Conference noted::equitation

1126.0. "Standardbred/WarmBlood??" by DASXPS::LCOBURN () Thu Nov 16 1989 12:24

    
    The time has come that I am beginning to consider breeding my mare.
    It is something I have always wanted to do, and in next year or
    so I expect to have the facilities and time to spend with a foal.
    My question is to anyone out there familiar with WarmBloods and
    their breed restrictions. 
    
    My mare is a 12 year old Standardbred, who spent her first 8
    years racing. She has been bred three times before, the first
    time producing twins and then two single deliveries after that.
    I now compete her both in hunter shows and competetive trail
    rides, and she has done extremelly well at both. I really enjoy
    her versitality and her personality. She is gentle, intellegent,
    and impeccibly mannered. I am hoping that these traits will pass
    on to a foal. I am familiar with most breeds in our area, and have
    pretty much decided to cross her with a WarmBlood of some sort,
    hopefully producing a bit more size that she has (she is just 15hh)
    and a less excitable temperement (while well mannered, she is also
    awfully hgh-strung). I had considered a Thoroughbred, but I suspect
    I would get a foal much "hotter" than I am interested in. My mare
    is delicately built, and I had thought of a Morgan or QH stud,
    but they do not promise much in the way of height increase. So,
    hopefully WarmBlood it is! To the question.....I have heard
    that it is very difficult to breed a mare of a different to
    say, a Hanoverian, because of registery restrictions?? The
    mare must be approved or something??  Is anyone familiar with
    these breeds and their registy rules??
    
    Thanks,
    
    Linda
    

    
    The American Trakehner Association has a part-bred registry.
    I believe there restrictions include that one of the parents
    had to be a pure bred and registered with the association.  At
    last check, they did accept horses conceived with frozen semen
    so you'd have a wide selection of stallions to choose from.
    The last brochure I looked at listed Tannenberg's  at $1000,
    and Abdullah and Ameigos at $1500.  But these are among the top
    stallions and there are cheaper ones.

    I've got a couple trakehners that I use for riding/breeding
    and a TB/trak mare (aka anglo trakehner).  The purebreds can be
    difficult to work with (just lazy and a bit stubborn) but the
    anglo mare is a dream. 
    
    -maureen
        

    How about a nice american saddle horse.  the cross makes an excellent
    potental for a 5 gated horse.  all the colts I have trained and
    used came out nice and the temperment was very easy.

    
    Is an American Saddle Horse aka a Saddlebred?? Or is there a
    difference??I have not heard of an American Saddle Horse.....I
    would like something with hunter/eventer potential, which is why
    I don't go with another Standardbred (I am afraid of getting a pacer,
    my mare does not but I know the trait is strong) or a TB because
    my mare is hot enough as it is, I want something quiet to offset
    her volitile temperment.