jungle_cat
Posted : 10/4/2009 9:09:06 PM
Honestly? I wouldn't breed either one. They may be sweet tempered horses and great matches for you, but neither one screams breeding-quality to me other than flashy color. And the color and flash should be the last decision used when it comes to breeding. This is especially true right now with the economy so bad and so many unwanted horses out there.
I mean seriously, I practically had to give my 4 year old paint gelding away and he had a phenomenal pedigree (zips chocolate chip & Dynamic Deluxe lines), decent conformation, great movements, outstanding temperment and was trained under saddle. The stud fee for his breeding was higher than what I was able to get for him as a 4 year old and he was on the market for 9 months (thankfully he is in an outstanding home). His main down fall was that he was a solid. However, unless one of these girls is homozygous you can't guarantee that the foals you get won't be solid.
Its cheaper to buy a foal with the color & conformation you want and raises then it would be to breed a mare. In this market, if you breed right - a good quality stallion, proper vet care, etc - you will be spending more to get the foal on the ground than you will ever be able to make on the foal.