Coastal Plain Ranch
COASTAL PLAIN RANCH
At the ranch, we are currently breeding American Cream Drafts, Exmoor Ponies, Hispano Arabians, and Spanish Barbs. While focus is on creation and improvement of breeds, this is an overall goal: excellent breeding reports, proper coloration and conformation, and show wins are all sought. In each breed, we seek a balanced horse. Breeding partners are welcome, as is the commentary of other players in general. Your input is appreciated.
American Cream Draft (ACD)
There are currently nine (9) active, purebred ACDs and only two at stud. Our CP Henry Lakin is one of them. While we have bred 4* ACD, we have yet to produce foals with the proper coloration: flaxen gold homozygous champagne with tiger eye (“cream”).
Exmoor Pony (EP)
While EPs are less than rare in game, we hope to improve the breed overall. We have a small herd of EPs and half/mixed/part EPs. We are hoping to gain proper coloration by breeding in Shetland Ponies.
Hispano Arabian (HA)
While HAs are yet to exist in game, we are working steadily towards them. We have horses of Andalusian, Baladi, and Thoroughbred stock.
Spanish Barb (SB)
With over 100 SBs in game, the breed is coming along well. Thanks to lovely studs like Sunspotter and Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, I have a herd of half, part, and mixed Spanish Barbs. I am hoping to have purebred SBs soon and, with luck, introduce the leopard complex.
Re: Coastal Plain Ranch
Updates-
American Cream Draft (ACD)
There are now twenty-nine (29) active, purebreed ACDs with six stallions at stud. Our horses include the stallions/colts CP Harry Lakin, CP Virtual Gem, CP American Story, and CP Cut Gem and the mares/fillies CP Jewell and CP Story County. While we have bred 4* ACD, we have yet to produce foals with the proper coloration: flaxen gold homozygous champagne with tiger eye (“cream”). We’re also trying to get more realistic conformation.
Spanish Barb (SB)
As one of many Spanish Barb breeders, I have officially started my new line with the colt CP Cyclone, born of .Cc. Blanes and CP Tornado. He will be bred to my half/mixed/part (hmp) SB mares and his daughters to my hmp SB stallions. With luck, I will raise my herd to four stars and introduce the leopard complex. I will be following the Spanish Barb Horse Association Standard partly and also going by The Livestock Conservancy's Colonial Spanish Strains information.
American Cream Draft (ACD)
There are now twenty-nine (29) active, purebreed ACDs with six stallions at stud. Our horses include the stallions/colts CP Harry Lakin, CP Virtual Gem, CP American Story, and CP Cut Gem and the mares/fillies CP Jewell and CP Story County. While we have bred 4* ACD, we have yet to produce foals with the proper coloration: flaxen gold homozygous champagne with tiger eye (“cream”). We’re also trying to get more realistic conformation.
Spanish Barb (SB)
As one of many Spanish Barb breeders, I have officially started my new line with the colt CP Cyclone, born of .Cc. Blanes and CP Tornado. He will be bred to my half/mixed/part (hmp) SB mares and his daughters to my hmp SB stallions. With luck, I will raise my herd to four stars and introduce the leopard complex. I will be following the Spanish Barb Horse Association Standard partly and also going by The Livestock Conservancy's Colonial Spanish Strains information.
Re: Coastal Plain Ranch
I seriously need to make another update here, but we'll put a pin in that. Instead I'm going to throw around a bit of confetti. I've made it to Year 100 in game, which isn't exactly impressive but I think it's neat. 
I think I've managed to improve a lot of the breeds I'm working on, from the easy-to-gain Exmoor Pony to the rare American Cream Draft. As is, I'm happy with what I've managed insofar.
I think I've managed to improve a lot of the breeds I'm working on, from the easy-to-gain Exmoor Pony to the rare American Cream Draft. As is, I'm happy with what I've managed insofar.
Re: Coastal Plain Ranch
My farm log is still so bare bones, so here's a longer update post.
