Irish Hobbies

Dr. Deb Bennett does it again.  She's doing a series of articles about the origins of different breeds.  She did a 3 part article about the Arabian.  The most interesting thing I learned was that the Bedouin breeders traced their horses using the mare lines. I also am more interested in the mare's bloodlines than the stallion.   EQUUS November 2014 #446 included an article entitled The World's Most Important Horse Breed which turns out to be the Hobby. I'm including the 1st page of the article and then the few pages that mentioned the Irish Hobby.  It is a fascinating article.  (Please excuse if the photos aren't just right I couldn't get the last one to line up)

Hartwell Stud

Warmbloods Today March/April 2014  v. 6 no. 2 pages 49-51

Well worth a read - especially if you are a breeder of rare breed

The old sort: of Connemaras and sweet corn