she's three years old, rose gray. her name is jedi... i'm looking for an arabian stud horse in mississippi, i won't dare send her out of state. l love her too much, and i wouldn't be able to go with her. i don't know wether or not this makes any difference, but she has bloodlines to a really old, probably dead (but supposed to be significant in some way) show horse named Bask. (english accent) She's not yet broken, but i've ridden her twice- once with a saddle and once bareback. (i don't think she likes bareback very much tho... cuz i was bucked off... lol!) if you have any connections or tips on my next riding adventure, please feel free to write. i'd appreciate it tho if you would olny give good, friendly advice... i don't need any spam... but then again, who really does?
Rose gray arabian filly seeking arabian stud?
You should listen to the people on here's views of breeding and the overpopulation of horses. Unless your mare is top quality, mentally and physically, and you are able to afford a top quality stallion ,and the ammount of money it costs to care for a mare in foal, do not even consider breeding. Keep in mind, it costs about 5,000 dollars to correctly breed a mare, and raise the foal to be a weanling. It will cost you a lot less to buy a weanling then it will to breed one. Have you considered looking into buying a weanling that has similar bloodlines to your mare rather then taking on the risk and responsibility of breeding?
If you still insist on possibly breeding, check out http://www.arabhorse.com they list stallions by state.
Reply:First of all, you shouldn't even be breeding a 3 year old filly. Arabs tend to take a little longer to mature and finish growing and most responsible breeders don't breed until 5 or 6. Second of all, why are you breeding? It sounds like you don't even know who Bask is and in the Arab world, Bask is a legend. His bloodlines aren't that rare, considering he is one of the leading sires in Arabian history, so Bask progeny are a dime a dozen. If you have no clue as to what good Arab bloodlines are, you shouldn't even be thinking about breeding. The only people who should breed are the breeders who are trying to better and improve the breed, not people who want to make money or have a foal because they are just "so darn cute!" If you want a foal that bad, save a life and adopt a homeless foal rather than bringing another life into this overpopulated equine world and putting your young filly through the rigors of pregnancy.
Additional comments: Again, you obviously don't know enough about your horse's bloodlines to even consider breeding your horse, if you don't know how Bask is related to her. IF you weren't planning on breeding her right now, then why are you looking for a stud right now? I'm not trying to sound rude, but for the sake of our horses, leave the breeding to the professionals.....geeez.
Reply:This is Bask's pedigree:
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/bask
Here's his photo: (scroll to the 5th horse down)
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...
Bask is one of the reference sires of the modern Arabian and an extraordinary example of the breed. Just thought you would like to know more about your horse's "grandpa."
Edit: I agree- she's too young to breed yet. Do her finish work, see how she comes along, and reconsider breeding in a couple of years
Reply:Before you breed your mare ask yourself these questions:
How can this mare contribute to the equine world?
How good quality of a stud can you afford?
How much to you know about breeding and the care of a pregnant and new born foal?
Since she is not broke and only three, you really cannot say how good or not she may be as a horse, be it show or just riding. I would get her broke and going good under saddle and wait a few years before I would even consider breeding her. And please do not breed her just because you can. There is already a major overpopulation of unwanted horses now without adding more into the mix. I do realize that everyone thinks that if they breed their horse, they will keep the foal forever and it will grow up and replace mare. But way to many times, it turns out that novice horse people wind up getting rid of the foal, since they do not have the knowledge to handle one. And they take a lot of work. From birth to riding, figure spending at least 10 hours a week working with this foal, 52 weeks a year to get them to the point of being ready to ride. Not to mention the shots, feed, and other upkeep. Why not just enjoy your mare, get her broke and turned into a solid equine citizen, then a few years down the road, maybe buy another young horse. Figure that you spend $1000 to breed to a good stud, $250 for mare care to get her in foal, another $1500 feeding a pregnant mare for a year, $500 for vet bills (and this is an uneventful pregnancy). You are in this baby $3250 before he ever draws a breath. And with horse prices in the tank right now, you are way better off buying one, Then you get the color and gender you want. Breed her if you must, but please think about first.
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