[Info] Cross breeders

By Retired breeder, 3rd April 2010 20:13:43
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Finally a post just for us cross breeders. 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. default smiley :-))

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By Legacy Ann, 26th October 2017 14:04:26

You'd just have to use a mare with the last listed breed as the one you'd want it to be. So you could Bolt this horse to a stallion, then keep breeding the two parents you already have until you get a mare with the last listed breed as the one you want. The listed breed order is random when all the genetics are even like that, so the odds are good that the next foal will have a different order than the foal you currently have. If you want to save a Bolt, you can just keep breeding until you get a filly and colt you want to use.
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By Fearless, 29th October 2017 00:20:55
I was wondering if you crossbreed, is it possible to get the horse's future generations to be purebred?
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By sherwood02, 29th October 2017 04:12:24
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It'll get as close as 99% and 1%, but never completely pure. default smiley :)
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By Retired breeder, 29th October 2017 14:56:56
I'm really curious about crossbreeding so was wondering if anybody had any tips on how to start etc.?
By Retired breeder, 29th October 2017 15:21:33
As so many promotions have objective's that require horses winning competitions I want to create a horse that has the best chance of winning a competition and fairly quickly ...

Maybe Cross-Country competitions?

Not sure what breeds to use though default smiley :o
By Legacy Ann, 29th October 2017 15:41:00
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I tend to use a cross in which it makes the dominant breed have supporting skills better than it purebred counterpart.

I often mention Gypsy Vanner dominant crosses that have high speed skills. Purebreds have low speed, and there are many breed only Gyspy Vanner comps, so you stand a good chance of winning breed only Gypsy comps if you have a Gypsy cross with high speed.
Like this one here.

You sort of need to do research into which breeds have lots of breed only comps with various levels of difficulty and then what type of crosses can improve on the purebred's skill.
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By Retired breeder, 29th October 2017 15:56:37
Thank you! default smiley *-)
By Retired breeder, 29th October 2017 16:26:23
I think I might try PBSH x Arab, then cross the resulting foal with a Gypsy sire
By TheGuitarGirl, 30th October 2017 19:55:09
For Barrel Racing, this is my most successful crossbreed! I bred her back in July, but even then she still wins a lot of barrel racing competitions (not nearly as much since I first bred her due to higher GP horses being bred by other players over time) in the paint horse category. I mostly use her now to win completions if I need to fulfill an objective for events, since I do not have a Philosopher's Stone for her (yet).

Eurielle


For Reining, this is my most successful crossbreed I've had. She is the offspring of my previously mentioned paint horse. She was much more successful winning competitions than her dam! She is "retired" now, since I do not have a Philosopher's Stone for her and she is over 25 yrs old.

Malachite
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By Retired breeder, 31st October 2017 12:26:56
Which breed is the best to cross with a Vanner? I've been doing TBs, but I kinda want to try more than just that. Thank you!
By Retired breeder, 31st October 2017 22:29:23
Has anyone tried mixing Akhal-Teke an quarter horses I am trying to do something I have no information on cross breeding
By λzeroth, 1st November 2017 16:30:21


arab x gv (arabian dominant) might make a good XC comper
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By Spanish Rose, 1st November 2017 17:33:43
I have only just started crossbreeding Fjords. Does anybody have any tips? And what are the benefits of crossbreeding, in general? (feel free to pm me as well as answer here, as unfortunately, I don't always see the replies here.)
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By Retired breeder, 2nd November 2017 21:18:05
Y'all I am breeding Irish Sport Horses now, if anyone wants to join me. The requirements to be considered an Irish Sport Horse is that they must be at least 50% Irish Hunter, and no less than 15% TB. As of now we are not incorporating any other breeds.
By Retired breeder, 3rd November 2017 12:15:32
Hello! I'm new in the cross-breeding idea and currently, I'm focusing on breeding Appaloosa cross-breeds. The majority of my current Appaloosas excell at Speed, Gallop and Dressage.

Recently, I've bred a mare with a Gypsy Vanner and the resulting foal, Orbiting Mischief excells in Stamina, dressage, jumping and gallop. What kind of competitions would she fit?

Also, what other breeds do you suggest for cross-breeding with Appaloosa horses?

Thank you in advance! default smiley :d
By Retired breeder, 4th November 2017 00:04:38
Can anyone help me figure out what classification I should put Demons(sk) in? So far he is in English, but I want to make sure that's the right way to go or should he be moved to western?
By Retired breeder, 4th November 2017 00:05:47
https://www.howrse.com/elevage/fiche/?id=54124287


here is his link
By Horsebabe91, 4th November 2017 02:39:04
I'd go western and get wins in WP
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By Retired breeder, 4th November 2017 17:54:35
I have a fairly high GP Gyspy Vanner, and I want to try crossbreeding. I'd like for the foal to do good in all comps... I was thinking a breed with the opposite skill set (Speed, gallop, trot) Lustiano's seem to be a good option. Thoroughbreds could also work if I could find one with a good trot.

Here's my GV: https://www.howrse.com/elevage/chevaux/cheval?id=54103355

What do you guys think?
By Retired breeder, 5th November 2017 02:17:25
Hello!

I'm looking at getting into crossbreeding for the first time, and I'm wanting a cross that would do really well in dressage and win rosettes, but I don't know what cross would be best. I'm not entirely sure how I should start, or how I should go about it because obviously there are a lot of things I do not yet know!

Thank you ^-^
By Retired breeder, 5th November 2017 02:30:17


I would just recommend two breeds with dressage as their highest skill, and the other skills required for dressage (I think it's speed and jumping? not 100% sure) their next best two skills. Of course, it doesn't have to be exact. You can go to the directories and look through the different breeds (go to the page of each breed, scroll down, and see which skills are highest) until you find some breeds that generally fits that description. Then buy/ use if you already have good horses of those breeds. You should get a foal that will do very well in dressage.
By Retired breeder, 6th November 2017 16:27:39
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By westernsky, 6th November 2017 19:14:09
Five new crossbred babies! None of them are super high GP, but that's okay. I have this weird obsession with Russian Dons right now haha? They make pretty good horses to cross with, and it's fun trying to get the foals to have a new skill set!

Trak x GV pair
Morsan, Natari

Selle x Don
Calrin
I'm breeding another one of these (hopefully it'll be a girl so I don't have to bolt)

Latvian (Hano x Holstein) twins
Arice
I only linked one twin because I felt like two would just be redundant since they're the same
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By Retired breeder, 7th November 2017 14:06:46
My first crossbreed mare! PBSH x Mustang - Gallop is the competition she seems best at but not getting any rosette option?

Any ideas on the next step in regards to making a rosette winner?

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