Mating Advice

[Supernova]

Hello all,
I have recently bought a new mare who I intend to breed in 2008. It is my first broodmare so I'd like some advice picking out a stud.

Her name is Sweet Maria by Langfuhr out of Marienburg. I intend to sell the foal at the yearling sale here in Ontario.

She will be 8 years old. On here first breeding a few years ago she required a c-section which resulted in a dead foal. She has just been examined by a vet and checked out in good health with minimal scarring from the c-section. He gave me the okay to breed her, but advised me to try to find a smaller stallion (under 16hh) to reduce the risk of foaling problems considering her past.

I would like to find an Ontario based stallion under $5000.00, under 16hh.

Like I said, I'm very new with this, but I will assume the best route to go (considering she is going to be 8 years old with no foals) is to breed to a proven stallion. These are the stallions that I liked the best that fit the bill for what I am looking for, however I don't know much about finding a good cross. Any advice?

Wake at Noon
Trajectory
A Fleets Dancer
Perigee Moon

And also a few unproven stallions that I also liked:

Strut the Stage
In Franks Honor
Dance to Destiny (first foals will sell this year)

Let me know what you think, or if you can think of any others that might be suitable.

Thanks![/b]

[crazy canuck]

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[Supernova]

Does anyone have any adivce for good crosses?

[madelyn]

Of those, pedigree wise I like her with Wake at Noon. I don't know enough about the Canadian market to comment on the commercial aspect of breeding that mare.

[Mood Swings]

On stallion marketability... IMO

Wake at Noon - stud fee $5000, his first crop are two year olds. He only had one yearling to sell at CTHS ONT for $15,000 (the other two were RNA's). I like him.

Trajectory - stud fee $7500, he has three crops to race and has been successful thus far. His yearlings have also been very popular at the sale. His select yearlings averaged $44, 000 in '06. I like him.

A Fleets Dancer - recently deceased

Perigee Moon - stud fee $5000, he has three crops to race and has also been successful thus far. His select yearlings averaged $37,500.

Strut the Stage - stud fee $5000. I love his female family and he is *very* correct. The only negative to me is Theatrical as a sire of sires.

In Franks Honor - stud fee $4500. He raced until he was eight and is just standing his first season now at age eleven? If you are breeding to sell I might worry about the commercial factor. Not sure how many mares he has covered though I doubt he has covered many.

Dance to Destiny - stud fee $5000. His yearlings will sell this fall. I am curious to see what they look like. I think he will be commercial providing they look good. Hopefully he will have more success then his half brother did in Ontario.

Hope that helps