I've got a black one! He really is my horse of a lifetime. Being used to TB types before it was quite a change, but I couldn't imagine having anything else now. They are very loyal, love people and generally good all rounders. My boy is something you would trust your granny on 98% of the time...
I've done it, from my TBxCon mare. She wasn't ideal as wasn't the most trainable, but I did it purely to breed myself a larger replacement model and went into it with no intention of ever selling the outcome. I put her to as good a stallion as possible, local well known eventer, to maximise the...