Why does the registry accept TBs when other registries have stopped or made it increasingly difficult to use TBs in breeding?
The TB horse has a history unique to North American sport breeding, and it is part of our heritage that should be leveraged into a strength. The TB continues to be very important in breeding for eventers and hunters, and no registry can seriously serve these sports without accepting TBs. However, eligible genetics are dominated by the longer list of European bloodlines, and warmbloods will represent the vast majority of the Continental Studbook breeding population. There are breeders in North America that have cultivated a type of TB for sport which is very different than a typical race horse. The Studbook wanted to create a legitimate name brand desination for these quality horses and their dedicated breeders. The Studbook is dedicated to sport horses specifically in the disciplines of dressage, eventing, hunter and jumping. In order to enable the breeding of purebred sport TBs, the Continental Studbook cannot approve racing animals having no sport horse accomplishments or sport horse
