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MF Sugarbear. 1996 Aphc # 543588. This stallion, as all of our stallions, was born and raised on our farm. We owned and knew his parents and enjoyed the loving “horse friends” they were.
Sugarbear is a very intelligent horse with a kind disposition. He is a very easy partner to use for breeding. We have done some AI, but most of our breeding is live cover, done by hand, or often turn out with this stallion after the first cover, if all goes well. ...
Stud fee: $400. Mare care: $5.00 per day. Keep scrolling down -- lots & lots of pictures, more info.
We have worked with a number of maiden mares and do not mind helping a “new to breeding” mare learn. Many older mares do very well in reproducing from a turn out situation. ...
Sugarbear is a foundation Appaloosa, which means he is the result of Appaloosa to Appaloosa breeding and has 20 apps in the first four generations, making him 93% pure Appaloosa.
For those unfamiliar with the breed, when the Appaloosa Horse Club (Aphc) was founded in 1939, the herd sire was a stallion named Mansfield’s Comanche. The gene pool was very small, so outcrossing with three pure breeds was allowed – which means you could breed your Appaloosa to a registered quarter horse, registered thoroughbred, or a registered Arabian, as well as another Appaloosa, and still have a “registered Appaloosa.” This practice is no longer necessary, though it’s still done with certain restrictions. Any outcross must now have Appaloosa characteristics or they will no longer be eligible for Appaloosa registration.
The study of Appaloosa genetics is fascinating to me. At Mahada Farms, we have been breeding and raising Appaloosas since 1984 with the same stallions or their sons with tender love and care. Well-tempered, people-loving dispositions and an extremely smooth gait that can be ridden and enjoyed by young and old alike all come from a selective breeding program, and we guarantee it.
With Sugarbear, you will get not only a live foal guarantee, but we also guarantee your foal will have Appaloosa color, regardless of the breed of your mare (though we don’t guarantee what color!). ...
Sugarbear is homozygous black and produces many wonderful black and white foals that are well-balanced and have lovely dispositions, but 70% of any resulting foal will be from your mare. We have produced beautiful, colorful foals by Sugarbear from Appaloosa, thoroughbred, Arabian, Quarter horse and Tennessee Walking Horse mares – all of which can be registered as Appaloosas (or, for our Tennessee Walking Horse friends, there is the Walkaloosa registry). Keep scrolling for lots more pictures: foals by Sugarbear, his pedigree...
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