Crossbreeding with Part and Mixed horses

[SweetClover]

If you're trying to produce a certain breed, does being a purebreed affect your chances of getting the foal you want or can you use Half/Part/Mixed horses?

For example, I'm trying to produce a Spanish Barb. My stallion is a Part WAB X Andalusian and my two mares are pure Spanish Jennet X WAB. So far I've only gotten Part Andalusian X Spanish Jennet foals. Am I just unlucky, or is this entirely due to my stallion being Part instead of Pure?

Thanks!

[Nate]

There should be no issues in the cross you describe. Breeding with Parts, Halfs, and Mixes can be tricky, but there's nothing inherently wrong with your stallion that would cause him to be unable to sire Spanish Barbs. Keep trying!

[larissar]

If you post a link to one of the failed foals we can have a closer look and help identify why it might have failed. But as Nate said, breeding Part/Half breds shouldn't effect the outcome as long as only one breed is listed on the horse. Example: a horse that is "Part Arabian x Shetland" wouldn't work whereas a horse that is "Part Arabian" would work.

[SweetClover]

Hm that's good to know; I was probably just unlucky. I've rehomed most of the foals, but here is one from each other mares I was working with. The father's the same.

http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/20800

http://www.horseworldonline.net/horse/profile/20817