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Opinions Wanted: Geld or No?
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My stallion has just come of age, and I've bred to him a bit. However, I've got no idea whether he's half decent or not (me being the breeding newbie I am), and was hoping to get some opinions on whether to keep him intact or not.
http://hj2.huntandjump.com/horse.php?horseid=91119 -
If he were in my barn, I would probably geld him because his lines are un-even.
If you don't care about that, and he's better than or equal to your A's, then keep him intact. -
I second Winter Ridge's opinion. You might not get very consistent (or intact) foals from him because of his uneven lines. If in doubt, try him out this season, you can always geld him (and his offspring, if you decide he's not up to snuff) later.
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I'm starting with foundation mares, so most of my horses are a tad bit uneven right now. He is currently my only breedable stallion, so I have nobody to compare him to (except a colt I'm probably going to geld). Based on his foals alone, is he worth keeping? I'm not sure what exactly is considered "up to snuff" on this game.
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If you're starting with foundation mares, why not start with foundation stallions too? You'll get better quality and better producing lines that way.
When you keep your generations even and only keep the better quality horses from each generation as breeders, you'll always be improving your lines. :)
As far as this particular stallion, considering he was bred to a mare with a similar pedigree and produced an intact foal proves he's at least about AGA his sire. Beyond that, it's really hard to tell with only 6 foals. :)Purple Sage Estates - 129 -
I second the making of a nice foundation stallion. Or pick one up from the rescue. He would be far better suited to your mares.
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Also, there are lots of foundation stallions for public breeding with some nifty colors and stuff you might not be able to afford that you can use... you can add some color to your herd that way, and often they're proven stallions.
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Quality is it a bit hard to judge when you aren't sure what to compare him too! Is he better than his sire? Probably not, only being bred to a foundation mare. Is he good for his generation? Well you can't judge that because his is mixed generations. So by most people's standards, simply on pedigree, no he isn't a decent stallion prospect. But if he is what you want to breed, then he is decent for you!
As everyone else has said though, when starting out it's worth putting your foundation mares to foundation stallions up for public stud, or buy one from the foundation rescue! You can then improve with each generation and have something to base quality on! Also if you buy era1 foundations you probably have a better chance of getting on the Leaderboards because most people are only up to the second generation there -
I have bred quite a few really nice show horses on HJ1 with uneven pedigrees... with a newer stable, Id recommend breeding half your herd with breeding prospects in mind, foundation x foundation. The other half, breed to him and geld/spay all the foals. Cheap show horses. And all else fails, you could auction (yum) anything you don't want to keep and make $1000 off of. Every little bit helps.