Breeding from CB x mare

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willowthewhisp

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I have had to retire my young mare due to injury. I would like to breed from her but not sure what to put her to. She is a 17hh MW stamp (1/2 CB, 1/4 TB & 1/4 ID) lovely conformation, showed great attitude to work, scopey jump etc Future wise as a mum of a young family I would like a horse not so big to accompany little ones on lead reins, hunting, RC etc but ideally not a breed that needs riding daily & needs constant work. I know every horse is different & you can't guarantee a quiet offspring but I'm hoping that if I was to choose a quiet breed of stallion then this would help matters. Any suggestions/advice welcome. Thank you!
 
Odd suggestion but straight CB x Arab is great.. Perhaps consider adding that for a smaller versatile cross..
 
Arabs are brilliant (yes I'm totally biased :D ;) ). Of course you need to choose the right one to compliment your mare and there are also many different types of arab. A good arab should be tough, sound and very trainable.
 
I put my CB x TB mare to an Oldenburg stallion & bred a fabulous horse who does everything extremely well & is very gentle & laid back.
 
Hi, how about a small TB. Look for one with a good temperment and confirmation. Makes a lovely CB X.
 
mares will usually (not always) throw foals as big or bigger than themselves and TBH i would not breed from her with things as they are, there are so many good horses out there being dumped shot and neglected-are any more really needed?
 
Don't breed because it's broken, breed because it's an exceptional horse...

If you're set on breeding make sure the injury was not cause by or contributed to by poor conformation, and won't be negatively impacted by the strain of being covered/ai'd, carrying a foal and raising it. I don't just mean you think it'll be fine, I mean multiple in depth vet checks, and follow the consensus - not just the one vet who says go for it when everyone else screams no.

Buy one, don't breed one.
 
DGeventing, I totally agree with your comment, her injury was due to a fall & not due to conformation etc. She has superb conformation, lovely temp & showed great potential as a ridden horse. I am still very 50/50 wether I will breed from her as I know there's enough youngsters out there as it is without adding to them! It's just such a shame she has had to be retired as she would have been such a lovely hunter/competition horse, just seems such a waste her being an ornament in the field! I have spoken to two vets at the equine hospital she was at & they both agreed there wouldn't be any problems breeding from her & she was good enough to breed from.
 
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