What horses are good to breed to an Arabian mare?

Horse Lover wrote on September 27th, 2008 6:24 am :

Um i know alot of people who own arabians but i don’t ownone myself. I think a nice breed would be to breed it to a Morgan. But that’s just my opinion. I would suggest to do some research on that .

dreamhorse.com

thats a horse sale site and you can see which horses are more valuable.

twilight fanatic! wrote on September 28th, 2008 12:07 am :

We have a Quarter horse and Arab mix, he is still pretty “hot” to ride if you know what I mean , but Quarter horse is a good cross. If you cross her with a mustang that would make an extremely tough horse, and probably very fast. Good Luck with the baby!

rexannacat wrote on September 29th, 2008 11:36 pm :

We have an American Saddle breed/Arab and he is the sweetest thing on four legs. We have little kids literally crawl all over him and he just stands there. Very sweet, very calm, virtually spook free. His name is Southern Comfort.

grungefan89 wrote on October 2nd, 2008 11:41 am :

There are many different crosses with Arabians. There are Anglo Arabians which is a Thoroughbred Arab cross. There are also Quarabs which is an Arab Quarter Cross and are great horses. Arabians crossed with Saddlebreds are National Show Horse which do very well in saddleseat classes. And there are also Morabs which is an Arab Morgan cross. Truly when it comes to breeding you have to think a.) what you want disicpline wise and b.) confo. I would make sure your friend’s Arabian does have very good confo and has no genetic problems in her lines. Good Luck

snuffalufagus wrote on October 3rd, 2008 4:43 pm :

don’t breed your mare, there are already too many unwanted horses and responsible horse owners have stopped breeding, even World champion performance studs are pretty much sitting around. Please don’t go contributing to the problem and breed your average mare to a average stallion and get a 1/2 breed not worth a dime. If anything why wouldn’t you want to keep the foal a purebred Arabian as that is far more valuable than a mix. If your mare has a disposition problem then WHY would you want to breed that quality, if she is nasty and is fearful and flighty then wouldn’t you assume that that is exactly what she is going to teach a foal…….If you want a baby look around there are tons of them. and really good quality Arabian foals out of Top Sires.

princess4fun7_24 wrote on October 6th, 2008 11:24 am :

I knew a lady that bread her arab stallions. She charged less for stud to any other breed “because the result would not be pure”. She told us she started charging a pure bread stud fee to all Paints because the result was so popular.

lol just my little insider info.

TiggersMom wrote on October 9th, 2008 9:28 am :

First off, it really depends on what she wants to do with the foal. If your friend is an experienced horse person, sometimes raising a foal can be a fun, lucrative, and enjoyable experience. However, not all Arabians are nervous, spooky, or hot. I have an Arabian mare that had never been taken off her birth ranch and had only hours of saddle training on her. I was going to a small local show and decided to enter her in just Halter, just for the experience. Not only did she stand for the whole lineup (and get 3rd out of about 40-mostly AQHAs) she stood tied to the trailer the whole day except for between classes when I ponied her around. She was the only horse in my group that didn’t paw or pace-ant the others were all well bred, well trained AQHAs. So a horse being hot isn’t because of her breed, but rather because of her breeding, and possibly her training. Ok. What breed is best? Well, as I said, it depends on what she wants the foal for. Quarabs (Arab/AQHA crosses) tend to be all-purpose horses with great stamina, beautiful heads, and hard feet. That’s really only if you start with a good mare and a great stud, which you should anyway. After all, a foal that’s out of two average or less horses has little chance at greatness, and isn’t that what we all want for our babies, whether in a show ring or on a mountain trail or even just as the barn’s best lesson horse?

matakibud wrote on October 10th, 2008 4:19 pm :

Quarter Horse/Arabian crosses seem to be all the rage right now. I don’t know why, but I’ve seen their values go up more than any other breeds or crossbreeds here in the midwest anyway.

Whatever she crosses her mare on, be sure to advise her to look for correct conformation and NOT JUST BLOODLINES. I’ve seen some horses that are bred to the hilt with famous bloodlines, but are pukey-looking and nasty tempered.

reynwater wrote on October 11th, 2008 5:47 am :

Pure bred are “most valuable”.