[info/FT] Cross Breeders

By Retired breeder, 23rd January 2011 23:59:27
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Here we go! A cross breed thread!

The purpose of this topic is for cross breeders to have a place to discuss their crossbreeding programs and to share crossbreeding secrets and advice with others who may be interested in giving crossbreeding a try. Feel free to talk about your crossbreeding programs and your achievements and failures in crossbreeding.
Please remember to follow the rules of the forum and be informative and helpful.


Reminder to all.

Please do not advertise sales of your horses, or items wanted in this topic. I can turn a blind eye to the covers being offered (as long as they are not blatant advertisements) because we are, after all, trying to help each other progress and there is no filter on public covers for searching for crosses, but items sales and items wanted do not belong in any of the public forums and we have a sales forum for horse sales so please, lets keep our topic clean of the ads.

This is also *not* a chat topic...Please keep that in mind. If it turns into one, I will be forced to close it down.

Thanks everyone

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By Retired breeder, 16th July 2012 03:49:18
Irochy- Paint/fri is an all right cross. Nothing too exciting in my opinion. If you check out my "Cross the Line" tab, This is a Warning is a paint/fri.

As for the 4-way cross, I'm planning on doing one once I have some horses blupped. Paint/fri/teke/TB. It'll be interesting.

Also... Still trying to find that perfect dressage cross default smiley (lol). That one's tricky.

Oh, and a good cross for reining comps is QH/TB.

If anyone is interested in my crosses... check out the horses under my "Oh So Experimental" (random messing around), "Classy Crosses" (good crosses) and "Star Crossed" (high-quality crosses) affixes. Any suggestions would be nice, or maybe a partner... I hav a breeding program in mind!
By Retired breeder, 20th July 2012 04:00:26
I'm focused on "Cross Country" horses. I've been hoping to try out and mix different breeds to produce the best kind. Like breeding a Friesian (that obviously excels in dressage) and mixing it up with other breeds that excel in stamina and jumping. You get it. And ofcourse, add in the Quarter and Alkah-Teke horses. default smiley ;)

I'm also interested in having a breeding partner if possible. However, I'm still experimenting about this idea.

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By moo4me, 21st July 2012 04:49:29
GrapeTheArmadillo, I'm trying for the elusive dressage cross toodefault smiley (lol) Glad to hear someone else is enjoying hitting their head against the wall on that one.

So, has anyone found a cross that results in low stamina and jumping? I had thought I created one a while ago...but I have fields of foals to search through and I can't find itdefault smiley :p I could also be dreaming. If someone knows of a cross(s) to do this, please post! In the meantime I shall look at my foals again...ugg so many!

I've managed to basically equalize all skills, but stamina and jumping seem to be getting in the way lately... at least while still maintaining a decent gallop. Maintaining trot, I managed that, but gallop keeps running away on medefault smiley :p Sigh... and then combining the two.
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By Retired breeder, 23rd July 2012 01:06:38
I'm going to try all types of cross breeds! Like Nokoloosa, Quarter Tekes and Caints( Curly and Paints. I don't no anything else
By Retired breeder, 28th July 2012 03:11:09
I would be tempted to think that the new breeds would help in crossing, but lately, they seem to have high stamina ^.^;

I'll say, however, that the ultimate dressage cross will have friesian in it! default smiley (lol) Or will it? Maybe PSH. Or Nokota. Ohoho. Nokota/Fri? Throw some TB in there? That's an idea. I'll try that perhaps. Maybe tomorrow.
By moo4me, 29th July 2012 16:40:03
Definitely friesian will be included! I've been working with a base of friesian, TB, and FT, sometimes Fjord or GV. Then I added in Nokota, but Knabstruppers came along and I found they gave better crosses (for me anywhoo, a different base to work with might need another breed). The new Walker is showing some promise in being crossed as well, but it might take another generation to see it.

Man, I will celebrate big time when I find that dressage horsedefault smiley (lol). Lately I've just been getting horses geared for western events, not quite what I am looking for default smiley xd
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By Retired breeder, 2nd August 2012 18:02:14
Oh, I know! Western crosses are so easy to make default smiley (lol)! I have a nice cross that I'll be breeding that has stamina, speed and dressage all even with gallop coming in close as a 4th skill. I also have a good reining cross. I think, though, that even though there are newer breeds that are good in certain comps, that it would be fun to make a cross that's good at that as well. For example make a trail class cross or a western pleasure cross, since the breeds that are good at those are more recent. Kind of a "now imagine we didn't have those breeds" type thing.

