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| The practice of breeding back to a certain stallion to preserve a particular desirable trait. |
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| A mare that is not in foal. |
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| Thoroughbred horses bred for racing. |
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| Those characteristics of a breed that distinguish it from other breeds. |
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| Standard of excellence set up by a breed association for its breed. |
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| Those characteristics commonly accepted as ideal for a particular breed. |
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| An equine group bred selectively for consistent characteristics over a long period of time. |
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| Owner of the dam (female) at the time of service (breeding). The Jockey Club, which records Thoroughbreds, uses the term to refer to the owner of a mare at the time a foal is dropped. |
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| A mare used for breeding purposes. |
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| A general term used to describe a horse of nondescript breeding. |
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| A horse that has purebred or high-grade parents of different breeds. |
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| Quarter Horses whose bloodlines have not had any Thoroughbred blood added since 1940. Must be registered with the AQHA and have less than 10% Thoroughbred blood. |
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| Incentive breeding program to promote a particular breed or type of horse. |
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| When capitalized, this denotes a horse sired by a Thoroughbred |
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| The mating of brother/sister, sire/daughter, son/dam, to fix or accentuate a particular trait or character. |
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| The mating of horses having a common ancestor some generations removed, to accentuate particular traits or characteristics. |
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| Details of parentage and ancestry recorded in a studbook or registry. |
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| The ability to consistently pass on character and type to the progeny. |
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| An individual horse whose parents are recorded in the same registry association. A Registered animal is one whose parents are recorded and is itself recorded, and the registration certificate has been issued. |
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| A horse with both parents being of the same breed. |
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| A name given to a horse for its breed registry to record the pedigree of that horse and preserve the integrity and history of the breed. |
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| Recording an animal from registered parents in the breed registry association. |
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| Written record of the ancestry of an animal issued by the registry association. |
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| An organization formed for the purpose of keeping records of the ancestry of individuals within a breed and to promote the breed. |
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| A book kept by a breed society or registry in which the pedigrees of horses eligible for registration are recorded. |
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