Black stallion - any suggestions

Really? I'd chose temperament, conformation and movement first before colour. That should be the last thing you pick. ;)
 
meandmyself said:
Really? I'd chose temperament, conformation and movement first before colour. That should be the last thing you pick. ;)
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Do you not believe with the choice out there that choosing a colour narrows it down a little? I dont think there is anything wrong in wanting a particular colour so long as temperment/conformation & movement are not sacrificed. I am sure the poster feels the same.
 
Meandmyself: so would I. The colour is the last thing to consider but, as Magic says, there are so many very good stallions out there, it should be possible to find one that would suit our mare and produce a colour that we would like. We would not compromise temperament, etc just to get a certain colour but, as we want to breed a foal which we will hopefully be looking at for the next 30 years, it would be nice to have one which is our preferred colour if possible. From what we have seen ourselves and the extremely helpful suggestions which folk have suggested in reply to our posts, I do not think that there could be any question of us substituting quality for colour.
 
I would have to vote Groomsbridge May I. Hes black, although only 15.3 seems to throw big foals, he has the most fantastic temperament and hes in your price range.
As shes breeding unknown it would be safer to go to a tb, as you said, as then you only have 50% unknown genes!
 
Have you thought of Spanish Stallions? Mine is black but does carry chestnut so probably no good but i mention them because for temperament and trainability they are not easily beaten. A traditional Spanish head has a fine muzzle. Granted there are not many black stallions at stud but if you want me to find you some, let me know.

Emma
 
Tempi said:
Did you want to produce a black foal then?

My mare is in foal to Vinny who is owned by SAMGirl. I think the foal will be bay though - im not quite sure how colourings work though.....

Here he is:

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Ooooh my mare is going to go to Ganton Beltaine next spring (fingers crossed) but now i've seen him,ooohhh sexy boy! He is gorgeous! Would love to know more about him.
 
nogsthenog said:
Have you thought of Spanish Stallions? Mine is black but does carry chestnut so probably no good but i mention them because for temperament and trainability they are not easily beaten. A traditional Spanish head has a fine muzzle. Granted there are not many black stallions at stud but if you want me to find you some, let me know.

Emma
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sorry slightly off topic!
Are you noggins mum? Been keeping an eye on him for 2 years now with interest xx
my first foal was with romero xxv and they are indeed intelligent kind and quick to learn x admire the breed very much x
 
Hello Whizz, yes I am Noggins mum.

Do you have photos of your foal? Is it the one on your signature? I am thinking about stallions for my mares in future years and I am always keen to see the offspring of the boys in this country.

The lady who does our stallion semen collections always comments that Noggin is good to allow me to handle him day to day, cover mares naturally in hand with him, turn him into a field with one of my mares,get him to mount our dummy for collections and ride him but I am so used to this breed (in particular our Nog) that i expect him to just get on with whatever the job of the day is and all (except the riding) in a halter. So yes i completely agree with you, I am a definite fan of this breed - they are a joy to have around.

I hope you are enjoying your youngster - colt or filly? What breed is your mare?

I think Rom is bay isnt he? Shame he isnt black as he probably would have been a candidate for maggiemoto's mare. Ive never seen him in the flesh.

If you are ever in Dorset, give us a bell and i will put the kettle on.


Maggiemoto,

Are you looking for natural covering or AI? Also how tall is your mare? I'm useless at judging height and even worse when doing it from a photo.
If you were looking into the Spanish route, the breed should be short coupled but there are some longer backed ones out there.

Have fun hunting for the perfect match.
 
Skelton Blacklist is a young black TB stallion standing in Yorkshire. I've bought a foal by him this year and she is super. They have a website, just search for the stallion's name.
 
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If your looking for temperament first and movement and some black and some white then maybe hes for your mare he 3/4 Tb so would add refinement and hes terribly elegant.
he does carry a red gene but to date has never thrown it when used on bay or black horses only chestnuts, you can see all his progeny on our web site,
 
I was in Wiltshire the other day and went to see a black colt they are getting ready for grading, by Don Ricos, he is called Don Riccardo, I was very impressed this is one to wach for the future stands about 17hh
 
San Liberty is beautiful my friend has a colt by him who is fab and i have seen some more of his foals which have all been stunning.
 
omg how exciting what have you bred to him i might be breeding my dales pony mare to him to make a hunter and allround fab riding horse she has a fab temperment and is well put together even vet said she would make a nice foal oh please keep in touch and let me know how your lovely foal turns out all being well

omg just have to say again how excited i am for you i really think he is so beautiful and he really moves and floats oh your going to have such a lovely foal
 
immoralorchid said:
omg how exciting what have you bred to him i might be breeding my dales pony mare to him to make a hunter and allround fab riding horse she has a fab temperment and is well put together even vet said she would make a nice foal oh please keep in touch and let me know how your lovely foal turns out all being well

omg just have to say again how excited i am for you i really think he is so beautiful and he really moves and floats oh your going to have such a lovely foal
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My Swedish mare is in foal to him due at the end of April - see here: http://www.camrosestud.org.uk/floridae.htm

Having seen St Mortiz Junior in the flesh I know what a lovely trainable temperament he has and he is a wonderful mover so it is exciting at the prospect of what we will get next year :-)
 
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