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I'm not sure what question I was asking?

You say that most research is done by word of mouth, but the whole point of this thread is that they claim everyone is being tight lipped?

Yes most are small breeders - same with the majority of horse breeders! We only have two mares, we are hobbiests. They are both well bred, imported warmbloods. We know their temperaments, conformation strengths & weaknesses and we know what we are hoping to get from the offspring.

Studs are obviously able to produce many more offspring than the females so you can see what traits they consistently pass on. We know what we want to improve on our mares. A good mare is hard to beat as well, we got the best we could. ANYONE breeding, whether you're breeding one animal or 100 animals, should be aware of what faults & strong points their breeding stock has and have a goal in mind for the offspring. Knowing what traits the stallion (or stud dog) typically passes on to it's offspring can really help us in our selection process. It shouldn't be a big secret. What is to be gained from that? It doesn't help the stallion/stud owner to put 100 foals/pups on the ground with crappy conformation/temperaments because they were matched up with the wrong mate. If you are an experienced breeder and have one stud animal or 10, you should know what traits each and every one of your breeding stock passes on and help fellow breeders make the right choice.

There is not much difference, IMHO, of breeding dogs and breeding horses. I am not trying to come across as a dog breeding expert, because I am not. But I think the goals are more or less the same, are they not? There are always faults you try to improve, you always have to see what the offspring has within itself in order to match it to the right home. Some people are looking for pleasure mounts, some are looking to be more competitive. Some people are looking for a dog as a companion, some are looking for a service animal. There should still be a goal in mind when you make plans to breed. Obviously you have to look to see what the offspring has within it when it comes time to sell. You can never know 100% what you'll end up with, but you try.

Our one mare is sweet, but not amateur friendly. For her we look for a stallion who will hopefully pass on a calm temperament and a little more size & substance. The other is a lovely mellow girl with lots of "go", but we'd like to improve her trot a bit. They are both outstanding in their own right, but when they are bred we try to breed to end up with an animal that can be both competitive, but also "rideable".

Ok, don't kill me for saying that. If I'm wrong, please help me understand what I'm missing, because I'm genuinely trying to learn. :)

I have a Yasko son and he has to be the best dog I have owned. He is sire typical and his puppies have drive and looks. Yes, even working line people and those producing service dogs have complemented me on the drives of my dogs. They are also dogs you can live with. Easy to train. Smart and athletic. I have been very pleased with the hips and elbows in the offspring. There have been very few issues. No dog is perfect, but Yasko definitely put his stamp on the breed in my opinion.

edith - thank you......

This thread is very interesting for me. I only have a female right now but from a newer bloodline and she is wonderful. She is a Remo daughter, very highly intelligent, good drive (not as crazy as somelike it but its very good) very good conformation an pigment and the last but not least she is very healthy! Edith I would love to see your male! I realy like the Yasko bloodline. My female has is bloodline as well :)

Here he is at 1 year

Here he is at 6 years old. He will be nine this year. And still full of energy. I had trouble getting photos to load. Most of them are saved in photoshop. If you want to see 2 of his daughters, go to the conformation chat and look for the critique requested on a 17 month old female.

Head shot. anyone who sees the dog in person comments on what an impressive dog he is. The only regret I have is not being able to title him. I went through a nasty divorce and health issues, but am back on my feet and will be getting back on track with his offspring. I know some will criticise me for breeding without a title, but I did not want to lose the gene pool. A dog like this is hard to come by. I did certify hips, elbows, eyes and did train. Life sometimes throws us obstacles.

Wow he is a beautiful male! I love his head! Its so different from what I see nowadays,for the moat part. And I wouldnt criticize you for breeding, IMO the Yasko is a great one and you are so lucky to have a direct son of his!

*the Yasko line is a great one

edith he is amazing!

sure wish others would also contribute.....