Hanoverian

[QuesthavenFarms]

I am keeping my Hanoverians pure from the color virus in case when we get registration they won't be disqualified. If I could go back in time, I would have keep them all chestnut black and bay. but can't do that.
So I am having fun making POA in my second account and letting my Hanos take a break for a while until the mania is over and everyone is looking for horse with no color genes. LOL

[Rodeo_Ace]

Smart! It is a virus though, I can't find to many decent animals anymore because of it, all the breeders with "colorless" stock aren't selling - like you - and hoping the virus will pass. It is fun though, I started two color programs just to see what will happen.

Do you know if we will ever have to do registration?

[Chelle]

Yeah that's the reason why I added color into my breeding program as well, there just wasn't a profit anymore without it. I believe registrations are in the works for the future, how soon i'm not sure.

[Rodeo_Ace]

Registration could help the breeders who don't have huge color programs. The color horses do sell for allot more than they did before, of the same breed I mean.

[Chelle]

I am keeping my Hanoverians pure from the color virus in case when we get registration they won't be disqualified. If I could go back in time, I would have keep them all chestnut black and bay. but can't do that.
So I am having fun making POA in my second account and letting my Hanos take a break for a while until the mania is over and everyone is looking for horse with no color genes. LOL

I was worried about this too when I started adding color into my dutch warmblood herd. But I know in real life there are many warmblood registries (especially Oldenburg and Rheinland-Pfalz-Saar ) that do allow color. Whether or not that will be incorporated on hwo I am not sure (I still have many of my solid colored broodmares/stallions kept on hold in case it's not). This rl farm i linked below is an example of some pretty prestigious painted warmblood horses that are registered.
http://www.silverwoodfarm.com/stallions.html

[Chelle]

I've also been curious as to when 'normal' white markings will be added as well (white leg patterns-coronets, pasterns, stockings, etc and white facial markings-stripes, snips, stars, bald face etc). As these would be normal for a majority of horses breeds except Friesians of course and some others i can't think of right now.

[Rodeo_Ace]

Haha! I was having the same thoughts, It would also be nice if the paint/pinto coloring could be introduced.

[Katstica]

This little girl is so strange! She looks nothing like either of her parents and is so TINY. Have no idea how I ended up with this little pipsqueak.




Expected her to be grey, but she ended up a solid bay. Not to mention that she has +18 movement confo, and I have NO IDEA where that came from. Her sire has -2 movement confo, and mother wasn't anything notable either. She's a funny little gal for sure.

[Rodeo_Ace]

But she sure is darn cute!

[Questhaven]

Smart! It is a virus though, I can't find to many decent animals anymore because of it, all the breeders with "colorless" stock aren't selling - like you - and hoping the virus will pass. It is fun though, I started two color programs just to see what will happen.

Do you know if we will ever have to do registration?

If you see anyone in my barn you want to breed to or buy, let me know.