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Location: Montana | cow pie - 2013-12-08 9:28 AM
Todays breeding quarter horses have good minds. It mostly comes from the mare. If she is offish and non social so will be the foal. If you imprint right away you can change those odds. Breed for conformation. When the foal is born channel all the good things you want in a horse. Be sure to feed well as that foal will need to be strong and healthy.
I realize it is a generally held belief that foal's personalities come from their dam. I'm not in any way arguing against the importance of mares - I wholeheartedly believe in the importance of mares to the overall quality of the foal.
We have had a lot of different mares over the years - but most of the foals by our studs have pretty obviously got their sire's personalities with a modification from their dam. My Indian Money's colts are generally step on your toes friendly. No one ever got a hand on a Raise Your Rocket colt in the pasture but the second you really had a tight hold of one at weaning they quit fighting. Don't Doc's colts are all drama queens like daddy but super smart and not fighters either. Nothing in breeding horses is straightforward. It would sure be easier if you could just say the dam's personality would prevail but we have seen some mares whose colts are always gentle and some where it depends more on the stud. My Dad has a nice mare whose dam was a kids horse. His mare was kinda tough to get along with and NEVER lets us get near her foals until weaning. Every colt she has had has turned into a super nice, good to get along with saddle horse regardless of the new owner. They are scattered from Ontario to Virginia to Oregon in a variety of homes - that all love 'em.
The only point to all this is that I think if a good mind is important to you (and good for the OP on that one!) then I'd say that you need to find a stud who consistently sires good minded foals.
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| ausranch - 2013-12-08 11:03 AM
cow pie - 2013-12-08 9:28 AM
Todays breeding quarter horses have good minds. It mostly comes from the mare. If she is offish and non social so will be the foal. If you imprint right away you can change those odds. Breed for conformation. When the foal is born channel all the good things you want in a horse. Be sure to feed well as that foal will need to be strong and healthy.
I realize it is a generally held belief that foal's personalities come from their dam. I'm not in any way arguing against the importance of mares - I wholeheartedly believe in the importance of mares to the overall quality of the foal.
We have had a lot of different mares over the years - but most of the foals by our studs have pretty obviously got their sire's personalities with a modification from their dam. My Indian Money's colts are generally step on your toes friendly. No one ever got a hand on a Raise Your Rocket colt in the pasture but the second you really had a tight hold of one at weaning they quit fighting. Don't Doc's colts are all drama queens like daddy but super smart and not fighters either. Nothing in breeding horses is straightforward. It would sure be easier if you could just say the dam's personality would prevail but we have seen some mares whose colts are always gentle and some where it depends more on the stud. My Dad has a nice mare whose dam was a kids horse. His mare was kinda tough to get along with and NEVER lets us get near her foals until weaning. Every colt she has had has turned into a super nice, good to get along with saddle horse regardless of the new owner. They are scattered from Ontario to Virginia to Oregon in a variety of homes - that all love 'em.
The only point to all this is that I think if a good mind is important to you (and good for the OP on that one! ) then I'd say that you need to find a stud who consistently sires good minded foals.
I totally agree, if I were looking for a good mind I would look into sun frost, FG, Mr TT Pacific. etc. because everyone I have been around has been willing to please and love people. I'm sure there are some bad apples but my experience has been great with them. I really want to try a Frostburns and a mr tt pacific. My FG mare totally has her dads personality I guess, because she is nothing like her dam personality wise. |
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| Tn_Barrelracer - 2013-12-08 11:18 AM
ausranch - 2013-12-08 11:03 AM
cow pie - 2013-12-08 9:28 AM
Todays breeding quarter horses have good minds. It mostly comes from the mare. If she is offish and non social so will be the foal. If you imprint right away you can change those odds. Breed for conformation. When the foal is born channel all the good things you want in a horse. Be sure to feed well as that foal will need to be strong and healthy.
I realize it is a generally held belief that foal's personalities come from their dam. I'm not in any way arguing against the importance of mares - I wholeheartedly believe in the importance of mares to the overall quality of the foal.
