A look behind the scenes at a top thoroughbred stud farm, providing an insight into the thoroughbred mating game. The book contains anecdotes from the author's years of experience in stud farming, alongside breeding information, from selecting the stallion to the final result on the racetrack.
When Jane Glenn embarked upon her career as a stud secretary, she could find no reference books to guide her through the complex world of stud administration. Furthermore, while weighty works on genetics and breeding theory existed, there was little to inform the layperson, whether prosepctive employee or broodmare owner, about the basic operations of a stud farm. From the vantage point of her position, Jane saw this lack of information as ongoing. Therefore, using the skills acquired at Horse and Hound, backed up by a creative writing course, she set out to remedy the situation.
The resultant work, Gone to Stud, is written in an effervescent, accessible style - the author never failing to highlihgt the incongruous, embarrassing and frenetic moments which are part and parcel of life on a stud farm. The book, however, is written to inform as well as entertain and it contains a wealth of information on all aspects of stud farm work, the breeding process, bloodstock registration, sale at auction and the early stages of trianing and racing youngstock.
Gone to Stud will, therefore, be invaluable as a reference work for stud staff and those contemplating involvement as breeders, and will also be of great interest to all horse enthusiasts who seek a window onto the fascinating world of bloodstock breeding.
Paperback.