Breeding Rules/Pedigree Application
Rules:
I know nobody likes rules (neither do I) but with a few it will make everything go smoother.
1.) Please respect the color genes of each horse, (if my stallion is pure black, then don't have your foal cremello colored because it doesn't respect my stallion's genes, please choose a different stallion).
2). Some of my stallions only breed to mares of the same breed (this keeps the purity of his progeny). Please respect that.
3). If possible, I would like a picture of the foal and/or mare of you aren't using one of my mares for the pedigree.
Here are my BREEDING rules:
Our horses may not be used as the sire/dam of your model without e-mailed permission from me. Please do not use our photos or pedigree assignments without permission. To request a breeding, please send the following information to: [email protected]
Foal's Name
Year Foaled (please include a second choice if requesting a breeding from one of our mares):
Color:
Breed:
Gender:
Model/Mold Info:
Desired Sire:
Desired Dam :
Your Name/Farm Name:
Please follow equine color genetics. There are many good online resources available, such as Equine Color.com, as well as the Color Calculator. (I use the color calculator) If you have any questions, just ask, I would love to help.
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Below is a reference on how to properly name your horses according to breeding. It can be quite helpful. More detailed information is on the
IPABRA website.
“Family” Names: A word or words (or variation of these words) that commonly appear in a particular breeding family.
Farm Prefixes/Suffixes: Word(s) or letters that precede or follow a horse's actual name and identify the farm where he/she was bred.
Akhal Teke
Loosely kept naming rules: colts named with first letter of sire's name, fillies with first letter of dam's name.
American Saddlebred
Sire often credited in foal's name. Pop culture names often used.
Andalusian (PRE)
Often have one-word Spanish names. Farm prefixes/suffixes sometimes used.
Appaloosa
Limit of 20 characters. No numbers, punctuation marks or similarly spelled names. No naming after famous/notorious people or famous horses. Family names common.
Arabian
US: Pre-2002, no more than 3 separate words with 17 letters and spaces. 2002 and later, up to 4 separate words with 19 letters and spaces. No numerals (Roman or Arabic). No punctuation other than a dash. No Sr. or Jr. Family names are sometimes used.
Some popular sires may have foals with names using part of the sire's name; for example, Khemosabi descendants often have names starting with "Kh".
Different strains of Arabians may have specific naming conventions:
- Polish, Russian and Spanish Arabians are often named with a single word in the language of the country of origin, usually starting with the first letter of the dam's name.
- Egyptian Arabian often have longer Arabic names.
Belgian Warmblood
- Belgian Warmbloods are named alphabetically based on the year of birth; the letters 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' are not used.
Breton
- Trait Breton horses are named alphabetically based on the year of birth; the letters 'W', 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' are not used.
Danish Warmblood
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name.
Draft Breeds (General)
- Farm prefixes very common. Family names usued, depending on breed.
Dutch Warmblood
- Dutch Warmbloods/KWPN's, Dutch Harness Horses, and Gelderlanders are named alphabetically based on the year of birth; the letters 'Q', 'X', and 'Y' are not used.
Friesian
- Friesians are named alphabetically based on the year of birth. Any stable initials must be placed after the name.
Hanoverian
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name. The only exception to this rule of registration involves the W line. Offspring of certain W-line stallions whose pedigrees contain Feiner Kerl and Ferdinand must be named beginning with the letter F.
Holsteiner
- Colts named with first letter of sire’s name.
- Fillies named on year based-schedule provided by Verband:
Icelandic
- Icelandic Horses are customarily named with a suffix indicating the farm where the horse was bred. Our suffix is "fra Sæhestur" ("from Seahorse") and we would appreciate it if you would use it when requesting foals from our mare(s).
Lipizzan
- Colts have a double name, the first being the lineage name of sire and the second being that of the dam.
- Fillies often have one word names that are feminine, usually starting with the same first letter of their dam's name and ending in the vowel “a.” They are sometimes names taken from older generations of a mare's pedigree.
