Sparkman: Iltis female line breeds on
Although flashy, high-profile stallions tend to get all the publicity, the key to building a breeding program in a regional market requires good broodmares. Ease of transportation today makes it possible for broodmares to be sent to national breeding centers such as Kentucky to be covered by top sires, but if the broodmare population for a state program is not up to national standards, that program will not consistently produce top-level horses, regardless of the quality of its stallions. As the Florida breeding industry began to grow in the early 1950s, it was particularly blessed with the arrival of a number of broodmares of sometimes doubtful pedigree who turned out to be top-class producers.
John P. SparkmanJul 03, 2015
