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I've decided to breed my 13.2/3hh new forest mare(bay) who is stocky. I've seen a beautiful coloured thoroughbred stallion who is 15.2hh. My questions are:
1) will she be able to carry the foal?
2) what colour is she most likely going to drop?
3) what are your opinions on Tb/Nf? I'm a keen evennter and I'm planning on competing Arizona this season but she won't jump which is my main forte.
Thanks in advance, Anya. X
 
Your first step is to look at the conformation of your mare and decide if she has the quality and correctness to warrant breeding from. Note all her faults and then do the same for the stallion. With respect your coloured stallion choice will not be a TB. What is his name ?

Breeding is a massive undertaking, very costly and high risk.
 
Why have you decided to breed your mare instead of buying the type of horse you want?
This isn't a trick question by the way.
 
My mare has very good conformation and is show quality. She has a mild case of sweat itch but once treated does effect her. The stallion is superbly put together and I am very much in love haha. I am prepared for the cost and have done a lot of research as well as breeding my old horse a few years ago (sadly had to be sold on to another family member due to a change in circumstance which is highly unlikely to occur again) I'm just a little confused with my mare being a pony that's all. X
 
Personally I have bought youngsters and I've enjoyed the experience but I would love for my mare to have her own offspring that would be part of our family and would have a forever home with us. X
 
Oh and I forgot to reply to your other question. He is 3/4 TB 1/4 ISH which is where he gets his colouring from. I can't remember his name of of the top of my head but I will find out. X
 
Is this the Welsh B mare you have, or the 16.2 TB or the warmblood x? Or one of the others you were allowed to ride, that you were allowed to have a new saddle for last year? (that was the 16.2 TB wasn't it?)

OP, prob best to do some research on line and chat to your vet first :)
 
No they were my friends after my mare was sold in 2013. I rode for her for a while but I got Arizona in october(ish) 😊 she lives out with those horses now tho but the stallion isn't one of them. You are correct tho with my old saddle post 😊 x
 
You are in love with the stallion yet can't recall his name??

OP you have only had the mare a short while, I'd suggest enjoying her for a couple of years - make sure she is sound with goid temperament and then in a couple of years time then think again and research the stallion and what his offspring are doing
 
ihatework said:
You are in love with the stallion yet can't recall his name??

OP you have only had the mare a short while, I'd suggest enjoying her for a couple of years - make sure she is sound with goid temperament and then in a couple of years time then think again and research the stallion and what his offspring are doing
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I only know his stable name to be Skye. And thank you for your advice. X
 
anyalousie123 said:
I know he has done bs90 and be100. The guy that owns him doesn't ride (typical farmer type ;) ) and Skye had covered my friends mare and produced a beautiful foal. I haven't asked questions about his past yet as I haven't made a complete decision, but I will ask many if I decide to X
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I strongly advise you to seek professional guidance.
 
Personally I wouldn't, particularly for a first foal.
Mares may limit the size of a foal to a certain extent, but with the height difference and the heavy genes from the ID lurking you risk getting an oversized foal that the mare can't deliver.
If the mare doesn't really like to jump you also risk the foal not wanting to do the job either.
I have a 7/8 Tb 1/8 New forest mare, bought to event, bred from jumping lines and she detests jumping. She made me a darn good dressage horse though. Neither of her living offspring like to jump either, her son has the same dirty stop she has right down to the technique, so definitely a heritable trait.

Make sure it is a licensed and graded stallion or the offspring won't be eligible for a lot of the youngstock classes including the Futurity. Use the best stallion you can afford that compliments the mare, not just because it is nice, cheap and local to you.

Unless the mare has a decent competition record I wouldn't breed from her yet either. Get her proven with a competition record first, then think about breeding again later on.
Both of my foundation mares competed successfully to PSG/inter I level in dressage before having their first foals at 17yo.

Using performance based breeding pays off in the long run - all of mine so far have been First premium or higher and I have a stallion candidate who is eligible for the equine bridge programme.
 
This does not sound like the type of cross I would do. I'd want a stallion that was used more and a mare who was bigger. You can buy a youngster much cheaper than you can breed one and it will be more likely to be what you want. If the mare doesn't jump the foal might not jump either, so breeding for a jumper out of a non jumper is a huge no.
 
If your mare doesn't jump and you want to jump why not buy a youngster from a mare that does have some jumping talent!?

It doesn't sound like the stallion has proved himself either.
 
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