Do you know of any Breeders Sayings or Old Wives Tales regarding horses, espicially regarding breeding? Here are a couple of mine:
Breed the best ride the rest.
Put the sugar on top.
After castration throw the testicles on the barn roof. (YUK!) :rolleyes:
My dad always said a horse was worth $1000.00 for every time he/she could roll over in a row.
Old Wives Tales:
The first foal will always be the smallest.
The string test works on every horse. 
The best thing to do with a maiden mare who is difficult/bitchy is to breed her as it will calm her down.
Breed the best to the best and hope for the best.
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Breed the best to the best and hope for the best.[/QUOTE]
Word’s to live by regardless of age or marital status.
There’s some superstition concerning straw bedding and pregnant mares. I can’t remember if they’re supposed to be bedded on rye because they’ll abort on wheat, or if it’s the other way around.
The straw one is not a superstition, it’s a fact 
So tell me more about the straw? We use shavings, but I always put down oat straw for the mares to foal on.
I had heard that one, but the worth was 25¢ per roll. :winkgrin:
Daventry, those are old stupid wive’s tales. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
:yes::yes::yes:
If you like the son, breed to the father.
If a horse is too fat, tie them in a stream.
One white foot shy
Two white feet try
Three white feet deny
Four white feet buy. or some variation of that.
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So tell me more about the straw? We use shavings, but I always put down oat straw for the mares to foal on.[/QUOTE]
Rye straw itself is okay, the problem is that it often has a fungus (an ergot, I believe) on it that can cause abortion, so it’s just easier to stay away from it.
I think wheat straw is preferred, over all … is that correct? (soft and clean)
Two whorls on the face indicates stubborness.
Chestnuts are brilliant, bays have stamina and blacks are stubborn.
One white foot buy him
Two white feet try him
Three white feet look well about him
Four white feet do well with out him
I found this little bit of wisdom written on the wall of one of the old barns at Hawthorne Racetrack:
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The best we could figure out on the Racing forum when I posted it years ago was “Race the horse before gelding it”.
Breed the Best and Sell the Rest.
Good ones so far. Then there is always.
For good luck if you get a hippomane throw it on the barn roof.
You are supposed to do this with the testicles after gelding also. Does anyone know why or where the throw things on the barn roof could have originated?
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