2016 Miniature Horse WORLD Issues Feb/March 2016 | Page 47

to set myself up for success. The option of being able to use an outside stallion allows me to reach new heights. Whatever you’re looking for, you can find it in an outside stallion. Optimally, he should be a proven stallion with notable bloodlines and great foals on the ground that are making a name for themselves. You are custom tailoring a great match. You have the mare. Now find the puzzle piece that maximizes her potential. OUT NEW TRENDS 3.TRYING THE MOST AFFORDABLE WAY. If you’re a trendy sort of person when it comes to bloodlines, breeding to an outside stallion with your prize mare allows you to get a taste without taking the risk and buying an expensive weanling by that stallion. If you match the right mare to that stallion you could get the next best thing in the industry. 4.REDUCED HASSLE. Let’s face i B