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Originally Posted by gill
Hello,
She seems to be a really nice mare.
My friend and I just did a placement rescue on a herd of racing Arabians, Pure polish.
They seem to have the same hump on their backs.
You should e-mail my friend Melissa. She is really good on judging conformation on horses.
If she is weak in some areas, she can tell you how to make her better.
If you are looking to produce a quality race horse, dont start out with something that needs help to be better conformationally. I dont mean to be harsh but I have been breeding for years(specifically barrel racing QH) and been a horseman all my life and I can tell you if you want something other than mediocre invest your money in a good colt from a reputible breeder.
If you have an OK mare conformationally and you spend top dollars to breed her to a Good proven stallion, you may very well be wasting your money. If your mare is not up to par conformationally( I cant see any pics so i am just going off your post) than alot of top breeders wont even allow it to begin with. If they do and you get a so so colt no reputible trainer is going to take it on as it has less chance of making it on the track.
So, I would suggest finding a top level racing farm and buying a prospect, it will be from proven stock, good conformation, easy to find a trainer who is willing to train it(racing) and will more than likely end up costing about the same when you ad up the vet bills, stud fee, feeding, wait time, etc...as breeding for one that will be potentially less valuable in the end.