The Breeding Business in Maryland, continued
that same kind of interest. Mary Benedict, long-time breeder of Section A Welsh Ponies at her Severn Oaks Farm, explains that she is still selling ponies, but at drastically reduced rates. “I do try to sell the young ponies before they have to be broken. Now I seem to be keeping them lon- ger. [I am seeing a] slight increase in requests [for young stock], but my pric- es are way down.” T e American Con-
nemara Pony Society re- ported no Maryland foals this year.
On the Rebound? Vicki Carson is cau-
doing next year before breeding more mares.” Joanna Kelly did have two foals this year, and she notes that “the horse business seems to have picked up in the last year and I have sold [some] young horses, and there is new interest in this year’s foal crop. I anticipate that there will always be a demand for good performance hors- es.” As a result of this uptick in inter- est, Joanna bred four mares this year. Bonnie Lorenzen, who breeds
Paints and Saddlebreds at her Fred- erick farm Just T e Right Horse,
has
tiously keeping her toe in the breeding business. “When you stop breeding for a while, it’s kind of a double-edged sword, especially when you have middle-aged and older mares–once you stop breeding them it can be tough to get them started again! I did breed one young mare last year and had a single foal this year. So far, I have bred one mare this year for a 2012 foal, and I will probably wait and see how the industry is
Steuart Pittman of Dodon Farm has seen a shift at his farm from primarily a breeding business to a train- ing one.
likewise seen rising interest. “I do see a huge recovery for the horse sales. My sales of young horses has not diminished, and I actually think that more people are rec-
ognizing the value of owning a young horse, versus a turn-key horse with their unknown train- ing and not knowing what they are getting.” For Wendy Costello, who
breeds warmbloods at her Kent Island Sporthorses, “We have
two new foals, and the interest in our stallions has remained good. I lowered the number of foals I wanted here a bit, but I was never one to bred more than four a year. I sold all of my 2010 foals quickly and one of my 2011 foals is spoken for. I have been lucky to sell foals pretty well for the last few years, particularly when I pushed a bit with my advertising, and reached out more to cli- ents. I sold a yearling and a two-year-old, a three- year-old, and a couple of broodmares, and three foals at fair prices, and sold them quite quickly. One thing, for me, that the economic changes continued...
Top 10 Stallions in Maryland based on The Equiery’s Foal Announcements for 2011
1. Rousseau (Hanoverian) - 26 foals 2. Bugatti Hilltop (Hanoverian) - 22 foals 3. Royal Prince (Hanoverian) - 20 foals 4. Donarweiss (Hanoverian) - 19 foals 5. Rock Slide (TB) - 14 foals 6. Riverman (Holsteiner) - 13 foals 7. Contucci (Hanoverian) - 10 foals 8. Negro (Dutch Warmblood) - 9 foals 9. Oratory (TB) - 7 foals 10. Popeye (Westfalen Pony) - 6 foals 10. Two Punch* (TB) - 6 foals
*According to Northview Stallion Station, T . wo Punch, who was
humanely destroyed on June 25 (see page 33), covered about 35 mares in 2010. Not all of these foals have been recorded by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association or have been received by The Equiery
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