How many foals have you sold since Breeding?

[targetsmom]

Let me first add my admiration for Tremor, whom I have never met but would love to!

We started breeding in 2006 and bred 2-3 mares each year since, with some not settling. We did a lot of research before we got into breeding, had a business plan, and knew which bloodlines we wanted (Rowdy, GMB, and Blue Boy).

It is too painful to go over each year, but suffice it to say, in all those years, we have only ONE foal that has survived. Three are buried on our property and 2 were necropsied so they are not here. One of those was a late term abortion and one was stillborn. Rusty, our one survivor, has been gelded and we have a home for him whenever that person is in a position to take him in. We hope to show him in the meantime.

So, we have not retained any foals for our breeding program and we haven't "sold" any either. If we get any live foals next year, we do not plan on keeping them either, although we would like to actually sell some instead of giving them away.

 

[Kim~Crayonboxminiatures]

Starting with my own breeding (not mares I bought in foal) 2003-2011:

6 Colts

1-keeper

5-sold/for sale

13 fillies

12-sold, one I kept until 2 yrs old and then sold, others I wished I could have kept, but had to pay the vet bills.

1-deceased

1 foal unknown gender deceased.

In the past I've kept foals until they were 1-3 years old, but for various reasons they didn't fit my breeding goals.

Now I'm not planning to breed for a few years, so keepers are just for my own pleasure, not necessarily for breeding.

 

[Maple Hollow Farm]

First I want to address Tremor, who by the way I also admire for the honesty and ability to make the right decisions, but towards you wondering about the Gold Melody Boy line, we have owned MANY GMB bred horses and "knock on wood" have never had any of them produce dwarfs or even ones with slight characteristics, have had some up close GMB too. Not saying that he doesnt carry it because who knows without a test, just that the ones we have had, have never produced dwarfs.

Now for our foals, I am only going to do my personal ones not my parents as they have been breeding far too many years for me to keep track LOL!

My first homebred foals were born in 09, I had 2 colts that I actually bred for not bought in foal. One is my bay pintaloosa stallion, Maple Hollows Little Bit of Magic, who I obviously kept and my reason was, when I did the breeding I kept asking Mars to have a pintaloosa colt that would stay under 33" and have actual spots (not characteristics), pretty head, and of course correct. Well she gave me EXACTLY what I ordered, I couldnt have been happier with my first ever homebred foal, so he is here to stay! The other colt was sold.

In 2010 I had 2 colts and 3 fillies. I sold the two colts and one of the fillies and kept back the other two fillies. Once again one of my mares gave me precisely what I wanted from the breeding and while I did originally offer her for sale since I still had the parents I ended up keeping her due to the loss of her dam and the decision to geld that stallion, so now am keeping her

. The other filly is out of a friends stallion that I used for the season and she is a super nice appy filly that I think will be a nice asset to my appy program.

And finally this year I had 4 colts and 5 fillies. I sold three colts and lost the other to lightning, and sold one filly plus traded another filly for a Buckeroo/King Supreme mare because she fit my program perfectly and the filly was what the other person was looking for! I also have the other three fillies still and am undecided as to which ones of them I am keeping, I really like them all!

 

[Matt73]

Bred two (same mare bred in '08 and '10 to two different stallions)

First one born in '09 (a lovely filly). Sold to a therapeutic riding facility (and she is super loved

)

Second one born this year and am gelding in '12 and keeping

I'm keeping Levi because he is what I have always dreamed of a miniature horse looking like. He's delicate and proportioned and just a gorgeous boy

No more breeding here (I'm three for three for healthy, happy, beautiful foals and am gonna count myself lucky

)

 

[Field-of-Dreams]

Y'all made me sit down and make a list!

We've been breeding for ten years now. The only dwarf we had was out of a mare we bought bred and the stallion came with her. He was gelded and the mare was sold as a pet. She was killed this year when a tree fell on her during a tornado, poor thing.

We have sold all but the horses in red. Some we had wanted to keep, but when you get a good offer you tend to take it. Two we gave away.

