‘Loving your mare isn't enough to breed'

Katie Jerram-Hunnable on how Covid has affected breeding and sales

- Katie Jerram-Hunnable

THOSE of us who produce and ride show horses owe a huge debt to breeders. If it wasn’t for the time, effort and money they put into rearing potential stars, we would be lost.

So has Covid-19 put a dampener on the stud industry, as it has with just about everything else? Hopefully not, if recent conversations I’ve had are typical.

Chatting to David Dixon – who is the current chairman of Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain (SHB(GB)) and has a wealth of knowledge on breeding top-quality horses and ponies for all disciplines – I was heartened to hear that many studs and stallion owners are getting lots of inquiries from people who think now could be the time to breed.

It’s pleasing that in these uncertain times, people are still continuing to breed top-quality British animals.