American Cream Draft (ACD)
There has been some improvement in numbers since my last update. There are now 37 rather than 29 active horses, for instance. This is still a rare breed. At the moment, I have many half/mixed/part (hmp) ACDs. I'm working towards a herd that is 3-4* ACD, fully chestnut-based with many champagne individuals, and with minimal to no feathering. I am also attempting to get my ACDs overall capable in driving and log pull. Going by conformation, ACDs may also do well in dressage, hunter, and reining. At the moment, my best example is CP Charlotte, a 4* purebred ACD mare. She is metallic sooty chestnut pangare, as far as I can tell, and she has nearly no feathering. She has no reds to boot.
CP Charlotte
Exmoor Pony (EP)
With the EPs, I have had to add in many more breeds than expected. The original cross didn't offer proper coloration and often had feathering or upright manes. Shetland Ponies offered a more realistic look when crossed in, but my herds' BR dropped drastically within a few generations due to similar flaws in the parent breeds. They weren't competitive in their breed's IRL disciplines. Because of this, I have crossed in horses with better BRs (specifically good movement). I'm slowly returning to a more stable look, though it's slow-going. My best horse at the moment is likely CP Impala, a 4* purebred EP mare. She is unfortunately metallic wild bay dun, but she has a decent look. She has no reds and is now a champion in cross country. This is lucky, as I am trying to have my EPs specifically competitive in cross country and obstacle driving. Other disciplines I’m working towards my horses to be capable of include all driven and marathon driving; dressage, hunter, and log pull; and reining. In the least, their foals should be potentially competitive in all said disciplines if bought and bred to another breeder’s stud or mare. I am also trying to currently limit my herd to bay, bay dun, brown, and brown dun and am attempting for all colors to have pangare.
Ch. CP Impala
Hispano Arabian (HA)
I have yet to reach the HA, but I am getting closer and closer. I am breeding 3-4* HA Andalusian, Baladi, and Thoroughbred (TB) horses in hopes of creating the perfect breeding pairs in the near future. Overall I may keep breeding Andalusians and TBs after producing HAs, so I’m trying to insure all horses in my herds have at least decent BRs. At the moment, I’m not focusing on color pretty much whatsoever. My best horses are CP Sahar and CP Shady Henry. They are both 4* HAs and are fair examples of what the breed will end up looking like. At the moment, CP Sahar is 20-years-old and mother of two kept foals. CP Shady Henry is young enough to include in this update. He is a Part TB x Arabian [65%] and is a metallic sooty amber champagne. He has no reds. While he isn’t one of my competitive stallions, I have high hopes for his higher percentile TB foals. Deciding on HA discipline was a bit harder than in my other breeds as their conformation doesn’t match exactly with any discipline. On the other hand, they should be overall good at all racing, barrel racing, and pole bending.
CP Shady Henry
Spanish Barb (SB)
The SB is one of the more important breeds in game counting progeny breeds, especially for a non-primitive breed. It is good to note that from when I got into Spanish Barbs to now, there has been a roughly 75% increase in numbers (from around 100 to 175 on average). I have really been enjoying the breed and the freedom it gives in color. My only 4* SB last I checked is CP Fell, a 19-year-old stallion who is a bit too old for me to wish to include. On the other hand, I have what I feel to be a decent and stable herd. The requirement for outcross is low at this point except for increasing color variation. My horse genetic potential is lower than in other herds, but this is likely due to too much focus on reaching higher stars and better conformation. It should be able to be improved along with BR with careful breeding within herd and with an occasional stud. Overall I have culled enough that rarely will a red trait occur when any two horses are bred. My horses are most competitive in endurance, saddleseat, and Western pleasure. This is somewhat acceptable, but eventually I want to narrow my horses specifically into the disciplines of barrel racing and show jumping. This is based on the breed’s real life work and its conformation. On the other hand, I want my Spanish Barbs overall to be really great jack-of-all-trade horses. They need specifically to be competitive in Western, but they could fare well even in cross country, obstacle driving, or saddleseat. As mentioned, my herd also does fine in endurance racing at the moment.
