Understood, Crying.

I've got a slightly different stance I think because of where I am at currently- slowly putting together my own breeding operation. I'm trying to be very careful with what and how and WHEN I breed- yes, my boy is gorgeous and smart, but so are a thousand other studs, and if I want his babies to stand out, I have to pick and choose the mares he breeds.

Yes, I have a replacement baby on the way- not by my choice, by the mare's and my mother. If she slips, I'm not going to be heartbroken- I care more about her than anything she could produce, and if I were allowed to, I'd already have aborted the foal. Regardless, that baby stays with us forever, even if it's got it's feet on backwards and comes out looking like that Walkaloosastein-Teke over in the Erm thread.

I did see someone finally gave the girl some advice that made sense to me- hopefully she will listen to it. I took a second look at her mare- not a bad looking little packer (fat, though) and I wish someone would tell her to breed to something that would at least give her a registry-qualified baby, just in case something happens. Papers don't always save a horse from hell, but they give them at least a shot at making it to a good home.