Pledging to do better.

HexenHammer with a young fan at Breyerfest Photo by Morgan Reeves.

We've been around a while, and we see a lot of folks that want to try their hand at raising horses. We'd like to see more people doing it right, so, we've created a pledge for Ethical Breeding, and we'd like to see who is willing to commit to putting horses on the ground the right way!

I pledge:

To always breed for the betterment of the horse. To not willfully breed forward animals with a low quality of life.

To not put a poor quality foal on the ground for the sake of a check- whether it is out of my mare or someone else's.

To register every foal I produce that can be registered somewhere reputable, as those papers may earn them a soft landing in an uncertain future where I cannot reach them.

To take care of my breeding animals, giving them all the same care and respect, not neglecting their maintenance because they are out of the show ring or "just" a broodmare.

To retire the old when they are no longer useful, and care for them until it is time to say goodbye, not to turn out an elderly animal that has given me the best years of their life for a few hundred bucks.

To not compromise ethics in the face of fashion, ignoring show ring trends and designer fads that work against the production of sound animals and training practices.

To put well rounded, good minded horses out into the world, not just produce foals and throw them, ill-mannered and unsocialized, out into the world.

To have a home where my foals can return to if they have fallen through the cracks, and if I cannot take them, I will do everything I can to see them otherwise safe.

To not be color, hair, or rarity blind, as none of those things make a good horse, and cannot stand on their own (or even in concert) as the only reason to breed an animal.

And finally, to always be learning and changing based on new information, as we never stop having opportunities to improve!

If you'd like to make the pledge along with us, go ahead and share our post.

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Bron Stark
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Trinity Appaloosa Farm