In my mind, there's a lot of incentive for Dutch members of our group.
1. The strength and robustness of the North American breeding pool directly contributes to frozen semen and horse sales of our counter-parts in Holland.
2. Directly related, the larger stallion owners, such as VDL and Nijhof have long supported North American breeders--it's good for them and good for us
3. It will best serve North American needs if any stallions we get approved begin their careers in Holland--the breeding base is bigger, they get an index, they get an immediate foal report, they get the early stallion competitions, and they develop a reputation--the income a popular young stallion in Holland can generate is substantial
4. The people I've invited are friends of mine and people I trust who both will look out for our interests and have connections to possible colts we might not have otherwise.
thoughts on the timeline that a stallion would be imported to the USA?
ReplyDeleteMy thinking is that it best serves us to have a stallion stand at least one season in Holland. Maybe two. That being said, it will depend on the individual. Some bloodlines might be more useful here than in Holland, so we'd import him immediately after testing.
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