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To me breeding really isn’t always about numbers and facts and indices, etc., and as much as I always consider those things, there are times when I just get this “feeling” for lack of a better word that this young stallion would do well with one of my proven mares. [/QUOTE]
This was a post I made on this forum in May 2008, on a thread about picking stallions.
[I]Several years ago, I went to interview Oldenburg breeder Harli Siefert for an article in The Oldenburg Horse magazine. For those who don’t know Harli, she is one of Oldenburg’s most successful breeders, having produced an incredible number of licensed stallions stemming from a single foundation mare. She bred Conterno Grande, Couleur Rubin and his full brother Couleur Rouge, Rubin-Royal and three licensed full brothers (incl. Romanov Blue Hors), Don Chico, Rubin Cortes, etc.
When asked how she made her stallion selections, Harli pressed her hand to her heart. “I know here,” she said. She went on to elaborate that she narrows down her choices, based on conformation, movement, pedigree, performance, temperament (and not necessarily in that order), but then relies on her gut feeling. If she doesn’t get a tingle of excitement thinking about the pairing, she passes on that stallion and chooses one who DOES give her that thrill.[/I]
