Has anyone had any experience with Clydesdale X Andalusian?or just andalusians and/or clydies?

Question

you see, my Mothers horse is a quarter horse Cross clydesdale, and he was previously worked into the ground and then dumped by his former owners. mum has a sore hip, and cannot afford to get hurt. she is going for a ride on him this afternoon, and if he plays up she is going to call the place where they retrain horses, and ask thier advice. if that dosent work, she is going to sen him to the retrainers. if he is okay to ride, but is still unpredictable, she is going to sell him, as she needs a horse she can trust. the neighbors have a clydesdale stallion, who one day jumped the fence and impregnated a champion andalusian mare. the stallion is a verykind and sweet boy, but i do not know the temperament of the mare. anyway, they had a very feminine looking colt who is now a yearling.he is available for sale by the end of year. im guessing the mare was about 15.2hh, aand Yogi (stally) is about 16.2 now. how big do you think the colt will grow?

Answer 1

Well, I've had experience with clydes and Andalusians. The Andalusian, (I believe he's a cross, either with thoroughbred or quarter horse, which could make a world of difference) that we have at the barn is very jumpy. He's 11 years old, not exactly young so I don't expect him to quiet much. But now being constantly worked with, he's getting a lot better. He used to piaffe at the mounting block, but he's quit that with correction. You can't make any fast movements around him, he's not a good trail horse, and the slightest noise will set him off. I know every horse is different, but I've seen this behavior in a few andalusians. But a positive? He's a real looker, and a beautiful mover. It's amazing the way he floats across the ring.

Now for the clyde, everyone I've ever worked with has been incredibly sweet. I've never come across an ornery clydesdale in years of working with them. Most have been fairly easy to saddle train, and I've had kids on pretty much all of them.

The babies usually take after their mothers personality, and their father's looks. So... a jumpy clyde sized full grown horse might be hard to maintain, but there's no guarantee you'll get a spicy youngster. He might be extremely docile, in which case, you'd luck out.

Answer 2

I have a Clyde x ( TB I think) and he's a sweetie and very loving  but he's also very forward going and has a huge ( and sadly wasted) jump.

The only Andalusian I've actually ever dealt with was a spoilt brat at a yard I worked at  - lovely to look at and a great mover but generally he was a miserable old git. Personally I blamed the owner.

Answer 3

ive ridden clydesales. how much is the colt ive been searching for a cheap one ?! plz keep me updated. i havent found a foal or colt yet with a low price so inform me if this one is

Answer 4

I know a clydesdale x Aldusain. They are smooth to ride.