IT'S BREEDING season and the adorable foal pictures have begun rolling in. In most cases these long-legged cuties are sweet reward for the years of work it took to get them on the ground - and a reminder of all the work still to come to get them to their destination, whatever that may be. In our upcoming Sport Horse Stallions supplement (free in-paper on April 4th), we discuss the many challenges breeders face in an industry facing constant change.

One highlight for me in putting together the supplement this year was hearing from four young breeders who shares their hopes as well as their fears for the future. Thinning margins and rising costs were a common theme among their concerns, as well as rising demand from buyers for more mileage than is realistic for the age of the horse.