For example, a colt sired by Siglavy Ambrosia out of Dusana II would be called Siglavy Dusana (or Siglavy Dusana II or Siglavy Dusana III if there are already colts with that name).
A filly from that same match would have a single word name starting with the letter "D" and ending with an "a", such as "Danisa".
Lusitano (PSL)
- Foals are named based on the year of birth; the letters 'K', 'W', and 'Y' are not used.
Oldenburg
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name. Fillies that will be used for breeding are supposed to be named with the first letter of the dam’s name, although many are named with the first letter of the sire's name.
Selle Francais
- Foals are named on a year based-schedule. Names tend to be only one word with no numbers or initials
Thoroughbred
- Some of the naming rules include:
- Names cannot be more than 18 characters long.
- Names cannot contain any initials, whether it's the entire name or stable initials at the beginning/end of the name.
- Names cannot end with 'filly,' 'colt,' 'stud,' or any similar horse-related term.
- Names cannot consist entirely of numbers, but may be spelled out. Ex: 49 is not allowed, but Forty-Nine is.
- Names cannot end with a numerical designation such as II, IV, 2nd, 3rd, ect.
- Names of horses over ten years old may be eligible for re-use if they have not been used during the preceding five years either for breeding or racing. Names of horses that were never used for breeding or racing may be available for re-use five years from the date of their death as reported.
- Certain names have been retired as "permanent" and cannot be used again. This would include horses in the Hall of Fame, Eclipse Award winners (or other similar awards), winners of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, etc., and other big winners or horses of note in racing or breeding.
- The Jockey Club's On-Line Names Book with the full rules is available here.
Trakehner
- Fullbreds named with first letter of dam’s name.
- Halfbreds colts named with first letter of sire’s name, fillies with the first letter of the dam’s name.
Westphalian
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name.
Zangershiedes
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name, maximum 16 characters including spaces and compulsory Z-suffix (e.g., Flicka Z) .
I know nobody likes rules (neither do I) but with a few it will make everything go smoother.
1.) Please respect the color genes of each horse, (if my stallion is pure black, then don't have your foal cremello colored because it doesn't respect my stallion's genes, please choose a different stallion).
2). Some of my stallions only breed to mares of the same breed (this keeps the purity of his progeny). Please respect that.
3). If possible, I would like a picture of the foal and/or mare of you aren't using one of my mares for the pedigree.
Here are my BREEDING rules:
Our horses may not be used as the sire/dam of your model without e-mailed permission from me. Please do not use our photos or pedigree assignments without permission. To request a breeding, please send the following information to: [email protected]
Foal's Name
Year Foaled (please include a second choice if requesting a breeding from one of our mares):
Color:
Breed:
Gender:
Model/Mold Info:
Desired Sire:
Desired Dam :
Your Name/Farm Name:
Please follow equine color genetics. There are many good online resources available, such as Equine Color.com, as well as the Color Calculator. (I use the color calculator) If you have any questions, just ask, I would love to help.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below is a reference on how to properly name your horses according to breeding. It can be quite helpful. More detailed information is on the
IPABRA website.
“Family” Names: A word or words (or variation of these words) that commonly appear in a particular breeding family.
Farm Prefixes/Suffixes: Word(s) or letters that precede or follow a horse's actual name and identify the farm where he/she was bred.
Akhal Teke
Loosely kept naming rules: colts named with first letter of sire's name, fillies with first letter of dam's name.
American Saddlebred
Sire often credited in foal's name. Pop culture names often used.
Andalusian (PRE)
Often have one-word Spanish names. Farm prefixes/suffixes sometimes used.
Appaloosa
Limit of 20 characters. No numbers, punctuation marks or similarly spelled names. No naming after famous/notorious people or famous horses. Family names common.
Arabian
US: Pre-2002, no more than 3 separate words with 17 letters and spaces. 2002 and later, up to 4 separate words with 19 letters and spaces. No numerals (Roman or Arabic). No punctuation other than a dash. No Sr. or Jr. Family names are sometimes used.
Some popular sires may have foals with names using part of the sire's name; for example, Khemosabi descendants often have names starting with "Kh".
Different strains of Arabians may have specific naming conventions:
- Polish, Russian and Spanish Arabians are often named with a single word in the language of the country of origin, usually starting with the first letter of the dam's name.
- Egyptian Arabian often have longer Arabic names.
Belgian Warmblood
- Belgian Warmbloods are named alphabetically based on the year of birth; the letters 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' are not used.
Breton
- Trait Breton horses are named alphabetically based on the year of birth; the letters 'W', 'X', 'Y' and 'Z' are not used.
Danish Warmblood
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name.
Draft Breeds (General)
- Farm prefixes very common. Family names usued, depending on breed.
Dutch Warmblood
- Dutch Warmbloods/KWPN's, Dutch Harness Horses, and Gelderlanders are named alphabetically based on the year of birth; the letters 'Q', 'X', and 'Y' are not used.
Friesian
- Friesians are named alphabetically based on the year of birth. Any stable initials must be placed after the name.
Hanoverian
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name. The only exception to this rule of registration involves the W line. Offspring of certain W-line stallions whose pedigrees contain Feiner Kerl and Ferdinand must be named beginning with the letter F.
Holsteiner
- Colts named with first letter of sire’s name.
- Fillies named on year based-schedule provided by Verband:
Icelandic
- Icelandic Horses are customarily named with a suffix indicating the farm where the horse was bred. Our suffix is "fra Sæhestur" ("from Seahorse") and we would appreciate it if you would use it when requesting foals from our mare(s).
Lipizzan
- Colts have a double name, the first being the lineage name of sire and the second being that of the dam.
- Fillies often have one word names that are feminine, usually starting with the same first letter of their dam's name and ending in the vowel “a.” They are sometimes names taken from older generations of a mare's pedigree.
For example, a colt sired by Siglavy Ambrosia out of Dusana II would be called Siglavy Dusana (or Siglavy Dusana II or Siglavy Dusana III if there are already colts with that name).
A filly from that same match would have a single word name starting with the letter "D" and ending with an "a", such as "Danisa".
Lusitano (PSL)
- Foals are named based on the year of birth; the letters 'K', 'W', and 'Y' are not used.
Oldenburg
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name. Fillies that will be used for breeding are supposed to be named with the first letter of the dam’s name, although many are named with the first letter of the sire's name.
Selle Francais
- Foals are named on a year based-schedule. Names tend to be only one word with no numbers or initials
Thoroughbred
- Some of the naming rules include:
- Names cannot be more than 18 characters long.
- Names cannot contain any initials, whether it's the entire name or stable initials at the beginning/end of the name.
- Names cannot end with 'filly,' 'colt,' 'stud,' or any similar horse-related term.
- Names cannot consist entirely of numbers, but may be spelled out. Ex: 49 is not allowed, but Forty-Nine is.
- Names cannot end with a numerical designation such as II, IV, 2nd, 3rd, ect.
- Names of horses over ten years old may be eligible for re-use if they have not been used during the preceding five years either for breeding or racing. Names of horses that were never used for breeding or racing may be available for re-use five years from the date of their death as reported.
- Certain names have been retired as "permanent" and cannot be used again. This would include horses in the Hall of Fame, Eclipse Award winners (or other similar awards), winners of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, etc., and other big winners or horses of note in racing or breeding.
- The Jockey Club's On-Line Names Book with the full rules is available here.
Trakehner
- Fullbreds named with first letter of dam’s name.
- Halfbreds colts named with first letter of sire’s name, fillies with the first letter of the dam’s name.
Westphalian
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name.
Zangershiedes
- Foals named with first letter of sire’s name, maximum 16 characters including spaces and compulsory Z-suffix (e.g., Flicka Z) .