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I just wanted to comment on "no one I know breeds for average horses"

I don't KNOW anyone breeding for average horses, but I have come across many posts on message boards where people claim to want to breed "horses for the common man, not for shows but for family horses and using"

These posts are almost ALWAYS stock horse breeders. Different level of the horse world entirely than what has been discussed here...but many of these people proudly breed 7 or 8 foals a year...with the GOAL of being mediocre.

Yikes!

I've also heard of people who want to breed non-show horses who can instead be superior family horses. But I don't see this as breeding mediocre. Many show horses are actually inferior for what they are looking for. Just because it is not your preference does not make it inferior. :)