Finally Given Up

the horse chesney i was just about his mum was crazy, to be honest i dont even know why they went there in the first place! but his sister mystic (my favorite!) was a little bit sharp, but not crazy. ok she did rear a bit but she soon grew out of that!

its just the risk of breeding i spose xxx
 
She has always had quirks although was so simple to break-in.
She has always had a very balanced existence even when she was at Catherston, plenty of down time and consistent work.
Yeha i have thought about stallions but not looked into it too much at this stage but obviously i would be choosing something laid back and yes i do want a colt!!!!
She is part bred trakehner by Va Tout out of a Dutch Warmblood by Nabuur, so she has got plenty of quality.
 
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She looks a nice sort.

Have you spoken to JLC about breeding etc, and what she thinks you should do with her?

Also, when she does decide to work, how does she go?
 
Jennie always thought she was a harder horse to crack than most!!! I suppose i could give her a ring and see what she thinks.
On her day when she is behaving she is the most powerful, capable horse i have ever sat on. Very over the back and correct.
 
Hmmmm

I would talk to JLC and go from there - she might have some ideas and always good to get an experts opinion - why not take advantage if it is there on a plate... I had a lesson with her she is great very funny!
 
Sorry she looks a lovely mare, but there is no way i would bredd from her. TBH, there are too many people breeding from mares just because they have no other job in life. If we selected breeding and supported breeders that did have select breeding programs instead of breeding from anything that no longer has a job, british breeding would be in a better state and the no. of unwanted horses woiuld drop. Sorry, Just my opinion.
 
Know a mare whose owners did the same - she is finally a happy, relaxed soul who has bred 2 cracking foals. They get the tack out for a few weeks to get her muscles back in tone before she goes back to the stallion, the ears go back and they stay that way until she gets to the stud!! It's worked for them, so good luck to you.
 
KAT B have you seen the mares breeding? I wouldnt say she was common woudl you?

Put with a very nice Stallion I cant see how it would be detrimental to UK breeding.

The reason that there is so much crap about is more to do with our attitude in the UK to training and dicipline.
 
Been in the same situation, though Fleur's problem was aggrevated by injury and she was not an easy ride. However, good to handle and very sweet tempered. After 4 years my vet advised to turn away and breed from her as she has excellent breeding and conformation. He did say having time out to sort out her head and forget her injury could mean she would come back into work.

I have found a wonderful home for her, and have decided to sell her at a token price (after three years) with a written agreement to say I have first offer back on her at the same price. She is so happy as she is I didn't want to ride her again. Plus to be honest I have now moved onto my beloved hairies.

She has just had foal No 3 - yet another stunner. She has found her place in life.

Think carefully and if your mare has the good pedigree, excellent conformation and is generally good to handle then this is a possible option for her. If she does not tick these three boxes then I would reconsider breeding from her.

I also spent ages finding the home I wanted where she would not be treated as a breeding machine, turned out all weathers and not looked after as I would wish.

Good luck with her.
 
She is very nicely bred, but temperament goes a long way. IMO, breeding a potentially well bred horse taht you cant do anything with is a waste of money for the owner.
 
KatB as you can see from what i have said perviously in this post i am only breeding from her as an experiment for myself. She has lovely bloodlines so i won't be infecting British breeding with anything too nasty!!!!
The worst thing about this has been giving up on a horse i truly believed would make a grand prix horse, i wasn't looking to start a debate on the merits of breeding from a difficult mare, im aware of the problems this poses and certainly won't be selling on the baby, as it is my last ditch attempt at salvaging something from my mare.
 
massive good luck and i hope it all goes well. as long as her temp is good outside of the schooling/work role im sure she will have a lovely baby that with the right start be a fab dressage superstar.

some horses just arnt cut out to be ridden i guess!

i know how hard the decision must be though as i loaned my mare out 2 months ago for similar reasons - she just did not have the tempermant for dressage - any stress and pressure and she turned right off! luckily in a more varied role she is happy so shes out doing Pc etc.
it broke my heart though as she was my world and i backed her etc myself.

huge hugs as its a hard decision to make
 
Fantasia; I have looked at this post a few times now and read the replies. I was a bit unsure as to how to respond as I'm not a fan of breeding for the sake of it, however I have also bred for selfish reasons:

We brought our beloved little pony with us from England. She is a little 12.2hh crossbreed Connemara, nothing special to the outside world, but to us is an absolute darling. We've had her for 10 years and not once has she ever disappointed us. I have the most fantastic horse who was a stallion up till recently, one of superb breeding but too good to offer to the public around my way, in my opinion, hence I ran him with some of my own mares.

It was with much thought that we finally decided to breed our little pony to him. Our plan was never ever to sell this foal - and now that she is here on the ground with us there is no way we could be without her. Legacy, the foal, is of absolutely no value to anyone else in the world......but to us she is priceless.
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When breeding to sell, like I am with the mare who is due in a couple of months time, yes I would always go for the best mare and the best stallion with neither of them showing undesirable traits, but I do think that when you are breeding for yourself it really doesn't matter so much.

To you, your foal will be wonderful. A cherished little bundle and providing you are going to follow through with your responsibility to your foal and the mare then I honestly can't see anything wrong with you breeding. The only thing I might have reservations about is being very careful about which stallion you put your mare to so that you try to avoid any character problems with the foal.

I really wish you the very best of luck and hope that you get what you are looking for.
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Fair enough, if it just a horse for yourself
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Sorry i got on my soapbox a bit, but have a bit of a bee in my bonnet about the attitude of "I cant do anything with my mare so ill breed from it" but if you are breeding for yourself, then thats all good!
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Just there are so many talentless "ordinary" horses that people breed from because they cant do anything with them but "want a foal because I love her" drives me up the wall when there are so many breeders who make their living out of studying bloodlines/temperamnets etc! But your mare is a well bred horse and obviously has some talent, so i really hope it works for you!
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I can see both sides to this argument, it is a big risk.Just thought I would say that a TB mare I used to look after started out as a riding horse, even made it to RIHS , but she just did not like ridden work, and in general an absolute nightmare for her owners, a horror to catch (Only lil old 8 year old me was able to catch her at the time), was an absolute bitch to groom, pulled faces, known to rear, generally just didn't like people at all, I was the only one who got along with her. She was eventually sold where she was stood in a field for 3 years, and then bought back as a broodmare.

Shes had 3 foals now, completely calmed down and chilled out, and couldn't be happier than when she had a foal by her side!!Still disliked people though and refused to be caught, yet her foals have all had a lovely temperment, bar one which had an evil streak, yet this one foal had been brought up differently than the other 2, but she did come around. All have been completely affectionate, trainable (the evil one was stubborn though)

All I'm trying to say is that it can be possible to have a completely ass of a mare and lovely foals....then again it could go completely the other way....
 
I went through something similar with my previous mare, she was beautiful and I loved her very much, I had her for 9 long years with more heartache than joy being involved, at the end when it became too much to bear - i decided to sell her. Dont get me wrong she could be ridden, and she worked well - just not with me. She is now owned by a lovely woman who works at the yard where she is kept and both are very happy.

I now have another beautiful mare who is my soulmate. My instructor said last night that we were a team.
 
I am sorry to hear you have struggled and it sounds like you have really been through it with her.

I know nothing about breeding so am not in a position to comment but if it is something for your rather than to sell I would imagine you know what you want.

Good luck selecting a stallion.
 
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