Wich mare to breed?

Ignore my last, I've just seen the thread :P

The mares are cute in and of themselves, but I wouldn't reccommend procreation. Sweet Pea, who looks like she'd be the best cross with the stud, has questionable front legs, at least from the pictures, though it's pretty hard to tell. Also, horse market being what it is, it seems really risky to breed for a foal that may not be highly sought after. Is there anyway you could wait to breed until the horse market stabilizes a little?

I have waited for a while and I spen $700 on the stud fee for my thoroughbred mare a while ago but she can't reproduce. I am thinking of selling the service though to some one else.

I think that'd be the smartest move. Whereas I wouldn't personally breed any of those mares, if you ARE determined to, I can think of thousands of stallions better suited to them and probably for cheaper to. I just don't think you're going to get a very useable horse. It may make a big chunky quiet trail mount, but again, the cross is likely to leave you with something slow and without stamina. You may think you want to keep the foal, but if it turns out being something that isn't much good at anything, do you think anybody else is going to want it either? For that $700 you could get one heck of a nice stock horse and really have a useable horse in a ton of disciplines, something that you could make worth a lot of money with proper training.

Worth thinking about anyway!

Be sure and read your breeding contract. I know for us when we sell a breeding it is NOT transferable without special permission from us.


Kay

Either Sweetpea or Oatie. Since Aspen is so young, I assume this would be her first foal, and I don't know if I would want to cross her to such a large horse for her first. Oatie is my personal favorite - she has a very pretty face and nice eyes. She also looks like she has a great hip on her.

Whoever you choose, good luck with your baby!