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EQIDIUSKENNEL · SLOVAKIA

From the book

Breeding and the mating pair

Multi-generation dams, choosing the mating pair, pigment, anatomical faults and raising a reliable sire: the core of the author’s breeding.

Chapters VII, IX, X, XIII, XXIV · pages 161–163, 167–173, 176, 216–217

A young soldier’s visit to a renowned breeder in the 1970s, and one blunt question about a “two-generation dam”, shaped the author’s whole approach. These chapters explain why lasting breeding rests on the maternal line, how he weighs health, colour, type and character when choosing a pair, which anatomical faults to watch for, and how to bring on a young male as a reliable sire.

This is a preview. The full text, photographs and bloodline charts are in the book.

What the book covers here

  • Why breeding rests on multi-generation dams
  • Choosing the mating pair: health, pigment, type and character
  • Anatomical faults and developing a reliable stud dog