i didn't know cross breeding was so popular on here! i might have to give it a go sometime

I could use some help please! Jethro is a Lusitano/Gypsy Vanner and i'm having trouble in getting wins for him.. Anybody have any ideas? I'm fine with either Western or Classical or both for him.

Thanks in advance for any help!

use fillers?

Try western competitions with speed as a primary skill and speed, dressage, or another higher skill of his as secondary.. Either that or XC, but he might be better in western.

He might do well in trail class too.

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Thank you!! I will try them out and trail class as well and let y'all know!

I did not know with every skill high they could have a hard time winning compeitions. I was thinking of a horse with a well rounded skill set with good skillservices in all area.

Horsebabe, would you be open to breeding your Selle mare to a Lusitano? I'm interested in seeing how those skills play out.

sure, I'll breed her now

Perfect! Think Selle/Lusi will be the second half of my project. Cool, thank you HB.

Hi everyone , i'm interested and new in crossbreeding and i'd like to know which breeds would be more effective to cross with a Holsteiner ? thank you!

That would depend on what you're trying for. Skills, comps, etc.

Oh i see. I think i'd be interested in the skills.

Hi!
First time posting on any forum at all, but I think I'm in the right place cause I cant find anywhere else to go to even ask this. So...
Anybody know or have any ideas on best breed to cover my Gypsy Vanner mare with??

Gypsy x Arab crosses are great for cross country rosettes/wins overall

Gypsy x TB crosses are great in western comps, specifically reining/cutting from my experience.

However, it really just depends on what you're striving for i.e. high skills, particular skill set for a certain competition type.

Great thing about crossbreeding is that there are endless possibilities.

Are you shooting for a specific discipline, comp, skill set, etc.?
I'll take a look and do some calculations, but if I don't come up with anything you'd like to try, tell me.

I was looking at skill sets for Holsteiner and thought maybe a TB would work well for low level trot.
It depends on if you would like to create, say, a trail competition horse. For that, I might try a KWPN or a Selle, but that's just me.
I like to breed crosses with a particular competition in mind, but every breeder does it differently.
If you would like further help, shoot me a PM!
-Bandit

thank you!

No problem

Bred this little one yesterday. Going to BLUP her and use as a base breeder for 4-way Dressage and Trail horses.

@Gatlin
Nice!
Does anyone have any successful Nokota dominant crosses? Not looking for anything in particular, just want to try one.

I just bred a TB/Holsteiner cross that's Holsteiner dominant. Here's the link:
TB/Holsteiner

Noko/Criollo. I'll see if I can find the link to one I breed awhile back.