Post by Sapphire Vendermarwe on Aug 13, 2015 14:11:51 GMT
THOROUGHBRED SOCIETY
Welcome to the Thoroughbred Society, here you will find the history, genetics, rules and regulations of the thoroughbred. Also Thoroughbred breed society listings.
Brief History:
The Thoroughbred is one of the most beautiful and fleetest animals in the world, and represents to a large degree all that is best in the Equine Race.
All Thoroughbreds trace their ancestry to three Arab Sires imported into England, namely the Byerley Turk 1689, Darley Arabian 1705, and Godolphin 1728.
When crossed with other breeds, they produce horses of great quality, for instance our Irish Draught which make excellent hunters. Though originally synonymous with racing both Flat and National Hunt, the thoroughbred excels in all equine sports to-day, jumping, eventing, point to point, polo and dressage.
In the latter years of the 1960’s Duras Eile a black gelding owned and ridden by the late Major Eddie Boylan put Ireland on the world map for his many memorable performances in eventing throughout Europe. Coached by Einer Schmit- Jensen to Grand Prix standard in dressage, he scored 84% of the dressage marks contributing to their European Championship win at Badminton, a performance that may still be a record. After their last brilliant victory for Ireland at Punchestown, Duras Eile was sold for an astronomic sum to a new owner in Canada. Incidentally Duras Eile was sired by Artist’s Son who also sired Quare Times a Grand National Winner.
Breed histories of the Thoroughbred often focus on the three foundation sires, the Byerley Turk, Darley Arabian, and Godolphin Arabian, who were brought to England in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and crossed on English and imported mares. While it's true that all modern Thoroughbreds descend in tail-male line to one of these stallions, upwards of 200 stallions, Arabians, Barbs, Turks, and others, were imported into England and are so noted in the General Stud Book.
The standard for evaluating thoroughbreds in direct female descent, based initially on tracing every winner of the five English classic races back to the earliest recorded mares was developed in the late 19th century. It was popularized by Australian Bruce Lowe, and expanded by later researchers. As it turns out, geneticists have found that mitochondrial DNA, passed from mother to daughter, is a valid method of tracking population changes in all species, including thoroughbreds.
THOROUGHBRED GENETICS
Since the birth of the first white Thoroughbred in 1896, the racing world has witnessed with curiosity the appearance and preservation of this rare phenomenon. This first white, which was foaled in Nashville, Tennessee, was registered in the American Stud Book by the name White Cross. From this colt on, this rare color has continued repeating itself throughout the world, each time more frequently, although always in a very sporadic manner. It was not until 1963, with the foaling of Mont Blanc II in France, and of White Beauty in Kentucky, that the white coat began being preserved, in a more conscious way by means of systematic crosses. Thanks to the efforts of some French breeders, among them, Madame Elisabeth Couturié, and Herman K. Goodpaster in America, we can assert that some strains of white Thoroughbreds have survived throughout the world.
Black is a rare color for Thoroughbreds, even though it is dominant to chestnut, the other base color. True black horses will not have any brown hairs in their coat, unlike brown or dark bay horses, who may look black, but who usually have brown hairs on their muzzles, flanks, and inner forearms and thighs. Some black horses will fade with sun exposure, usually observable as brown hairs in the mane and tail, but it is only temporary, much like human hair will lighten in the summer.
The Thoroughbred has a remarkably colorful genetic palette, ranging from ordinary bays to dazzling dominant white pintos. Along with the two base colors, chestnut and black, the Thoroughbred gene pool also includes agouti (bay), brown, grey, cream (palomino, cremello, buckskin, perlino, smoky black, and smoky cream), frame overo, splash white, sabino, dominant white, manchado, rabicano, and due to a recent mutation, what appears to be true roan.
Black is a rare color for Thoroughbreds, even though it is dominant to chestnut, the other base color. True black horses will not have any brown hairs in their coat, unlike brown or dark bay horses, who may look black, but who usually have brown hairs on their muzzles, flanks, and inner forearms and thighs. Some black horses will fade with sun exposure, usually observable as brown hairs in the mane and tail, but it is only temporary, much like human hair will lighten in the summer.
The Thoroughbred has a remarkably colorful genetic palette, ranging from ordinary bays to dazzling dominant white pintos. Along with the two base colors, chestnut and black, the Thoroughbred gene pool also includes agouti (bay), brown, grey, cream (palomino, cremello, buckskin, perlino, smoky black, and smoky cream), frame overo, splash white, sabino, dominant white, manchado, rabicano, and due to a recent mutation, what appears to be true roan.
THOROUGHBRED BREED STANDARD
Now the Thoroughbred itself does not necessarily have a structured breed standard like most breeds do, however there are still things that make a thoroughbred a thoroughbred. Therefore like warmbloods they are based on country of origin.
