horse breeders
Foal-producing professionals
Horse breeders are people who raise horses for reproduction, selecting animals for particular traits—speed, strength, temperament, or conformation to breed standards.
The term covers operations ranging from small farms producing a few foals yearly to large commercial enterprises: The horse breeders in Kentucky are known for producing champion thoroughbreds.
- conformationStructural form or arrangement
- mareFemale adult equine
- artificial inseminationMedical sperm introduction procedure
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- linebreedingMating related animals deliberately
embryo transfer · stallion · dressage · genetic testing · racing · foal · veterinary care · stud · stud fee · bloodlines · filly · broodmare · genetic disorders · stud farms · live cover · hybrid vigor · colt · show jumping
- breedersdog breeders, cat breeders, cattle breeders, commercial breeders, crossbreeders
- animal peoplecat owners, animal rescuers, animal trainers, breeders, adopters
- animal breeding jobscattle breeders, dog breeders
- raisersfundraisers, breeders, farmers, ranchers, growers
- horse racingthoroughbred, racehorse, flat race, horses, jockey
- Herding Peoplespastoralists, herders, nomads, herdsmen, shepherds