[Info] Cross breeders

By Retired breeder, 3rd April 2010 20:13:43
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Finally a post just for us cross breeders. The purpose of this topic is for cross breeders to have a place to discuss their crossbreeding programs and to share crossbreeding secrets and advice with others who may be interested in giving crossbreeding a try. Feel free to talk about your crossbreeding programs and your achievements and failures in crossbreeding.
Please remember to follow the rules of the forum and be informative and helpful. default smiley :-))

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By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 00:31:35
thunder76,
there is no improving needed on a Paint/Quarter cross. *snickers* Thats what I breed. default smiley (lol)
I always try to breed back to a pure bred every other cross instead of breeding my crosses back to other crosses, I find that it is a faster way to climb up in the skills department.
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 00:55:02
Hmmm. I'll have to try that zepharo.
My latest effort in developing a crick in my mouse hand and in developing my Friesian mixes. Doppleganger.
And introducing Lightspeed out of Quicksilver and Doppleganger.
I am very pleased with Lightspeed. She tricked me. Thought I was going to get Friesian or Thoroughbred. Sneaky little pixy!default smiley :-))
ps: yup, Quicksilver had a run in with a lightning bolt....
Clematis
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By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 02:52:36
here's one I just bred from my mare Semiazas (I don't know if I spelled her name right default smiley xd)

SB/IH

she's a standardbred x Irish hunter.
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 11:04:18
I do not cross breed. It reduces the price of the horse. But i have a few... It's a rule of mine not to breed cross breeds.
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 11:05:56
Here's a lovely cross breed:
Special cross
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 11:08:43
Should I:

Bolt http://www.howrse.com/elevage/fiche/?id=9626908

And breed her to:

Arab, Paint/ IH

or any cross bred horses in mind guys?default smiley ;)
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 15:52:40
frooogy - Actually if the Crossbred turns out to be Elite then they sell for quite a bit. Crossbreds are not worthless like alot of people think.
I have a Paint X IH X QH thats doing really well so far. 1008 skills and she hasn't been clouded yet!default smiley :) Does great in SJ and Barrels. Can't wait for the outcome!

PS... thanks for opening the forum!default smiley ;)
girlie0981
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By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 17:07:42
Strange as this may seem I just impulse-bought a 20* Quarter Horse Colt (this one I understand, high stars, only 3500e when the next one up was 15,000) and a 22* Arab Filly (this one I don't) and I plan to breed out a high *stamina Quarter Horse from them. Ur. Random much? lol. Has anyone else tried this? If so, please could I be cheeky and ask for some tips.
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 19:19:08
Hmmm, Just been looking at some stats. I'll probabley add some hano to the mix as well, just to nudge up the jump.
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 19:40:13
I never thought this would fascinate me this much! default smiley (lol) This just gets better! Hanovarians, while high on jump are also high on gallop, something that is ver Quarter Horseish, and the stamina is pretty low. May scrap that idea.
Quarter Pony, another brainstorm, will push the stamina to a reasonable level but will kill the jump seriously, which I'll need for X-country competitions. So regular infusions of Russian Don to maintain, the gallop, boost the jump and steady the stamina would be good, I thought. However Shetlands provide a far better prospect. Super high jump, acceptable stamina for what I need and low gallop to counter the Quarter Horse strength. Regular support of both breeds would mount the skills I'm valueing to the sort of thing I'm thinking of.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to snap up some Shetland, Russian and Quarter Pony bargains for this project I've now obsessed myself with!

default smiley (lol) Thoughts?
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 21:10:38
I'm going to start breeding Anglo Arabs as I covered my 100% Arab with a 100%Thoroughbred. Do you have any tips?
frooogy, I had more fun breeding my Welsh crossbred Trotters (with Trot as one of top two skills) than I ever had breeding purebreds, and I don't sell them usually so don't care what other people think they are worth.
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By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 21:34:26
I'm breeding Arab x TBs. They're working out alright. I've got one mare that is over 600 skills and climbing. I also have no BM items on her. With my mares I breed them to the opposite breed. Ex, I breed an Arab mare to a TB stud, and a TB mare to an Arab stud. That way the offspring are no more TB than Arab and so on. I hope that this plan of mine works out.default smiley :)
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 21:59:25
I plan to start breeding quarabs( quater horses x Arabians) and Appys x Thorobreds when I get the time, BM items, and equus.
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 22:42:59
Paintedmare,

If this doesn't seem out of line what do you think my Friesian/Hano crossed mare could sell for? She #3 overall Friesians - was number 2. She also holds the #1 position of Friesians for jumping, and she has that lead by around 30 points. I don't really know all the undercurrents, of what people really look for in crosses. I'm just doing my own thing default smiley (lol)

Thanks for any help you can offer.

-MD
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 23:18:26
OMG look at my hores SNAP in Snap's Stall! he is going to be 4th in the rankings when hes finished! JUST LOOK HE IS SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 23:31:46
frooogy you are wrong they sell for A LOT IF they are bred properly and have bm items and are in the elte rankings. in real life, crossbreds sell for MILLIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes this is a fact because i work with VERY fancy hunter jumper and equitation horses.
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 23:32:41
also please LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON SNAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!default smiley (y)default smiley (y)default smiley (y)default smiley (y)default smiley (y)default smiley :-))default smiley :-))default smiley :-))
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 23:35:25
congratulations to everyone who has managed to breed a QUALITY crossbred, not a cheap low gp one.
Ow, my poor ears. default smiley :( Starfire, please don't yell/use smilies/punctuation so much.

I'm going to try and get back into crossbreeding... Starting with a go at "Anglo-Arabs".
Zanna_Girl
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By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 23:38:28
Zanna, wow you read with your ears? that is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!default smiley xddefault smiley :-))default smiley (lol)

whenever i use all caps, just imagine me talking with emphasis, not volume.default smiley ;)
By Retired breeder, 14th April 2010 23:39:04
>:-P .
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