American Cream Draft (ACD)
There has been some improvement in numbers since my last update. There are now 37 rather than 29 active horses, for instance. This is still a rare breed. At the moment, I have many half/mixed/part (hmp) ACDs. I'm working towards a herd that is 3-4* ACD, fully chestnut-based with many champagne individuals, and with minimal to no feathering. I am also attempting to get my ACDs overall capable in driving and log pull. Going by conformation, ACDs may also do well in dressage, hunter, and reining. At the moment, my best example is CP Charlotte, a 4* purebred ACD mare. She is metallic sooty chestnut pangare, as far as I can tell, and she has nearly no feathering. She has no reds to boot.
CP Charlotte
Exmoor Pony (EP)
With the EPs, I have had to add in many more breeds than expected. The original cross didn't offer proper coloration and often had feathering or upright manes. Shetland Ponies offered a more realistic look when crossed in, but my herds' BR dropped drastically within a few generations due to similar flaws in the parent breeds. They weren't competitive in their breed's IRL disciplines. Because of this, I have crossed in horses with better BRs (specifically good movement). I'm slowly returning to a more stable look, though it's slow-going. My best horse at the moment is likely CP Impala, a 4* purebred EP mare. She is unfortunately metallic wild bay dun, but she has a decent look. She has no reds and is now a champion in cross country. This is lucky, as I am trying to have my EPs specifically competitive in cross country and obstacle driving. Other disciplines I’m working towards my horses to be capable of include all driven and marathon driving; dressage, hunter, and log pull; and reining. In the least, their foals should be potentially competitive in all said disciplines if bought and bred to another breeder’s stud or mare. I am also trying to currently limit my herd to bay, bay dun, brown, and brown dun and am attempting for all colors to have pangare.
Ch. CP Impala
Hispano Arabian (HA)
I have yet to reach the HA, but I am getting closer and closer. I am breeding 3-4* HA Andalusian, Baladi, and Thoroughbred (TB) horses in hopes of creating the perfect breeding pairs in the near future. Overall I may keep breeding Andalusians and TBs after producing HAs, so I’m trying to insure all horses in my herds have at least decent BRs. At the moment, I’m not focusing on color pretty much whatsoever. My best horses are CP Sahar and CP Shady Henry. They are both 4* HAs and are fair examples of what the breed will end up looking like. At the moment, CP Sahar is 20-years-old and mother of two kept foals. CP Shady Henry is young enough to include in this update. He is a Part TB x Arabian [65%] and is a metallic sooty amber champagne. He has no reds. While he isn’t one of my competitive stallions, I have high hopes for his higher percentile TB foals. Deciding on HA discipline was a bit harder than in my other breeds as their conformation doesn’t match exactly with any discipline. On the other hand, they should be overall good at all racing, barrel racing, and pole bending.
CP Shady Henry
Spanish Barb (SB)
The SB is one of the more important breeds in game counting progeny breeds, especially for a non-primitive breed. It is good to note that from when I got into Spanish Barbs to now, there has been a roughly 75% increase in numbers (from around 100 to 175 on average). I have really been enjoying the breed and the freedom it gives in color. My only 4* SB last I checked is CP Fell, a 19-year-old stallion who is a bit too old for me to wish to include. On the other hand, I have what I feel to be a decent and stable herd. The requirement for outcross is low at this point except for increasing color variation. My horse genetic potential is lower than in other herds, but this is likely due to too much focus on reaching higher stars and better conformation. It should be able to be improved along with BR with careful breeding within herd and with an occasional stud. Overall I have culled enough that rarely will a red trait occur when any two horses are bred. My horses are most competitive in endurance, saddleseat, and Western pleasure. This is somewhat acceptable, but eventually I want to narrow my horses specifically into the disciplines of barrel racing and show jumping. This is based on the breed’s real life work and its conformation. On the other hand, I want my Spanish Barbs overall to be really great jack-of-all-trade horses. They need specifically to be competitive in Western, but they could fare well even in cross country, obstacle driving, or saddleseat. As mentioned, my herd also does fine in endurance racing at the moment.