How to get the best results from Horse Breeding
How to start a horse breeding program?
First learn conformations. Learn them well enough to tell when a horse should and should not be a good jumper.
Second Read about breeding including line breeding and other forms of inbreeding (Responsible breeders avoid both as these two practices have caused many genetic abnormalities in several breeds).
Third choose horses with not only a good conformation but a good heart and a sound mind.
Fourth Learn genetics. Learn as much as possible. A good background in biology would be good for this.
Fifth to get the benefits of line breeding without the disadvantages (though admittedly this takes longer) learn to breed like conformations to get like conformations.
Sixth Cull when necessary. This means to remove unsuitable horses from the gene pool by preventing them from breeding. Gelding studs and spaying or simply selling mares with a contract stipulating no breeding(not quite as effective since some owners cheat). Culling by selling them to people who may use them to breed is unethical for horses with any type of defect.
Seven Keep the best horses for yourself simply because they are your future breeders.
What are the market statistics for horse breeding?
All depends on the breed and location. For instance, in the US southwest there are an awful lot of Quarter horses and the area is relatively economically depressed. Even if you have a good stallion you won’t get as much for a breeding, and unless you have an exceptional foal you’re not likely to be able to command a good price for the babies.
On the other hand, in places like California or Texas you can get higher prices because the standard of living is much higher there.
If you have a rare breed of horse in an area it can work both ways. For instance, if you have an Andalusian ranch with high quality stock and a fair number of horses available for sale, and if you show and advertise, people will travel quite a ways to see your stock. On the other hand, if people aren’t familiar with the breed, local sales and breedings may be a little slow.
When I first started my breeding program, I had a rare breed but a mare and stallion with phenomenal bloodlines. I lived in a small town in Southern California outside Los Angeles where there were a lot of ranches with lots of the same type of horses. When my mare foaled my husband said I would never be able to sell the baby because no one would come to our place to see our two little horses when there were hundreds to be seen within a 100-mile radius. I advertised in a local horseman’s newspaper, and the third person who called bought the mare sight-unseen for $15,000.
What it boils down to is being fair, honest, and having really good bloodlines– no matter the breed or location. You just have to be able to spend the money you have wisely.
How can I find breeding lines for horses on the internet?
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/
All you need is the horses name, if there are more than one horse with the name then you can decide based on the gender and breed and birth year of the horse
When breeding horses, which coat color is more dominant? Pinto(brown white) or roan?
A true roan is dominant over every color just like gray. Now being a paint it could be a Sabino. So what color the foal will end up would depend on what was passed color wise from each parent.
Yes there are certain modifiers that are ALWAYS dominant. There are only 2 colors of horses. Red and Black, black being dominant over red. ALL the other colors of horses are modified off these 2 colors. Bay is black with the agouti and it will ALWAYS be seen in a black horse but hid in red as it only affect black.
Roans and Grays will ALWAYS be expressed over EVERY color. If it is there it WILL be expressed. Does not matter what the color is. How gray will hide a roan if both genes are present. Both these genes will work on any color or pattern of horse
What breeds of horses are best suited for jumping?
There’s the Belgian Warmblood, Dutch Warmblood, Hanoverian, Holsteiner, Oldenburg, Selle Francais, and Swedish Warmblood. All are good breeds.
What are the different breeds of horses?
There are SO many! Try this site
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horse…
Why some horses and breeds not suited for Dressage?
There’s no reason for a certain breed not to do dressage. My sister’s cob is very good at it, but high level dressage riders prefere tbs and warmbloods because they tend to be more responsive and also can be easier to get the correct style of movement from them.
As for its origins a lot of dressage moves were developed due to their use as war horses, but it has become much more about having a horse who is responsive to ride and is athletic. It’s not about control, it’s about an equal partnership with your horse
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