Crossbreeding

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Post by Shamrock » Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:49 am

Okay so I have a question about crossbreeding to get new breeds!

So let's say i want to breed a Cleveland Bay which is Thoroughbred x [ Arabian x NAB ] I believe. Does the SIRE have to be the one represented to the right? Which means the Arab x NAB? Like does it matter which parent is what cross/breed?

Or could i have a Arab x NAB mare and cross her with a TB stallion?

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Re: Crossbreeding

Post by larissar » Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:42 am

It doesn't matter which cross is the sire or dam both will work.

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Re: Crossbreeding

Post by Aurelovehorses » Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:30 am

how many times I have to breed horses that receive a different horse breed

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Re: Crossbreeding

Post by larissar » Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:49 am

Aurelovehorses wrote:how many times I have to breed horses that receive a different horse breed

I'm not really sure what you are asking. Sometimes you can get a new breed on one try, sometimes it takes many tries. It just depends which genes the parents pass on to the foal, and if that foal fits within the new breed's guidelines.

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Re: Crossbreeding

Post by Aurelovehorses » Fri Jul 17, 2015 6:08 pm

larissar wrote:
Aurelovehorses wrote:how many times I have to breed horses that receive a different horse breed
I'm not really sure what you are asking. Sometimes you can get a new breed on one try, sometimes it takes many tries. It just depends which genes the parents pass on to the foal, and if that foal fits within the new breed's guidelines.

Thanks for the reply good

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Re: Crossbreeding

Post by BalineEquine » Mon Aug 03, 2015 6:11 am

Soooo if I try and breed an Exmoor ( Prez x Tarp ) and I bred it as a Tarp x Prez that doesn't matter? I didn't get the Exmoor on that try.

So it does NOT matter what side the sire/dam is on?

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Re: Crossbreeding

Post by Nikolaevna » Mon Aug 03, 2015 7:03 am

BalineEquine wrote:Soooo if I try and breed an Exmoor ( Prez x Tarp ) and I bred it as a Tarp x Prez that doesn't matter? I didn't get the Exmoor on that try.

So it does NOT matter what side the sire/dam is on?

Correct. Does NOT matter which gender is which breed. As long as your recipe is correct. Keep trying.

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Re: Crossbreeding

Post by larissar » Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:12 am

BalineEquine wrote: I didn't get the Exmoor on that try.

Not every mating will result in a new breed. The foal must also meed the minimum requirements as listed in the breed book. If you Evaluate the foal using the Exmoor book, you should see which category he failed to meet.

It's also a good idea to Evaluate both the sire and dam as an Exmoor to see how well they meet the criteria. If they are both 3 or 4 stars then continue to breed them and you'll have a good chance of the foal inheriting the correct genes.