Are insiders able to manipulate the Studbook to their advantage?
With a 1000+ virtual stallion catalogue, with open Studbook policies and with equal promotional opportunities for everyone, there is no possibility of an insider using the Studbook to his or her advantage. The open marketing and breeding policies enabled by the Studbook are too overwhelming to enable manipulation by anyone. For example, no one could get a stallion licensed while rejecting others to limit breeders’ options. The breeder already has virtually unlimited options in the Continental Studbook. At this time, no insiders own breeding stallions anyway. Finally, no insiders are full time horse professionals dependent solely on breeding, training or equine generated income.
