Thank you for sharing this. The results of the research they’re engaged in will be interesting. They’re hoping to use it with the best possible intentions, but it could dramatically reduce demand for older broodmares.
Only by Claiborne’s clients though. It won’t have any effect on mares sold by other consignors, unless the entire industry follows suit.
It will be interesting to see the results of their study.
Yeah. I worry that a lot of consigners and clients could be influenced to think of older mares as less desirable if Claiborne’s research determines that the competitive value of offspring takes a nosedive when those foals are born to mares over the age of ___ . Then, it’s a game of Hot Potato of who is left owning and retiring the broodmares above that age. Not everyone has 3,000 acres like Claiborn.
I got the impression that they will be looking at the age in which people stop breeding older mares, not looking at the competitive value of their offspring.
From the article: (bolding mine)
“That will require going through 10 or 20 years of sales data for Claiborne to check on the post-sale performance of older broodmares. Bishop said there are buyers who prefer to shop for mares in their late teens, when their prices may be lower, and have every intention of continuing the mare’s career in the breeding shed. The team will be checking registry records of mares they’ve sold in their teens to figure out if there’s an average age at which they seem less likely to produce registered foals after they change hands. It’s too early to guess what that age will be, but it will be based on data.”
Correct, but it is a step in the right direction & will hopefully give others some good feedback/information to pull from.
I’m also hopeful that others will step up & follow suit for their aging broodmares.
I don’t disagree. I think it’s an interesting study and I’m looking forward to seeing the results.
It’s sad to see people auction their elderly mares for $2000.
