Breeder Insights Survey: Understanding Goals, Challenges & Success
1. Which category best describes you?
Breeder only
Breeder & competitor
Breeder & trainer
Breeder, competitor & trainer
Owner / Investor only
Other
2. Where is your primary residence?
Northeast (US)
Southeast (US)
North Central (US)
South Central (US)
Southwest (US)
Northwest (US)
Canada
Mexico
South America
Europe
Oceania
Asia
3. On average, how many mares do you breed each year?
1-3
4-10
11-25
26+
4. List the number of foals you produce annually by:
Embryo transfer
ICSI
Carried by dam
Embryo transfer
Please Select
1-3
4-10
11-25
26+
ICSI
Please Select
1-3
4-10
11-25
26+
Carried by dam
Please Select
1-3
4-10
11-25
26+
5. How long have you been breeding reining horses?
<5 Years
5-10 Years
11-20 Years
21+ Years
6. How many horses do you nominate each year?
None
1-3
4-7
8+
7. If none, your primary reason for choosing not to nominate:
8. How do you personally define success as a breeder:
Earnings
Winning major events
Producing consistent performers
Selling horses successfully
Regional recognition
Personal enjoyment
Other
9. What are your primary reasons for breeding horses?
Passion/ Love of horses
Competition success
Financial return
Building legacy/pedigree
Supporting clients
Family business
Other
10. If you chose "Competition success" please select all disciplines that apply.
Reining
Cowhorse
Cutting
Roping
Ranch Horse Competition
11. How would you describe the financial side of breeding today?
Profitable
Break-even
Loss overall
Highly variable
12. Compared to 10 years ago, do you believe breeding is:
Less risky
About the same
More risky
Not sure
13. What factors most impact your financial outcomes?
Breeding cost
Training cost
Sales prices
Show earnings
Market demand
14. Which types of recognition are most meaningful to you?
Earnings milestones
First achievements (first foal, first earner, etc.)
Regional rankings
Event-based awards (e.g., top mare at Futurity)
Social media features
Pedigree/black-type recognition
Other
15. Which earning milestone should be recognized? (Select all that apply)
$25K
$50K
$100K
$250K
$500K
$1M
Other
16. Do you value recognition based on:
Lifetime performance
Recent performance (last 5 years)
Both equally
17. What breeder data would you find most useful? (Select all that apply)
Mare performance data
Sire statistics
Breeder rankings
Regional performance reports
Event-based performance
Market/sales data
18. How important is regional recognition to you?
Extremely important
Very important
Somewhat important
Not so important
19. Do you sell horses internationally?
Yes, frequently
Occassionally
Rarely
Never
20. Does where your horse competes (U.S. vs. international) affect your breeding decisions?
Yes
No
Sometimes
N/A
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