Parco, Darco's son...

[Jumper_Breeder]

Tango B

I have a Darco mare that was conceived here in the US w/frozen semen out of a TB mare. Darco will throw a very heavy horse and (IMHO) should only be used on a light mare. In fact this mare will probably go to Coconut Grove for breeding in 2009 to get a much lighter, more modern offspring. Also, Darco does not throw the “prettiest” offspring. While they all have superior jumping ability, if you are breeding for resale, it is just something to consider. I considered breeding one of my mares to Parco a few years ago as I really like him too, but decided against him for the mare I was considering.

[Samotis]

I have heard the same thing about the “prettiness”

The TB I am considering is very light in bone and has a beautiful face. I bred her to a jumper stallion that doesn’t produce the prettiest head either and the resulting colt has a beautiful face. (moms:))

I really would consider Winning Mood over Parco only because I like the Cassini motherline on Winning Mood.

I have heard people say that you don’t want to breed extremes. What does that mean in this case? He is obviously much much heavier in bone then my mare, so would it be a bad idea?

[ljshorses]

[QUOTE=Samotis;3640131]
I have heard the same thing about the “prettiness”

The TB I am considering is very light in bone and has a beautiful face. I bred her to a jumper stallion that doesn’t produce the prettiest head either and the resulting colt has a beautiful face. (moms:))

I really would consider Winning Mood over Parco only because I like the Cassini motherline on Winning Mood.

I have heard people say that you don’t want to breed extremes. What does that mean in this case? He is obviously much much heavier in bone then my mare, so would it be a bad idea?[/QUOTE]

Obviously the problem with breeding is it’s a crapshoot. Breeding like to like reduces the chance of something going very wrong like heavy, big body but spindly, refined legs etc… Getting something inbetween the two parents just doesn’t reliably happen. I do try this though with a refined TB mare I have. She has had many foals now so I have a pretty good idea what traits of hers she consistently throws. One of those is refinement. Her Cor Noir colt this year did get more bone than her but no where near the bone his sire has. So it worked out fairly well. I got a little more bone and substance but kept the beautiful neck and head of hers. She also has an exceptional topline for a TB which she consistently throws. If I had not had so many babies out of her though, I would of been reluctant to breed her to such an extreme bone difference stallion. Has your mare foaled before? Do you know what her bloodlines tend to produce? Is there characteristics of hers that you think would be consistently passed on?

[Samotis]

She has had 1 foal for me. I bred her to Roc USA which is a bigger boned 17 hand stallion by Idocus out of a Galoubet mare.

The colt has more bone then the mare, but is still in the refined category. This was her first foal. He is big though, probably going to be at least 16.2 or 16.3.

So I would like to stay away from anything bigger then 16.3. It could have been a fluke too. Who knows. As you said it is a crapshoot.

She just scored a 109 premium with Old NA and the inspector was amazed that she was a TB. She was top score of the country including the WB’s!

So she does have a lot of traits I love. To me she is a tad stiff in the back and too fine boned. That is really all I don’t like about her. She is hot which comes with the territory and a WB stallions chills her out a lot. The colt is an absolute dead head!

I am just debating whether I should really look into this type of stallion breeding wise (winning mood) or just go for a less bulky type.

[bargo20]

PARCO BABIES

I have eight Parco babies out of TB mares. They are all medium boned, very attractive, excellent movers, and have very quiet, mellow dispositions. My oldest is five, and was very easy to break. She had a beautful Heisman colt this year, and is now coming back to work.
A gray stallion Parco, Cquito, was third in a $15,000 hunter derby in Colorado this summer. I think he is now showing in the first year divisions.
There is also another young stallion, Picardo in Texas. I believe he is registered Holsteiner.
Parco did not start breeding as a very young horse, so his oldest babies are still quite young.

[dilligaff2]

Cielo B

I have just purchased a Darco line filly by Cielo B if someone wants to see some offspring. She is out of a TB mare.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/Cajunblue/HannaConfo.jpg

[Samotis]

Ok, It’s been a few years!

I am still interested in breeding to Parco!

Any others have any recent offspring? I also would love to hear any offspring news from Winning mood.

My mare has now had 3 foals so I have a much better idea of what types she tends to throw.

Any thoughts on these stallions and what they are producing would be great.

[jsjumper]

[QUOTE=Jumper Breeder;3639070]
I have a Darco mare that was conceived here in the US w/frozen semen out of a TB mare. Darco will throw a very heavy horse and (IMHO) should only be used on a light mare. In fact this mare will probably go to Coconut Grove for breeding in 2009 to get a much lighter, more modern offspring. Also, Darco does not throw the “prettiest” offspring. While they all have superior jumping ability, if you are breeding for resale, it is just something to consider. I considered breeding one of my mares to Parco a few years ago as I really like him too, but decided against him for the mare I was considering.[/QUOTE]

You have Tango B?!! I had a mare from her, Datoucha, she is a 2003. I sold her last year (Didn’t want to, needed the $$$) … nicest horse I’ve EVER sat on. A little hot, but sooo talented. She’s with 4* rider Barb Crabo in AZ now.

[Samotis]

My mare is very petite. She has thrown size in her last 2 but not a huge amount of bone.

I can’t really say anything temperament wise. Her first son has been a tad difficult with a bossy personality on the ground, but has proven to be a very talented jumper with a lot of scope and un believable bravery. (Stallion has Voltaire/Galoubet lines). But his full brother has one of the best temperaments I have seen in a baby thus far. So that sort of crosses itself out. Boy number 2 also will be bigger with more bone.

[mareslave]

[QUOTE=Kaeleer;3636685]
My friend has 60 Darco straws and the sodding department of Agriculture won’t allow us to use them because they “might” be EVA positive.

Mutter…mutter…growl…

I heard that, in Europe, you could take your mare TO Darco to be covered, but you couldn’t take straws across the border. Too weird.[/QUOTE]

can’t your friend sacrifice one straw for testing? then she or he would have 59 straws of Darco?

[adelmo95]

I have one that would be an interesting example in terms of the bloodlines you are talking about. He was sired by the stallion Parlay S (Parco x Calido) out of a Cassini I mare. Since he is only 2 I can’t comment on rideability (can’t wait till spring to get him started!) but the thing I can say for him is that he has an awesome temperament: nothing gets him excited but yet he is an extremely fast learner. In terms of build he has a lot of bone, lovely shoulder, nice neck set and powerful hind end. He ended up with a handsome head with a large kind eye. I can’t seem to link to pics from my phone but can post some later if you are interested.

[DLee]

I have ridden C.Quito (Parco son) and his trainer is a good friend of mine. He truly is very laid back. He’s gone from the Derby ring with her to the amateur ring with his owner and done very well.
Our Q yearling has turned out very nicely so far, we are thrilled with him!