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Best crosses you've heard of?

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Any unusual good crosses? The ones that make you say 'I don't know why this was made' But does great. There is one at my barn that is welsh/connemara/morgan/unknown. Probably shouldn't have been bred, but won reserve grand champion at the warmblood trials.
Anyone hear of a Connemara/Irish draft cross?
 
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I have a Percheron/paint cross who is superb (my word for today lol). His half sister (same sire), not so much.

I think a lot depends on the individual horses being crossed, more than the cross itself. Heck, I've seen appendix QHs (a fairly common cross in the States) who were absolute train wrecks.
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How bout this lil Shetland x Haflinger pony (ginger) turned out amazing-- well tempered, and all around awesome. :)
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I like all european warmblood crosses (warmblood to warmblood, no mixing of heavier blood in)
but my absolute love are Latvian driving horse X with Latvian sports horse (they include Hannoverian, Holstein, Oldenburg and even Trakhenes blood)
 
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I have an Arabian X Shire Draft mare and she is amazing! Although I don't think Arabian Draft crosses usually come out as well, I have also noted as a whole Shires usually cross well.
 
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my arab mare is being bred for a 2014 anglo foal(arab x thoroughbred). I love this cross, and if the individuals are concidered and its well thought out it always ends well.

love a well thought out arab x paint, appy or qh, seen some amazing horses.

probably two of the best examples of crosses that were incredible but could have been awful were an arab x percheron and a paint x percheron. the paint cross was a giant paint. perfectly ballanced, 16.2hh, stocky and tobiano. the arab cross was 17hh and easily mistaken for a warmblood, in movement and looks. dapple grey with a white mane and tail. stunning.
 
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I have seen some beautiful Perch Arab crosses, color wise there was a picture going around for a while of a Haffy Appy cross, in fact some digging found the pic on an old thread here

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A 'Happy' Now there is a breed that should be :lol: but has to reproduce that color every time.

http://www.horseforum.com/horse-breeds/haflinger-thread-52884/#post629125
Wow, I LOVE that look!

You know, I have a BLM Mustang that is built very similar. I always sort of tease that he is my shrunken down Belgian. Because he's drafty and chestnut but only 14.3 hands. I never even considered he could be part Haflinger. Hmm. I wonder if there are any Haflinger genetics in the BLM horses?

Anyway, I LOVE anything that looks like a small draft horse. I think draft crosses are awesome (and I've never even owned one, unless the Mustang counts). :lol:

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I have to say I'm kind of a fan of QH/warmblood crosses. I just found out that horse keeping book author Cherry Hill has QH/Warmblood cross horse, and I sure like the looks of them. Not only can they move more like a hunter/dressage horse, they can be a bit more rugged like a QH, and can perform ranch and trail duties. I love a horse that can do a little of everything.
 
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My trainer's horse was half Egyptian Arabian, and the other half was thoroughbred/Hanoverian. She was pretty high strung, but an extremely talented dressage horse. While this isn't an actual "breed" per say, I thought this was an interesting cross. My trainer lovingly called her a mutt. :)
 
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When I was little, I had a shetland pony/QH cross. I have no idea which was the dam and which was the sire, but one either had a stepladder, or one was standing waaaayyy downhill, lol! :lol:.
She was about 13 hands tall. I really enjoyed riding her.

A few years ago we tried to sell our QH mare. A trainer put 30 days on her, then took her to the sale barn, but we did a no-sale. When she came back, she was pregnant by his stud appaloosa. The result was a BEAUTIFUL filly who unfortunately colicked and died. She was such a smart, gorgeous little girl. :-(


 
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