20.09.08 . Katie Jerram and Azarax . 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.
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