[Info] Cross breeders
By Retired breeder, 3rd April 2010 20:13:43
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.
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What is the name of your mare?
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Can someone please explain to me how to make a 50.2 49.8 cross??? Thank you so much!
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So, when crossbreeding… does the offspring take the breed of the sire or the dam?
I thought it was the sire, but it seems to be the dam in my case. I’m breeding Nokotas and mustangs right now, but I’ve got only nokota as the initial breed. What is the formula, I guess that’s what I’m asking here.
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So, when crossbreeding… does the offspring take the breed of the sire or the dam? I thought it was the sire, but it seems to be the dam in my case. I’m breeding Nokotas and mustangs right now, but I’ve got only nokota as the initial breed. What is the formula, I guess that’s what I’m asking here. If you're talking about a simple 2-way cross (both parents are purebred but not the same breed), then the foal will always take the sire's breed. So, if you breed a Vanner mare and a Quarter Pony stallion, then you'll get a QP-dominant foal. It gets complicated if you're breeding horses that aren't purebred. I'm going to intersperse this with some examples from my own farm. If you are breeding two horses that are 2-way crosses of the same breeds, then the foal will take the dam's last listed breed. In my farm, I have a horse called Little Lady who is a 2-way cross of a Paint and a Thoroughbred, and her parents are both 2-way crosses of the same breeds. She's a TB-dominant cross because her dam's second listed breed is a TB. Her dam is Dance with the Devil. If you're breeding two horses that are 2-way crosses of different breeds, then the foal will take the sire's last listed breed. My horse Felis Praecipua is a 4-way cross who is QP-dominant. Her dam, Say a Prayer, is a mustang/TB cross and her sire, Sidonius Apollinaris, is a QP/Vanner cross. His second listed breed is Quarter Pony, which is why Felis Praecipua is QP-dominant. Breeding 4-way crosses together isn't something that I've personally done, but supposedly if you're breeding two 4-way crosses of different breeds, then you will get a foal whose dominant breed is the sire's second listed breed. If you breed two 4-way crosses of the same breeds, then you get a foal whose dominant breed with the dam's last listed breed. But, again, haven't personally confirmed this information so I would maybe experiment with tester foals if you're going to do this yourself. Hope that answers your question!
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