work for Dutch riding horse breeding and will form a basic tool for breeders to become successful and to solidify their success in sport horse breeding. May insight and know how forever grow.

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