> American Thoroughbred (USA)
> Irish Thoroughbred (IRE)
> Japanese Thoroughbred (JPE)
> German Thoroughbred (GER)
> Canadian Thoroughbred (CAN)
> French Thoroughbred (FR)
> Italian Thoroughbred (ITY)
> Argentinian Thoroughbred (ARG)
> British Thoroughbred (GB)
This does not mean that they look completely different, it just means that the thoroughbred in question will take on the country code suffix of its country of birth it does not follow the bloodline of its pedigree. e.g A foal born in USA from two IRE thoroughbreds will retain the USA suffix.
When registering a horse with the Thoroughbred Federation one must remember to state the country of birth so we can add the relevant country suffix.
Rare Colours and Patterns
Below are extremely rare occurrences in the genetic gene pool of the breed.
> maximally expressed sabino,
> True/jet/blue Black,
> gulastra plume,
> palomino,
> Dun,
> Cremello,
> Perlino,
> Rabicano,
> Dominant white or white.
> Roans
Any large facial markings such as a very wide spread blaze and white socks up to the knee will be accepted as just excessive white markings, unless stated otherwise or carries as, splash white, Paint, Overo etc... This meaning that the horse can have excessive white markings only on the face and legs without it being considered as carrying a different genetic pool other than e.g Chestnut with all four white leg markings and excessive white blaze. However these are the restrictions to the white markings, if any other white patterning or marking is found on either underside of the belly leading up to the flank this will be considered as either paint, Sabino or possibly maximally expressed sabino.
Colors and patterns restrictions:
> maximally expressed sabino, 2 can only occur after every 100 horses registered under a common coat.
> Perlino, 2 can only occur after every 100 horses registered under a common coat.
> Cremello, 2 can only occur after every 100 horses registered under a common coat.
> Rabicano, 2 can only occur after every 100 horses registered under a common coat.
> Roans, 3 can only occur after every 70 horses registered under a common coat.
> Gulastra plume, 3 can only occur after every 70 horses registered under a common coat.
> Dun, 1 can only occur after every 70 horses registered under a common coat.
> Dominant white or white, 2 can only occur after every 50 horses registered under a common coat.
> palomino, 2 can only occur after every 50 horses registered under a common coat.
> True/jet/blue Black, 4 can only occur after every 40 horses registered under a common coat.
Once all rare coloured horse have been registered the registry will reset to zero to restart the count from 0 - 100.
> maximally expressed sabino,
> True/jet/blue Black,
> gulastra plume,
> palomino,
> Dun,
> Cremello,
> Perlino,
> Rabicano,
> Dominant white or white.
> Roans
Any large facial markings such as a very wide spread blaze and white socks up to the knee will be accepted as just excessive white markings, unless stated otherwise or carries as, splash white, Paint, Overo etc... This meaning that the horse can have excessive white markings only on the face and legs without it being considered as carrying a different genetic pool other than e.g Chestnut with all four white leg markings and excessive white blaze. However these are the restrictions to the white markings, if any other white patterning or marking is found on either underside of the belly leading up to the flank this will be considered as either paint, Sabino or possibly maximally expressed sabino.
Colors and patterns restrictions:
> maximally expressed sabino, 2 can only occur after every 100 horses registered under a common coat.
> Perlino, 2 can only occur after every 100 horses registered under a common coat.
> Cremello, 2 can only occur after every 100 horses registered under a common coat.
> Rabicano, 2 can only occur after every 100 horses registered under a common coat.
> Roans, 3 can only occur after every 70 horses registered under a common coat.
> Gulastra plume, 3 can only occur after every 70 horses registered under a common coat.
> Dun, 1 can only occur after every 70 horses registered under a common coat.
> Dominant white or white, 2 can only occur after every 50 horses registered under a common coat.
> palomino, 2 can only occur after every 50 horses registered under a common coat.
> True/jet/blue Black, 4 can only occur after every 40 horses registered under a common coat.
Once all rare coloured horse have been registered the registry will reset to zero to restart the count from 0 - 100.
The Conformation:
The typical Thoroughbred ranges from 15.2 to 17.0 hands (62 to 68 inches, 157 to 173 cm) high, averaging 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm). They are most often bay, dark bay or brown, chestnut, black, or gray. Less common colours recognized in the United States include roan and palomino. The face and lower legs may be marked with white, but white will generally not appear on the body. Coat patterns that have more than one colour on the body, such as Pinto or Appaloosa, are not recognized nor accepted. Good-quality Thoroughbreds have a well-chiseled head on a long neck, high withers, a deep chest, a short back, good depth of hindquarters, a lean body, and long legs. Thoroughbreds are classified among the "hot-blooded" breeds, which are animals bred for agility and speed and are generally considered spirited and bold.
Thoroughbreds born in the Northern Hemisphere are officially considered a year older on the first of January each year; those born in the Southern Hemisphere officially are one year older on the first of August. These artificial dates have been set to enable the standardization of races and other competitions for horses in certain age groups.
Thoroughbreds born in the Northern Hemisphere are officially considered a year older on the first of January each year; those born in the Southern Hemisphere officially are one year older on the first of August. These artificial dates have been set to enable the standardization of races and other competitions for horses in certain age groups.
General Conformation of Race type
General Conformation of Eventing/sport type
Please remember these are here for purely example you may however choose to work off a Real life thoroughbred example template.
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