Crossbreeding discussion

By Retired breeder, 3rd April 2010 20:13:43
460
HellOw!

If you like to cross-breed, this is the place for you!

On this topic, you can discuss your crossbreeding programs, share your secrets, and advise other players about it.

Compare different crosses with the ones from other players, and brag about your achievements in crossbreeding.

It's not allowed to advertise horse sales!

The forum rules and the game rules also apply.

Have fun sharing!
The Howrse Team
 
Go to page:
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 04:01:31
JT- that is just a suggestion for minimal profit. You can sell it for more. It's not a fail if you train them to prove themselves in comps.
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 04:03:08
Thats the problem though im not very good at training. Does anyone have a good traing schedule that works and does not involve BM items?
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 04:03:46
Forest Queen- So does that mean they are good or bad?
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 04:05:55
that means they are good I believe. I can give you training tips if you want. PM me. I have to log off now, but I can still give you tips when I get back on.
Just started working on this guy. A paint/morgan cross.

Lolly Loves Ryan
lolita43
  • Posted messages: 15,473
  • Karma: 10 points
Wowzers, he's a strong one isn't he. All those 21 star paints hanging back in the dust wondering what happened!default smiley (lol)
Nice combination, I've been debating a pairing of my new 22 star TB to my 16 star Morgan, but I was worried that the resulting 16 star TB/Morgan might be a bit of a challenge to blup, silly me!default smiley :)
Now I am inspired!
Clematis
  • Posted messages: 9,138
  • Karma: 10 points
ᴅᴇɴᴀʟɪ
  • Posted messages: 24,743
  • Karma: 10 points
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 10:06:54
Awesome lolita.
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 10:10:58
Just picked a cross-bred TB/Hano. Only 2 starred but was a SH rescue. Ill finish up waaht he needs to start entering comps
Silken Dreams, 17 star TB/Morgan
I think she will be a pleasure to blup!default smiley :-))
Clematis
  • Posted messages: 9,138
  • Karma: 10 points
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 10:24:39
Ahhh my new cross comes with free saddle,bridle and shoes
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 11:01:04
lolita43 hes a great horse so many wins and hes not even fivedefault smiley :o
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 11:06:48
Woud TB/Appy be a good cross?
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 11:22:07
Hmm... I'm kind of new to this so i'm not sure but probaly yes because appys are much like paints and I bred my paint mare to a TB stally and the foal turned out great. So my vote is yes though i'm not quite suredefault smiley xd
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 11:33:12
Here are my IH/Arab crosses i breed this morning(I an kinda of new to this too so i hae no idea if they would be considered 'good crossbreeds'default smiley (lol)):

This one

and this one

and a other one

other one

So.., any tips on my next breeding?default smiley :)default smiley (lol)
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 12:05:15
Tabby theyre abosutley wonderful
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 12:12:21
I love doing monster crosses that 'improve' the breed.

so for instance, breeding a really fast horse of a 'slow' breed - so you take a good paint for instance and breed to a good IH, then the result is a fast IH. Love it default smiley :p
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 12:25:58
Tabby your foals are soo cute! Love the little filly especially. They have such good stars too. I got so excited last night when I did the games on my cross filly and realized she would gain a star! For some reason I stashed up lots of aging points when I did just purebreds and now that I do crosses I breed and end up aging the mare because I just can't wait to fnd out what she is having! default smiley :-))Guess with my purebres it is just more predictable.default smiley *-)
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 12:29:10
Tabby I also think your foals are amazing.I wold age my mare so we could see the foal but I used all my aging points....againdefault smiley :$
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 12:37:07
great job with your hanos bridget-xxxdefault smiley (y)
OK, I am excited now. Just bred a pair of Frie foals that have a GP of 737, 16* stars each. And they have stars in all six skills!

I Bolted one to have a matched set, and if I cross them to one another, they'll pick up another star after two generations, PLUS another star in the generation after that!

I think I may be onto something here...
Cryfenril
  • Posted messages: 10,248
  • Karma: 10 points
By Retired breeder, 22nd April 2010 16:10:15
Cryfenril great jobs with those frie foals I dont think I have ever seen a horse with stars in all six catagories great jobdefault smiley (y) And they have pretty good Ibs.
itunes, six-skillers have been around for a while now, the challenge is to get multiple stars in each skill (because their GP is so spread out). They tend to be low-GP, low-starred horses. I am trying to fight that battle.

Eponym is one of the best when it comes to six-skill crosses, and I am concentrating mostly on Friesian crosses because they come with tremendous dressage and are one of the very few breeds that offer good trot numbers.

The six-skill philosophy seems to go up and down in popularity, can't really figure out what drives that. For me, it's been an obsession since day one, lol!
Cryfenril
  • Posted messages: 10,248
  • Karma: 10 points
Another piece of the puzzle has appeared.

I know have a pair of [url=http://www.howrse.com/elevage/fiche/?id=9858407] these. GP is still in the high 730s, but after a few generations that should be up in the 740s. Combined with the extra stars I'll be picking up along the way, that should provide some exceptional studs and comp horses.

Most exciting is the dressage - speed may not be great, but that dressage should help tremendously in comps of various types. I have another similar pair with dressage of 180+, but they missed the speed star by five skill points. Am wondering if it'd be worth it to cross them in and lose that star for a gen or two, then pick it back up down the line while keeping the dressage boost.

Any ideas?
Cryfenril
  • Posted messages: 10,248
  • Karma: 10 points
Go to page: