North American Spotted Draft Mares
North American Spotted Draft Horse Association
NASDHA recognizes six draft horse breeds: American Cream Drafts, Belgians, Clydesdales, Percherons, Shires, and
Suffolks, as well as "Drum Horses" (with a NASDHA Certificate of Identification #). It also recognizes all registered light horse breeds, excluding Appaloosa, pony and donkey/mule or gaited for outcross breeding. Ideally, a NASD should resemble one of the main draft horse breeds, with the addition of pinto spotting.
Horses born from NASD parents without pinto spotting can be registered as breeding stock, but must breed back to a registered spotted NASD in order for their foals to also be registered. Draft type horses of unknown parentage (spotted or not) could be "indexed" with the NASDHA prior to 2010 for breeding purposes. My non-spotted NASD-bred and indexed grade drafts have been moved to the Grade & Mixed Draft page.
My NASDs are separated according to type, and I prefer to keep their breeding separated as well. For example, my Clyde/Shire types should only be bred to other Clyde/Shire types, or to purebred Clydesdales or Shires.
Also, while tobiano is the predominate pattern in NASDs, frame overo exists as well. I will not breed two horses carrying frame because there is a 1 in 4 chance of the foal being affected by Overo Lethal White Syndrome. A frame overo can be bred to any other pattern or solid horse with no problem.
NASDHA recognizes six draft horse breeds: American Cream Drafts, Belgians, Clydesdales, Percherons, Shires, and
Suffolks, as well as "Drum Horses" (with a NASDHA Certificate of Identification #). It also recognizes all registered light horse breeds, excluding Appaloosa, pony and donkey/mule or gaited for outcross breeding. Ideally, a NASD should resemble one of the main draft horse breeds, with the addition of pinto spotting.
Horses born from NASD parents without pinto spotting can be registered as breeding stock, but must breed back to a registered spotted NASD in order for their foals to also be registered. Draft type horses of unknown parentage (spotted or not) could be "indexed" with the NASDHA prior to 2010 for breeding purposes. My non-spotted NASD-bred and indexed grade drafts have been moved to the Grade & Mixed Draft page.
My NASDs are separated according to type, and I prefer to keep their breeding separated as well. For example, my Clyde/Shire types should only be bred to other Clyde/Shire types, or to purebred Clydesdales or Shires.
Also, while tobiano is the predominate pattern in NASDs, frame overo exists as well. I will not breed two horses carrying frame because there is a 1 in 4 chance of the foal being affected by Overo Lethal White Syndrome. A frame overo can be bred to any other pattern or solid horse with no problem.
Clydesdale/Shire type
Night Eagle
Nu Apache Eagle(Paint) X Northland Eternal Night(Clyde) 2008 bay frame |
Open 2012-2014, 2016 onward
Offspring: 2015: Eagle Symphony |
Percheron/Belgian Type
Pensioned Mares Born in 2002 or earlier. These horses are still available if you need older lines in your breeding program.