Re: The Ultimate Honse Farm Log
The Pavlova Project: A slow breakthrough
Wonderful news to anyone reading this, just when I felt my project was going backwards one of my mares birthed a Persian Arab!! Here is the foal:
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4720278
I’m not sure why she is such a dark color, but I’ve never had a dark horse so I’m rather pleased with her color!! After her birth though I was filled with renewed hope and bred more of my mares, however my hope faded when many foals turned out to be just Arab x Casp [80%] crosses. But then again, I had another breakthrough and this time have a colt!!
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4722260
From this I have learned that even after calculating for the highest chance of success, failure is possible. However I am determined to learn from my foals that have not turned out. The first thing is an Arab x Casp cross has to resemble the Arab parent more, having the build of a Caspian makes the chances of its offspring being a Persian Arab very low. Secondly, height is where the cross will most likely fall short, breed to taller Arabs, around 15hh seems to work. I suppose I could keep breeding for better Arab x Casp crosses since my Persian Arabs are both sired by a stud. The stud in question is this stallion, https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4322350
He’s closer to his Arab parent which I find intriguing, so in this post I will be studying him in detail. His mother is an Arab mare standing at 14.2hh. His father is a Caspian stallion standing at 12.0hh. The stallion himself stands at 14.0hh. His father is a taller Caspian, and perhaps part of the reason why he is so tall. In the future I will seek 12hh Caspians I think. Now it’s time to analyze my successes to see if there’s any tips there for getting a good Persian Arab.
Firstly, the mother of my Persian Arabs, as the foals are full siblings, having the same mother and father.
Smolder’s Flicker (F)
Breed: Arabian
Generation: Father AC stock, Mother foal of AC stock.
COI: 0%
Height: 14.2hh
GP: 33,031
Breeder report notes: None
Breed book evaluations: 5/5 PA
Here’s her link if you’re interested https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4716696
Notes: Higher GP than mother, same height as mother. Father was 14.3hh, GP unknown as he’s passed.
The foals are not yet fully grown, when there are I will document their data as I realize now height is important!! I do have their birth height though.
Filly: 34 inches at birth
Colt: 9.0hh at birth
For reference a failed foal usually falls around 30-33 inches at birth. Of course I will be collecting more data in search of trends so I cannot state any of this for certain, I am simply trying to find what works. Until next time dear readers.
Wonderful news to anyone reading this, just when I felt my project was going backwards one of my mares birthed a Persian Arab!! Here is the foal:
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4720278
I’m not sure why she is such a dark color, but I’ve never had a dark horse so I’m rather pleased with her color!! After her birth though I was filled with renewed hope and bred more of my mares, however my hope faded when many foals turned out to be just Arab x Casp [80%] crosses. But then again, I had another breakthrough and this time have a colt!!
https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4722260
From this I have learned that even after calculating for the highest chance of success, failure is possible. However I am determined to learn from my foals that have not turned out. The first thing is an Arab x Casp cross has to resemble the Arab parent more, having the build of a Caspian makes the chances of its offspring being a Persian Arab very low. Secondly, height is where the cross will most likely fall short, breed to taller Arabs, around 15hh seems to work. I suppose I could keep breeding for better Arab x Casp crosses since my Persian Arabs are both sired by a stud. The stud in question is this stallion, https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4322350
He’s closer to his Arab parent which I find intriguing, so in this post I will be studying him in detail. His mother is an Arab mare standing at 14.2hh. His father is a Caspian stallion standing at 12.0hh. The stallion himself stands at 14.0hh. His father is a taller Caspian, and perhaps part of the reason why he is so tall. In the future I will seek 12hh Caspians I think. Now it’s time to analyze my successes to see if there’s any tips there for getting a good Persian Arab.
Firstly, the mother of my Persian Arabs, as the foals are full siblings, having the same mother and father.
Smolder’s Flicker (F)
Breed: Arabian
Generation: Father AC stock, Mother foal of AC stock.
COI: 0%
Height: 14.2hh
GP: 33,031
Breeder report notes: None
Breed book evaluations: 5/5 PA
Here’s her link if you’re interested https://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/4716696
Notes: Higher GP than mother, same height as mother. Father was 14.3hh, GP unknown as he’s passed.
The foals are not yet fully grown, when there are I will document their data as I realize now height is important!! I do have their birth height though.
Filly: 34 inches at birth
Colt: 9.0hh at birth
For reference a failed foal usually falls around 30-33 inches at birth. Of course I will be collecting more data in search of trends so I cannot state any of this for certain, I am simply trying to find what works. Until next time dear readers.