itslikeflying asked: Someone was saying that they viewed everyone who bred horses for profit as backyard breeders. This is simply not true. Many reputable show and breeding facilities breed for a profit, and because their aim is to make money they procure high-class studs with talent and confirmation to breed to similar mares. It is the people who breed 'just because' their stallion was never gelded, or they think a foal might be cute, that are the problem. Genetics is important, and money buys good genes.