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Ask Chelsie...
Hi Chelsie,
Say, we have two Peruvian Paso mares. [We] just bought one [of the] mares. She is 16 and has had 4 foals thus far in her life time. [We] want to be very careful of our new mare as well as our other Peruvian mare who is 17 and only had one foal.
[We] are working with our vet to get the new mare back to proper health but do want to breed her this year at some point by late summer not later. [We] are planning on doing an A.I., [but are] not sure of stallion yet.
[Do you think if we bred her to a Gypsy stallion, the foal would be too big for her to have? We are] looking to start doing cross breeds with Peruvian Paso mares [and] don't want to pick a type of horse that would create birthing problems for [our Peruvian] mares. [We would like to] stick to spanish type horses to bred A.I to them [and it] would be nice to pace on the gaited horse. But [we] would like ... better boned type horses to breed to [our] mares.
-Judy Choquette
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Hi Judy,
I think that doing A.I. is a very good idea, especially if considering a Gypsy or bigger horse and an older mare.
If you choose the right Gypsy of the right size, I think your mare would be fine. But this is a question that you should ask your vet as well. But, of course, there are never any guarantees when breeding horses.
With out knowing how tall your mare is, it is a little harder to answer the question. But I would say that if you bred to a Gypsy that was in the 14 hand range, it would not be that hard on your mare.
But when breeding a gaited horse to a non gaited horse you have a 50 50 shot of getting another gaited horse. I do know of a lady that has a Gypsy cross
Spotted saddle horse that is gaited.
If interested in some really high quality Gypsy horses go to www.djwwgypsyhorses.com They have some wonderful studs with great personalities and some the right size for you.
Thanks for the question,
Chelsie Kallestad
