Vanner x Arab is fun for me.

Hey guys... been a long time since i've been here! Can't remember 100%, but is it right that if you breed two 50/50 crosses the foal will take the second listed breed of the mare? (Regarding all breeds being different..) Thanks in advance!

Usually stallion or highest percentage of one breed.

I mean two equal 50/50 crosses... so both mare & stallion are 50/50. For instance;

Mare:
50% Akhal-Teke
50% Selle Francais

Stallion:
50% Gypsy Vanner
50% Arabian Horse

Would the foal be a Selle Francais?

I'm pretty sure it would, yeah

It’s generally the second listed breed of the stallion.

So after an extremely long hiatus here are my most recent mixes...

'Mocktail' Selle x Akhal Teke

Sort of just bred her to get back into things.. does okay in XC comps but not crazy. Currently #2 in Akhal skills.

And my favourite cutie after...

'Mania' Shetland x Selle

I usually stay away from breeding sh*tlands... they're not always my favourite, however this stallion turned out pretty well, tomorrow he should be #1 in Shetland skills and has just won me a rosette. Going to get him to 100 BLUP soon so if anyone's interested in a covering let me know

Lovely crosses! I do like my selle crosses myself - lovely gp and skill boost!

Recently I've tried a Friesian/TB and A Frieab, which I'm loving for reining - go with Arab to get lower gallop if you'd like easier comps. My Friesian/TB got all his wins by 6 and a half, which is a new record! I've discovered my least favorite part of blupping is waiting for comps to run lol

First off sorry I can't link the horse I always mess it up but.... On my Alchemy tab the horse is Dream Walker.

She's one of the quirkier horses I've ever breed. I have been trying to develop horses that are really good for cross country and/or show jumping and she'd probably be good for that but her skills are such that I think she might should be pointed at something else but I'm not sure what, especially if it is a Western comp so oppinons are welcome. AKA... help please.

I've got a funny cross. The dam was 50/50 and sire was 50/a few other breeds. The foal took the mother's listed breed. I haven't had that happen before.

I've been looking through the crosses here, and it makes me want to try cross breeding! Does anyone have any cross suggestions? Any tips or tricks? I'd love to learn more

Make sure to do your research before you start crossing if you want to end up with specific skill sets and not ones that are harder to blup (skill sets that correspond with only one type of ride like stamina, speed, and trot). If you're looking to know what gp you'll get, you can calculate it by adding stats from the mare and the stallion you're breeding and dividing by 2. Most of crossbreeding is just seeing what works and messing around a little ! I'd also recommend looking around in the blupping help forum and asking for schedules for certain skill sets so that you know how to blup your horse the most effective way.

My personal favorites are the crosses that give me horses with unlikely skill sets for their dominant breed, like Standardbred/QH that comes out with a standardbred that has qh skill set. I'm also liking my Friesian/TB and Friesian/Arab crosses at the moment.

Thank you, Bandito15, for you advice!

I decided to do a Selle/Welsh cross, just because I breed Selles so I already had a fully BLUPed mare. I'm really happy with her! I can't wait to try another cross.

(Hopefully the link works)

Does anyone know of any crossbreeds that with a high enougn GP have a potential to win rosettes? Or really just any interesting crosses, I'm relatively new to crossing horse breeds. Thanks in advance!

Beautiful horse!!




Selle×KWPN is a popular one - basically if you pick two same-skill set breeds that you can get high gp for, you're set!

I've had a few over the years, some quite surprising i feel (PS they're from a while ago so their skill set is quite low!)

Akhal Teke x Arabian
I bred quite a few of these and they all gave me rosettes, was my favourite cross for a while!

Akhal Teke x Selle

Knabstrupper x Lusitano

KWPN x Selle x Morgan x Hano
Took all the top jumping breeds and made a power horse Again had a few of these get me rosettes!

And of course my most recent;

Shetland x Selle
Currently has me at 26 rosettes which is the most i've every had from a horse... small & mighty!

Hope this gives you some inspo!

Pretty much anything x KWPN, Selle, Arabian, GV, etc. I had a Haflinger dominant rosette winner, for instance.

Meet the new #1 shetland! She's also #1 Shetland Speed and Jump, and #2 Shetland Dressage and Stamina.

Beautiful!


Does anyone have any ideas for crosses that I should try?

Pick either a breed you like and want to “improve” by crossing with a breed that excels in an area the other breed is weak in or pick a competition type and try to breed a horse that excels in the three required skills or maybe try breeding a horse predominantly of a breed that doesn’t usuallly excel in that competetition type. It really depends on your interests and tastes and the possibilities are endless.

First off sorry I can't link the horse I always mess it up but.... On my Alchemy tab the horse is Dream Walker.

She's one of the quirkier horses I've ever breed. I have been trying to develop horses that are really good for cross country and/or show jumping and she'd probably be good for that but her skills are such that I think she might should be pointed at something else but I'm not sure what, especially if it is a Western comp so oppinons are welcome. AKA... help please.

@I4Horses

Just checking out your links and I'm definitely also going to do the Akhal-Teke x Arabian one, as well as the Knabstrupper x Lusitano one! They look awesome.

Thanks for the idea!

Here's the link: Dream Walker.

Given that her top skills are stamina, speed and dressage, she's a good fit for cutting comps. If you're quick you can still change her speciality to Western riding and maybe win a few good competitions!

She's also definitely a good starting point for show-jumping or cross-country! If you also train her jumping skill you'd be good on both. However, since her best skill is stamina, I think you should focus either on cross-country comps or on cutting comps.

I hope this is of any help!

Not a crosser typically. I'm wondering about the successes of Selle x hanovarian. Anyone?

Thanks! I've not looked much at Western at all. I think I'll try her that way, lord knows I have enough show jumpers and cross country horses.