04/26/2026
βΌοΈEDITβΌοΈ Rechecked her today for ovulation timing and discovered a pregnancy that we missed Sunday π€£. He apparently did get it done. π
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So, I purchased my stallion with this mare in mind. Complementary bone, temperament and conformation. She's a little too quiet, he is super kind but a working machine, and it seemed like the perfect cross---- until he couldn't reach her. π«© (He is for sale.)
SO- I can obviously AI, but he hasn't been trained to collect yet and I figure by the time I do that, I've spent enough that I could breed her to any stallion, plus I have her close relative already bred to him.
WHAT DIRECTION would you take this mare? What stallion (or type) would you use? Please actually look at this mare when making suggestions. Please do not post a stallion just because he's yours.
She's 15.2+ and over 1400lb (scale, not a guess). Zero temperament problems, but awfully big for most cow horse folks. She produces a foal just like her every year. Huge, huge bone, strong, quiet, smart and trainable.
Do I try to make a rope horse? Do I try to outcross for something more all-around/ranch riding? She has a wonderful temperament for that and suitable movement.
I only have a few days to decide if we're going to catch her this cycle.
She is 6 N/N.
My only NOPE is running bred QH.π«£