From Show Ring to Breeding Shed
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If you’ve ever owned a particularly talented or head-turning mare, you might have imagined breeding a carbon copy of her so you could continue enjoying those qualities and bloodlines. I turned a similar dream into reality eight years ago when my buxom, “red-headed” hunter Alice suffered a career-ending injury at age 9.
After Alice suffered a career-ending injury, I decided her traits and bloodlines were worth perpetuating
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Alexandra Beckstett, a native of Houston, Texas, is a lifelong horse owner who has shown successfully on the national hunter/jumper circuit and dabbled in hunter breeding. After graduating from Duke University, she joined Blood-Horse Publications as assistant editor of its book division, Eclipse Press, before joining The Horse. She was the managing editor of The Horse for nearly 14 years and is now editorial director of EquiManagement and My New Horse, sister publications of The Horse.
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