I'm planning on getting him tested for LWO soon, before I buy anything, I didn't forget.
I probably won't buy until sometime next year(if I decide hes still stallion worthy) because I want to take the Winter to do even more heavy research on everything and see how he does at shows once show season comes around. I want to gather info now from you all so I'll be well educated when buying if he proves himself.
Spring is also when my current mare drops her foal. I got an AMHR palomino mare from a trade that was bred to an AMHR palomino pinto stud, but she is NOT breeding quality! I had no idea what this breeder was thinking when she decided to breed her. So I'm going to sell her and the foal and use the money to help buy a good mare.
My stallion has gorgeous movement and the greatest temperment, and I wouldn't even think of breeding if he didn't have good conformation. He isn't proven and hes going to start back up his show career this upcoming show season, because I haven't shown him since a weanling due to training/showing my Quarter Horse mare and working with the rescue horses. If he doesnt do well at shows he will become a gelding and I will most likely buy a proven stallion, but I am almost as positive he will do as well as he did as a weanling(he won 1st place many times in Halter), so I'm going to give him a chance since hes such a great horse. The reason I was thinking about breeding pintaloosas since his dam was an appy and his sire was a pinto(hes a spitting image of him!) and I just love the appys, but I'm stil deciding!
My goal is to breed for more performance classes like jumping/driving since thats what his sire excelled in and what he excels in now(hes trained well for jumping and greenbroke for driving.) I'm wanting to breed A class miniatures with good temperments, movement, conformation(of course), and color. I for one think good, known lines is a big thing, along with everything else I listed. Im not going to jump in right away, I want to take my time and find the perfect one to compliment him. I don't want to get into any Shetlands.
I can post pictures of him as a yearling and 2 year old if you would like.