So thanks to my mares turnout shenanigans it looks like she’s going to need some time off, so we might be breeding a couple years earlier than I had anticipated for her (she’s 7 this year, and I was going to take another year or two to focus on her training before breeding).
I’m looking forward to drowning my sorrows over her injury with some stallion shopping and day-dreaming, so I’m looking forward to any and all suggestions!
I’m looking to produce a horse for myself, with the goal of a jumper able to tackle the big tracks (1.50m type). My mare, injury aside, was on track to be competitive in the 1.30m easily, possibly more.
My mares pedigree is here: Fashionably Late Oldenburg, damsire is Riverman, sire is my homebred by First Gotthard out of a L/G line mare.
She’s 15.3 hands, hot but not at all spooky or nervous. Bold, very smart, careful and has the most amazing personality on the ground with an incredible willingness to work and love for her job. I would be totally fine with a carbon copy of her, as I love a quirky forward bold horse, but areas I would like to improve are: better canter and front end form over fences, she’s a little long in the back, very quirky in the mouth. I wouldn’t mind adding a little more height but it’s not really necessary. I’m not concerned with registries as it’s a horse for myself.
I don’t mind a quirky/forward/hot pro-ride type, but I would like the horse to be enthusiastic about the work and not overly spooky or nervous.
Looking at videos of some options, I love the way that Flipper D’Elle goes, but I’m afraid he may be too small?Leapfrog and Quite Easy stand out to me as well, and I’m curious about Flexible and what he has shown to be a good match with too. It’s been about 8 years since I’ve done any breeding and I feel a bit out of the loop on what niche’s are going to work well for her, and what is out there, so I would love to hear any and all ideas!
Thanks!
