Equine linebreeding/inbreeding
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Posted by lbspaints on November 15, 2002 at 09:00:23:
I'm just starting back in the horse business. I always had geldings before. Now I have two mares and a filly all Paints. This is the first year I have ever breed a mare. I went by the advise of the breeder I purchased the two mares from, which is also my horse trainer. We went by the conformation, disposition, and the color of the resulting foals he would produce, he is also owned by them. I'm wondering where the cut-off point is between linebreeding and inbreeding? I know from other articles on the internet and talking to my horse trainer and breeder that daughter to father, son to mother, and full sister to brother is inbreeding. But, I want to know how many times a foal or a particular horse can go back to the same horse, that it changes from linebreeding to inbreeding. One of my mares goes to Three Bars 5 times by 4 different horses, I also have her daughter that goes back to Three Bars 14 times by 10 different horses. Where is the cut-off point between linebreeding and inbreeding? Are both these mares linebred or inbred or one of each? Three Bars does not come up unless you go back at least to the fouth if not the 6th or 7th generation. Any advice will help. If you can give pedigree examples it would be even better. I want to keep breeding my mares but, I don't want to inbreed my mares. So, I'm looking for something to go by to keep linebreeding. Please help if you can any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks LBS Paints
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