A History of the Trotter and Pacer – A fabulous free ebook with extensive information on the evolution of sire lines and maternal families in America and Australia available from the Classic Families website.
B4Breeding – Bee (Beryl) Pears, based in Cambridge, New Zealand, thoughts on breeding and pedigree matching for Standardbreds
Classic Families -Prof. Ron Goves searchable database of classic winners of every major race in Australia, New Zealand and North America since results were recorded in the late eighteen hundreds and their female family lines. Also includes European records.
Equineexcellence – pedigree matching services, suggested readings and link to Harnessing a dream report.
Equinome – established in 2009 to assist the bloodstock industry to maximise the genetic potential of each Thoroughbred horse, through the development and provision of novel genetic tests founded in scientific excellence.
Gavel House Articles – Thorougbred racing, breeding, articles and bloodstock.
Kentucky Equine Research – Kentucky Equine Research (KER) is an international equine nutrition, research and consultation company serving both the horse producer and the feed industry. Its goal is to advance the industry’s knowledge of equine nutrition and exercise physiology and apply this knowledge to produce healthier, more athletic horses.
True Nicks Blog – a commercial Site that uses statistical data to measure and rate nicks. Their blog has lots of interesting articles related to breeding and analysis of data.
Pedigree Dynamics – Jane Henning pedigree analyst for the Thoroughbred industry, interesting articles and bloodstock.
Pedigree Goddess – Anne Peters a freelance pedigree bloodstock consultant and writer on Thoroughbreds.
Pedigree Matching – Blog of Norman Hall, a long time active member of the Standardbred community in Atlantic Canada. He has been involved for over thirty years in the industry and has served in many capacities, in particular with breeding farms and associations.
Performance Genetics LLC – is a company dedicated to helping our customers reach their goals on the racetrack and in the sale ring. Commencing operations in 2011, our business is about providing on time genetic and phenotypic testing at yearling and two-year-old in training sales giving our customers an edge when making their purchasing decisions and more importantly, helping them avoid a slow horse!
Sports Horse Breeder – site of Kathleen Kirsan Sports Horse Breeder and an online source for applying the ‘Tesio’ methods to horse breeding programs. You will learn what those methods are and why they are successful. You will find how to read your horse’s genetics through evaluating its pedigree- using it like a road map, recognizing dominance and latent talents in its genotype. Discover how to design matings to upgrade your foals by selecting specific bloodlines for dominance building, and how to guide the construction of the genetics through each succeeding generation until you have achieved the result you desire.
the American Thoroughbred Review – site of Jason Hall – A lifelong student of bloodstock topics as well as being an active owner and breeder. He advocates the importance of empirical research to identify truth in breeding practices. His articles have appeared in such magazines as The Blood-Horse, Thoroughbred Times, The Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, The Texas Thoroughbred, The Homestretch, Illinois Racing News, Hoofbeats, The Louisiana Thoroughbred and El Caballista. He also speaks at new owner seminars across the country, advising new owners on avoiding the pitfalls of bloodstock investment. Many interesting blog articles on popular breeding topics.
Thoroughbred Village – a very interesting online forum where members discuss their varying opinions on Thoroughbred breeding theories.
TOBA – the education page of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association based in Lexington, Kentucky. This is an excellent page covering areas new owners need to know, they also cover pedigrees and have a further suggested reading list.
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