2001

Field of Dreams Teknical Difficulty colt

Field of Dreams Shadows and Mist filly

2002

Field of Dreams Black Tie Affaire colt

Field of Dreams Chantilly Lace filly

Field of Dreams In Da Nick of Time colt

Field of Dreams Justa Jim Dandy colt

Field of Dreams Remembering Maggie filly

2003

Field of Dreams Believe in Magic filly

Field of Dreams Harlequin Magic filly

Field of Dreams On Broadway colt

Field of Dreams Peppermint Stix filly

2004

Field of Dreams Double Stuff colt

Field of Dreams Dusty Rose filly

Field of Dreams Gryffindor colt

Field of Dreams Lil Harry Potter colt

Field of Dreams Montana Python colt

Field of Dreams Moody Blues filly

Unnamed filly stillborn filly

2005

Field of Dreams Deja Vu filly

Field of Dreams Pretty in Pink filly

Field of Dreams Rowdy Baylee filly

Field of Dreams Hearts Desire filly

Field of Dreams Strawberry Parfait filly

2006

Field of Dreams Champagne Frost filly

Field of Dreams Storm Watch colt

Field of Dreams Jedi Knight Star colt

Field of Dreams Red Hot Elvis colt

2007

Field of Dreams Pete's Grand Finale colt

Field of Dreams Something Blue filly

Field of Dreams Dusty colt

Field of Dreams Ricochet colt

Field of Dreams Scotty colt

2008

Field of Dreams Dolly filly

Unnamed foal stillborn colt

2009

Field of Dreams Bella Sera filly

Field of Dreams Legally Blonde filly

Unnamed foal stillborn dwarf colt

Field of Dreams Rebel colt

Field of Dreams Silk Stockings filly

Field of Dreams Something Wicked filly

2010

Field of Dreams Abigail filly

Field of Dreams Red Hot and Spicy filly

2011

Field of Dreams Red Hot Rhett colt

Field of Dreams Tangerine Fizz filly

Field of Dreams Forever Summer filly

Field of Dreams Kentucky Rain filly

Field of Dreams Kodachrome stillborn colt

 

[lucky lodge]

i can add to this thread

2011

2 colts

and 1 still in the oven

but its so sad to read how many foals have died

this breeding is not for light hearted

 

[topnotchminis]

We have had one foal. Three years ago, kept him and gelded him. We now have one maybe 2 foals due next year and will most likely keep one or both.

 

[midnight star stables]

2 mares bred in 2009, both didn't catch, 1 came home and showed, the other stayed out to be bred.

Results:

1 live filly who we kept.The resulting foal was going to be kept, no matter what it was. The sire and dam had bloodlines I wanted in my barn. The dam is now retired and living out her days in peace.

Zero sold.

The one other mare that was bred in 2009 but didn't catch, really should be bred again as she has so much to offer... But the thought of loosing her is too great for me to do it. I enjoy buying babies and growing up with them, rather then breeding. In time though, I'd like to bred again, but only with the intent to keep the resulting foal.

 

[High Meadow Miniatures]

Approx 25-30 foals born here of our breeding, plus five sired by outside stallions.

We've kept five foals, all fillies, and just sold one of them this past spring. The four that we kept (and are keeping), will be added to our small band of broodmares when they are old enough

One is a palomino pinto we kept from the 2008 crop (homebred). The second is a silver buckskin Buckeroo grandaughter, she was foaled here, but her sire is an outside stallion. The last two fillies, are our homebred keepers from the 2011 crop of foals. Both sired by our Buckeroo son, Little Kings Buck O. One cremello, and one silver buckskin, both are double/triple Buckeroo bred

 

[walkermini]

I got into/got my first minis is 2007, in 2008 I had three mares foal that were in foal when I bought them. All three were colts, sold all three.

In 2009, I had one homebred filly (kept her) one homebred colt (gave to friends) and one flly from a mare bought in foal (kept her).

In 2010, had five foals, all homebred. Sold two colts and two filles, and traded one filly. Possibly would have kept one or both fillies I sold, but my husband was laid off so had to reduce numbers.

In 2011, had five foals, all homebred, three fillies and two colts. Sold all filles and one colt is almost paid for, he should be leaving next month. The other colt will be going when someone decides they want him I might have kept one of the sold fillies, but listed her for sale and she had a deposit within a week, and then my work schedule changed-now I will have time to show, I would have kept her to show but she was already sold.

