ClickMini
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I am hoping this is a fun thread, and possibly somewhat educational as well. I have what I think is a pretty nice herd of horses at this point, have shown successfully, and am ready to breed some now. I would like to know what crosses would be most interesting to people and why. What price bracket would you place a foal from these crossings, in your opinion, if the foal were of pretty good quality with no major faults.
Here are the horses in question:
Stallion 1: from an outstanding performance horse breeding farm, pedigree is the "best of the best," horse can MOVE, he wins at halter but I don't consider him to really be a great halter horse. He is tiny, about 29-1/2" tall, so I have never trained him to drive. He is very smart and trainable, and with his background he might throw size all over the map, but I wouldn't expect over 34". AMHA/AMHR
Stallion 2: from a well-known halter breeding farm, pedigree is 1/2 Arenosa, 1/2 mini. He is going to mature at about 33 or 33-1/2". He is a very nice mover, he has won at halter in some very limited showing. Great temperament, very trainable. He will be trained to drive in 2009, with an eye on competing in both breed ring and CDE. I believe this guy to be the "pretty performance horse" that everyone claims they are looking for.
AMHR only, will be hardshipped AMHA as soon as he's eligible.
Mare 1: AMHR Hall of Fame (halter), drives in breed shows and CDE, this is an outstanding all-around horse. Pedigree is somewhat nondescript but does have Lucky 4 lines. She is 36-1/4" permanent measurement, 38" at the wither for CDE. She is an average mover, but looks very nice moving out in harness. She is my go anywhere, do anything horse. AMHR only.
Mare 2: from an outstanding performance horse breeding farm, excellent pedigree, she moves wonderfully and has won in both the country and single pleasure driving classes. Has won halter championships. 2007 Reserve National Champion Country Pleasure Driving Mares. National Top Ten in Halter. She is another of the "pretty performance horses." 33". AMHA/AMHR.
Mare 3: from a well-known halter breeding farm. She is 100% Shetland, alot of her background is Arenosa. She is about 33-1/2" tall. I will hardship her if she stays this size, probably will. She is a very nice mover, very athletic. I will probably not breed her to Stallion 2, as they are a little too close on the pedigree, although many would not consider it a problem. Her grandsire is his sire. Otherwise they are both complete outcrosses on the other side. I am still considering that. She is extremely refined, although she has really come into her own since this photo was taken. She has never been shown, for a variety of reasons. AMHR/ASPC.
Mare 4: from a well-known halter breeding farm. Never shown. Approx. 32" tall. She has produced several babies, one was shown to a show championship as a foal and is a very nice mare. I bought another of her foals myself, a 3/4 sister to Stallion 2, and I think she is pretty special. The mare's conformation has been very depleted by having foals, her back is "sprung," more or less. She has a beautiful head and eye. I have only had her for a couple of months, and I probably wouldn't necessarily have picked this mare out of a crowd, but I LOVE the babies she has put on the ground. She is currently AMHR only, but I am going to hardship her into AMHA.
What I would like to hear from people is which would be your "favorite" pairing, in order, and why.
Also what you would expect to pay for a foal (a range) from crossing each of the stallions on each of the mares.
Have fun!
Here are the horses in question:
Stallion 1: from an outstanding performance horse breeding farm, pedigree is the "best of the best," horse can MOVE, he wins at halter but I don't consider him to really be a great halter horse. He is tiny, about 29-1/2" tall, so I have never trained him to drive. He is very smart and trainable, and with his background he might throw size all over the map, but I wouldn't expect over 34". AMHA/AMHR
Stallion 2: from a well-known halter breeding farm, pedigree is 1/2 Arenosa, 1/2 mini. He is going to mature at about 33 or 33-1/2". He is a very nice mover, he has won at halter in some very limited showing. Great temperament, very trainable. He will be trained to drive in 2009, with an eye on competing in both breed ring and CDE. I believe this guy to be the "pretty performance horse" that everyone claims they are looking for.
Mare 1: AMHR Hall of Fame (halter), drives in breed shows and CDE, this is an outstanding all-around horse. Pedigree is somewhat nondescript but does have Lucky 4 lines. She is 36-1/4" permanent measurement, 38" at the wither for CDE. She is an average mover, but looks very nice moving out in harness. She is my go anywhere, do anything horse. AMHR only.
Mare 2: from an outstanding performance horse breeding farm, excellent pedigree, she moves wonderfully and has won in both the country and single pleasure driving classes. Has won halter championships. 2007 Reserve National Champion Country Pleasure Driving Mares. National Top Ten in Halter. She is another of the "pretty performance horses." 33". AMHA/AMHR.
Mare 3: from a well-known halter breeding farm. She is 100% Shetland, alot of her background is Arenosa. She is about 33-1/2" tall. I will hardship her if she stays this size, probably will. She is a very nice mover, very athletic. I will probably not breed her to Stallion 2, as they are a little too close on the pedigree, although many would not consider it a problem. Her grandsire is his sire. Otherwise they are both complete outcrosses on the other side. I am still considering that. She is extremely refined, although she has really come into her own since this photo was taken. She has never been shown, for a variety of reasons. AMHR/ASPC.
Mare 4: from a well-known halter breeding farm. Never shown. Approx. 32" tall. She has produced several babies, one was shown to a show championship as a foal and is a very nice mare. I bought another of her foals myself, a 3/4 sister to Stallion 2, and I think she is pretty special. The mare's conformation has been very depleted by having foals, her back is "sprung," more or less. She has a beautiful head and eye. I have only had her for a couple of months, and I probably wouldn't necessarily have picked this mare out of a crowd, but I LOVE the babies she has put on the ground. She is currently AMHR only, but I am going to hardship her into AMHA.
What I would like to hear from people is which would be your "favorite" pairing, in order, and why.
Also what you would expect to pay for a foal (a range) from crossing each of the stallions on each of the mares.
Have fun!
