Register?

There were only 2 times we didn't register a baby and both times we regretted this decision. Neither Rock-a-bye nor Mika were registered. When they were born we thought, why would we registered a gelding? Here are a few problems with not registering even if you believe you will never sell this baby. The number 1 reason is age of the horse. You may believe there is no way to possibly forget this baby's birthday but it happens. Years have a way of slip sliding away along with our memory. There are not that many Friesian stallions and most are related to some degree, the owner must be able to check inbreeding co-coefficients before taking a mare to be bred. If the economy collapses and there is no food for the children much less for horses a hard decision must be made. Guess which animal (hopefully not the child) will be sold first? If the pedigree cannot be proven the price of that very valuable animal has dropped significantly. There are many unethical people advertising a valuable Friesian cross with no Friesian blood at all. The predicted high today is 104 degrees Fahrenheit. We started work early, the outdoor arena was sprayed for weeds, Mark is out working on the fence line. The stalls have been prepared and the mares are all checked. The mares will be moved inside soon it is already 88 degrees, then we are taking off for my favorite store, TSC. The plan is to take Mark's new to us van to fit in a bunch of bedding bags.