I have had a few abortions over the years (that I know of), and did have one dummy foal we lost at three days old.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

Rabbit was the first Mini I bred, he is also a registered Shetland and I am proud of the fact, in spite of it supposedly being a stigma over here..."just" a Shetland is the normal feeling.

Still, since I started in 1979 I cannot even begin to remember how many foals I have bred, sorry, just no idea!

I have two mares who are 17 who are the oldest mares I still have that I bred, all my broodmares are homes-bred and third, fourth and fifth generation home bred, although I a using an "outside" stallion next year!

Rabbit is now approaching 32 (September foal) and I bred him and owned his sire and dam.

Although I never intended to sell him I was offered so much money for him that I did, a couple of times, waver, then I stood firm.

I have kept one of last years foals, who I think is something special, a filly, although I also have a filly and colt foal that I shall not keep.

So, I breed for me, for what I like and what I want, that is what I have always done and I am pretty darn proud of the mares I ahve, now. All the mares I am breeding form have been shown and won to national level.

OK,brag over

I would also like to add my congratulations and admiration to the growing list of the Tremor FanClub!

Way to go, young lady, you are and inspiration to us all, there are people high up in the Mini Horse world who could learn a few things form you!!

 

[CheyAut]

We've had 13 mini foals and 2 full size foals.

Of the minis, we have 1 foal that is a complete keeper, and 2 that I'm happy keeping but might let go to the right home. The other 10 have been sold.

For the full size foals, one was my dream horse but we lost him at a month old *cries* and the other is one of those, I'm happy keeping but ok to let him go to the right home.

 

[HGFarm]

Can't count how many foals I've had since 1995- and a couple were not papered by their new owners who took them with an application. However, out of my herd of 7 right now 3 are homebred- all three are mares.

 

[MindyLee]

Got into minis in 2004 and 6 foals bred here!!!

Currently have 8 minis in the back yard, 2 mature stallions, 4 mature mares, & 2 jr mares.

2006 colt SOLD

2008 colt SOLD

2009 filly KEPT

2010 filly SOLD

2010 filly PASSED AWAY

2011 filly STILL HERE

Expecting 3 foals for 2012

 

[markadoodle]

2006;

1 filly – sold

2007;

1 filly – sold

2008;

1 filly – kept for a year,sold, then bought back due to death of owner

(now my show mare)

1 colt – sold

2009;

1 filly – sold

1 colt – sold;was abused, and I bought him back

(still own)

2010; took year off from breeding.

2011;

1 filly – keeping and future show mare

1 colt – ETA; sold

2012; one mare in foal.

 

[PaintNminis]

We had our First Homebreds in 2008

2008

FILLY - Desert Realms Rayon De Soleil/Palomino Pinto SOLD

COLT (Gelding) - Desert Realms Bayliner/Bay SOLD

2009

FILLY - Desert Realms Bejeweled Design/Sorrel Pinto KEEPER

this Filly was Exactly what I ordered Filly/Nice Conformation/Pinto/Blue Eyes

Sired by one of my "Dream Stallions"

2010

COLT (Gelding)- Desert Realms Shock Value/Bay SOLD

2011

FILLY - Desert Realms Valiant Chatelaine/Sorrel Pinto SOLD

FILLY - Desert Realms Lady Sardonyx/Seal Brown Currently Waiting on a new Home

FILLY - Desert Realms Still working on a Registered name/Gray KEEPER

I was going to Sell her, but we feel in Love

So All together 7 Foals

2 "Keepers" / 5 Sold/For Sale

 

[wpsellwood]

Lets see,

2005 colt, sold in 2006 we showed him extensively

2006 2 fillies, sold one in 2007 end of show season we showed her extensively, the other sold to a show home still showing now

1 colt showed him through his yearling year and sold him

2007 2 colts, one we showed and sold as a weanling, sold the other as a weanling

2008 1 filly, showed until end of yearling year and sold

2009 1 filly, showed as a weanling died as a yearling

the one I planned on keeping.

2010 1 filly, sold a yearling shown

2011 2 colts have them in my barn

2012 4 mares in foal to Domino