We have had a lot of different mares over the years - but most of the foals by our studs have pretty obviously got their sire's personalities with a modification from their dam. My Indian Money's colts are generally step on your toes friendly. No one ever got a hand on a Raise Your Rocket colt in the pasture but the second you really had a tight hold of one at weaning they quit fighting. Don't Doc's colts are all drama queens like daddy but super smart and not fighters either. Nothing in breeding horses is straightforward. It would sure be easier if you could just say the dam's personality would prevail but we have seen some mares whose colts are always gentle and some where it depends more on the stud. My Dad has a nice mare whose dam was a kids horse. His mare was kinda tough to get along with and NEVER lets us get near her foals until weaning. Every colt she has had has turned into a super nice, good to get along with saddle horse regardless of the new owner. They are scattered from Ontario to Virginia to Oregon in a variety of homes - that all love 'em.
The only point to all this is that I think if a good mind is important to you (and good for the OP on that one! ) then I'd say that you need to find a stud who consistently sires good minded foals.
I totally agree, if I were looking for a good mind I would look into sun frost, FG, Mr TT Pacific. etc. because everyone I have been around has been willing to please and love people. I'm sure there are some bad apples but my experience has been great with them. I really want to try a Frostburns and a mr tt pacific. My FG mare totally has her dads personality I guess, because she is nothing like her dam personality wise.
I'm really liking the Mr TT Pacific horse. He's not very big though is my old gripe about him. I wonder how big his babies end up. My mare is 15-15.1 and all of 1150. She is built a lot like him but doesn't have the prominent hip like him (which I want). Not to mention the lady that has him is wonderful to talk to. |
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| There are a few on here for sale go check them out I think they are 15hh or so the ones I have looked at. His owner is super nice :) |
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Location: WYOMING | Tn_Barrelracer - 2013-12-08 12:18 PM ausranch - 2013-12-08 11:03 AM cow pie - 2013-12-08 9:28 AM Todays breeding quarter horses have good minds. It mostly comes from the mare. If she is offish and non social so will be the foal. If you imprint right away you can change those odds. Breed for conformation. When the foal is born channel all the good things you want in a horse. Be sure to feed well as that foal will need to be strong and healthy. I realize it is a generally held belief that foal's personalities come from their dam. I'm not in any way arguing against the importance of mares - I wholeheartedly believe in the importance of mares to the overall quality of the foal. We have had a lot of different mares over the years - but most of the foals by our studs have pretty obviously got their sire's personalities with a modification from their dam. My Indian Money's colts are generally step on your toes friendly. No one ever got a hand on a Raise Your Rocket colt in the pasture but the second you really had a tight hold of one at weaning they quit fighting. Don't Doc's colts are all drama queens like daddy but super smart and not fighters either. Nothing in breeding horses is straightforward. It would sure be easier if you could just say the dam's personality would prevail but we have seen some mares whose colts are always gentle and some where it depends more on the stud. My Dad has a nice mare whose dam was a kids horse. His mare was kinda tough to get along with and NEVER lets us get near her foals until weaning. Every colt she has had has turned into a super nice, good to get along with saddle horse regardless of the new owner. They are scattered from Ontario to Virginia to Oregon in a variety of homes - that all love 'em. The only point to all this is that I think if a good mind is important to you (and good for the OP on that one! ) then I'd say that you need to find a stud who consistently sires good minded foals. I totally agree, if I were looking for a good mind I would look into sun frost, FG, Mr TT Pacific. etc. because everyone I have been around has been willing to please and love people. I'm sure there are some bad apples but my experience has been great with them. I really want to try a Frostburns and a mr tt pacific. My FG mare totally has her dads personality I guess, because she is nothing like her dam personality wise.
All 3 of my Mr TT Pacifics have had good size and plenty of bone to go with it. |
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Location: Utah | My Mr TT Pacific colt is estimated to be 16 hands at LEAST. He's about 15.1 at the withers and 15.2 at his hip as a 19 month old. (I have measured him.) He's also filling out incredibly and will be one heck of a powerhouse. And he thinks I am stronger than him, he's so soft and responsive despite his size. I would own another in a heartbeat. His owner's husband is also incredibly tall. He makes all horses look like ponies. :) |
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Location: Not sure yet | perfectturns - 2013-12-07 12:31 PM Check out Lions Share Of Fame. His babies are very very nice and he stamps them. I have had my eye on him for a long time, I bred a mare to him the first year he stood but the baby died. I'm most likely going to try and buy a 5 year old out of him eventually because I'm tired of waiting for babies to grow up and must have one!! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lions-Share-of-Fame/402471850972[/quo...
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Location: Oklahoma | My stud is 15.2. My husband is almost as big as Becca's husband... it's a close call! Here is a picture of my husband on my guy.
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