Breeding

[mollydolly]

Not done this before but her goes. Wanting to put my irishdraft in foal how do I get a hunter or any other suggestions

[lucretia]

Check out the SH(GB) approved stallions.

[mollydolly]

Thanks will do. Its all very confusing I want to get it right as I would like to breed something for the show ring in hand,

[philwood]

POST A PICTURE OF YOUR MARE IT WILL GIVE MORE OF AN IDEA, DO YOU WANT A LIGHTWEIGHT. MIDDLEWEIGHT OR HEAVY

DIANE

[mollydolly]

Thanks Diane, will try and get someone to do it for me. My girl is a 15.1 heavyweight show cob, could do with a little better action and maybe a nicer head, but don tell her that. Maybe a lightweight or a middleweight.

[philwood]

DONT WANT TO BLOW MY OWN TRUMPET BUT TAKE A LOOK AT philwoodstud.webs.com i pet him on an irish draft mare in 2007 good result

[mollydolly]

Just seen him on your site. What would you end up with. Want something I could show in hand

[puddledub]

Presumably you would want something with a longer term job than just 3 years of inhand?

Irish Draughts (note spelling - it is not draft) come in many shapes and sizes these days. Is she registered?

I would say if she is heavyweight cob in stamp then you would be better using a full thoroughbred and depending on what height she has behind her in her breeding you could get a lightweight cob, maxi cob, small hunter or mw/hw hunter.

Unfortunately itr is impossible to predict the actual size and/or built of any offspring but particularly with a cross as the youngster will take some genes from each parent and you can never predict which will be inherited each time.

Good luck with your venture

[pencaedu]

Why not put an Irish Draught Stallion on her - there are special classes these days for Irish Draughts. Greylands Stud (as in Supreme Champion Pony at HOYS) have a beautiful Grey ID stallion. PM me if you're interested & I'll give you their number.

[drenrowstud]

with her size it might be difficult to breed a show hunter light or middle from her for a first foal if shes only 15.1 , you could try going for a small hunter or a nother cob although they dont seem tto have cob breeding classes do they .

the problem is to breed a lightweight she may be to heavy , to breed a midle she might be too small for a first foal its a tough one it will depend on her parents .

[mollydolly]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions they are all being taken on board. I thought about an ID but like doing PUK and they dont have ID classes although a lot of the county shows do I think. Could you let me have the number of Greylands stud just in case I decide.

Sorry for my ignorance drenrowstud but is a small hunter different to a lightweight hunter . That could be an idea if I dont get a small hunter could it make a cob and what would you put her to?

Cant post pictures of her its all too confusing to do at my age!

[tessy]

Regardless of the stamp of stallion you put her to, a lot will depend on the genetic makeup of both mare and stallion. If you know how she is bred, look at her grandparents, they tend to be the best indicators of what she is likely to produce.

[drenrowstud]

yep a small hunter has a maximum height of 15.2 hh
but could be the stamp of a middle weight

lightweights are usualy mainly tb or warmblood usually between 16-16.3 hh
middleweight normally start at a minimum of 16.2 -17 or 17.1 ish some are bigger but lack type
a heavy is normall 17 hands plus with penty of bone
your ideal small hunter is a 15.2 version of a middleweight and well within the capabilities of your mare i would have thought