I'll keep working at the dressage cross, though. Imagine if someone already found it and just isn't sharing! Ugh!
By Retired breeder, 3rd August 2012 09:49:37
I'm going to breed some good gallopers. Mostly TB & Welsh, which is good because i'm breeding welsh uni's and i just started breeding TB uni's <no advertising>.
By Retired breeder, 8th August 2012 21:07:45
Is there anyone breeding Anglo Arabs? I'd like to start breeding them but would need some help. Please PM me if you are into Anglo Arabs.

Thanks
By Retired breeder, 26th August 2012 23:02:37
since curlies are high in stamina and so are gypsy vanners, I am thinking of trying to crossbreed those two default smiley :)
By Retired breeder, 5th September 2012 20:28:48
I want to try to breed a Gypsie Vanner Arabian Quarter Horse Freison cross. Also I think I want to breed Gypsie Vanner Arabian Thourghbred cross.default smiley ;)
By Retired breeder, 5th September 2012 20:30:54
And Paint horse cross with a Gypsie Vanner.default smiley ;)
By Retired breeder, 9th September 2012 20:56:45
What would happen with a Shetland and a Thoroughbred?default smiley (lol)
By Retired breeder, 10th September 2012 22:57:22
I enjoy crossbreeding to see if I can get a horse that will do very well in competitions. Anybody have a suggestion on what would make a real comp monster for Showjumping?
By Retired breeder, 11th September 2012 15:07:27
Well I posted re Anglo Arabs to see if anyone was interested but got no replies. I now have 2 people interested in helping me but I'm not sure how to progress.

I start with breeding an Arab mare to a TB stud = foal AA1
Then I breed another Arab mare to a TB stud with a higher GP = foal AA2
Then I breed AA1 to AA2
Then I'm stuck on what to do next.
Any help would be appreciated. Please PM as I don't always remember to check the message boards.

Thanks

DQ
By Retired breeder, 14th September 2012 23:36:19
My horse Princess and Prince in the tab Spectacular Knabs, they are crossed between a Arabian and Knabstrupper and the foals get more skills then the parents and they are awesome to Bold their skills.
By Retired breeder, 21st September 2012 23:17:44
Mine arn't to good, so If you have any tips, I'd like to know!
By Retired breeder, 21st September 2012 23:19:15
I have a Q: If you breed a donkey to a horse, will the foal be a mule?
By Retired breeder, 22nd September 2012 13:52:20
There are no hybrids on Howrse. I.e. mules or alicorns.
By Retired breeder, 13th October 2012 06:03:02
Hello i kinda have a tip default smiley :) if you bred a horse that ended up being horribly useless, you can search peoples pages for people that just got 30 days and they might buyt hem because they dont know much about the serious breeding default smiley :) or to safe haven rescuers
By Retired breeder, 19th October 2012 20:53:53
I am breeding more pure horses, and ones that are easy to train for younger players. The most amount of breeds I stuck in there is about 5-10. I love getting new foals!

I used to have a breeding arm called Cross Cuties, but I used it for Spots N' Dots.
By Retired breeder, 22nd October 2012 20:11:06
good job on what u did
By Retired breeder, 25th October 2012 16:04:00
I mannaged to cross breed the perfect combination and create a new breed of horse that has equal (very very close to equal) potential in every single skill. It does not excell in anything, it excells in everything default smiley ;) I plan on furthering this line as the Thorough Walkers breed!
By Retired breeder, 30th October 2012 05:41:53
I'm trying to breed random starred cross breed horses. The cross breed foal always has a purebred parents. I think my best horse is a 4 star Quarter Horse colt.default smiley :)
By Retired breeder, 29th November 2012 12:13:16
Starting all over with my cross breeding since I havent been here since March.
I am now concentrating on crossing ONLY knabstrupper male with friesian female.

my first baby: Cosmic Sunshine
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