Little Wolf Ranch
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Long story short, I got to thinking about it and I am just not producing what I would REALLY like to see color wise in my herd. Everything else including conformation and pedigree I am happy about and wouldn't change. I would really like to focus on getting the tobiano gene out of my herd - and it just so happens all my mares and my main herd stallion have it...I'm still wishy washy on whether or not my junior stallion has it.
I would really like to focus on just frame and splash in my herd, blue eyes an obvious plus/necessity. My junior stallion is sired by a LWO+ frame and splash overo and he himself is obviously splash and I believe him to be LWO+ as well, so he could still very well be a valuable asset to my breeding program even with this change.
However I am still back and forth on using him as a stallion - he's going through a rather nasty ugly yearling stage....to the point where I don't even really like to look at him LOL. My senior/main herd stallion had that problem as a yearling but turned out beautifully and I'm hoping the same goes with him *fingers crossed*. With this being said I need an opinion on the following main questions:
Any other advice and tips you could lend me would be greatly appreciated. I am hoping to get things exactly how I want them and I know I have to know exactly what I want before I go "shopping".
Thanks so much friends!
EDITED TO ADD:
The main reason I am considering changing my program is because I can only have so many of my "little equines" due to our Navy life so adding a seperate program into my farm isn't an option....so if I want to produce what I am wanting color + conformation + pedigree wise I would have to do some selling of my stock and buying of new stock....
I would really like to focus on just frame and splash in my herd, blue eyes an obvious plus/necessity. My junior stallion is sired by a LWO+ frame and splash overo and he himself is obviously splash and I believe him to be LWO+ as well, so he could still very well be a valuable asset to my breeding program even with this change.
However I am still back and forth on using him as a stallion - he's going through a rather nasty ugly yearling stage....to the point where I don't even really like to look at him LOL. My senior/main herd stallion had that problem as a yearling but turned out beautifully and I'm hoping the same goes with him *fingers crossed*. With this being said I need an opinion on the following main questions:
- When starting a new program - should I start with picking the stallion first and then pick the mares or vice versa?
- Since I am looking at producing frames, would it be better to have an LWO positive or negative stallion? Does being LWO+ increase the likelyhood of producing loud foals?
- When looking to eliminate the tobiano gene - what "signs" of tobiano should I be looking for as far as pattering goes?
Any other advice and tips you could lend me would be greatly appreciated. I am hoping to get things exactly how I want them and I know I have to know exactly what I want before I go "shopping".
Thanks so much friends!
EDITED TO ADD:
The main reason I am considering changing my program is because I can only have so many of my "little equines" due to our Navy life so adding a seperate program into my farm isn't an option....so if I want to produce what I am wanting color + conformation + pedigree wise I would have to do some selling of my stock and buying of new stock....
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