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inbreeding to storm cat

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:25 am
by johnrr88
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I'm sure this has been a topic of discussion before on this board but i cant research it through the search feature very well and would appreciate opinions by others who may have the current dope...
The conventional wisdom seems to be not to inbreed to Storm Cat . I have a mare out of a decent family, whose sire is the underrated Lion Heart (still in Turkey?)....She wasn't so much as runner as we were always trying to hold her together.... she carried a flaw of her Dam ( turned in left front) but was an honest claimer at the lower levels in Louisiana.

I am considering breeding her to Half Ours which would give me Storm Cat 3x4 in the center of the pedigree. The Half Ours foals I've seen are muscular , smart and generally sound. This would give her three strains of Mr. P in the 5th gen.

Any thought on having Storm Cat 3x4?

Re: inbreeding to storm cat

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 6:03 am
by hpkingjr
Searching the database here shows about a 5.5 percent black type in the progeny inbred 5x5 or closer. I don't believe all progeny make it into our database.

Re: inbreeding to storm cat

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:17 pm
by brogers
In that exact position of storm Cat as it would appear in the hypothetical, the full data according to Equineline stats is

15 starters
9 Winners
2 SW

Both the stakes winners are by Speightstown.

You do realize that the actual racing talent of the mare will have more influence on the outcome than any clever pattern that you might think of don't you?

Re: inbreeding to storm cat

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 3:48 am
by dublino
+1 Byron stop before you say too much most people can't handle the plain and simple truth.

Re: inbreeding to storm cat

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:56 pm
by madelyn
I would have to question the wisdom of breeding a crooked mare to ANYTHING by Unbridled's Song but most especially to the particularly fragile Half Ours. That is the glaring factor, Storm Cat crossings are the red herring here.

Re: inbreeding to storm cat

Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 5:11 pm
by Sylvie Hebert
[quote="madelyn"]I would have to question the wisdom of breeding a crooked mare to ANYTHING by Unbridled's Song but most especially to the particularly fragile Half Ours. That is the glaring factor, Storm Cat crossings are the red herring here.[/quote]

And successful inbreeding is "superior individuals" so just think for a minute