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Originally Posted by chattiesmom This is what we have found true about breeding close relatives especially in the horse business:
If it works and the breeder gets the results they desire, then it is a wonderful thing, the breeder is preserving the purity of the line, and the process is called LINE-BREEDING.
If the breeder DOES NOT get the results they desire and wind up with a genetic toilet  then it is IN-BREEDING and all too ften the resulting pups, horses, etc. are quietly destroyed to protect the breeder's reputation.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you are going to breed, find an unrelated female to mate your male with. |
We have raised Arabians in the past. There is a differance between linebred and inbred in MHO. They are two distinct terms that should not be confused as interchangeable words meaning the same thing there are differences.
Regardless inbreeding is not for a newbie - linebreeding can be a valuable tool for the experienced breeder who knows what they are doing.
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