Horse pedigree

[denisegordon]

What does it mean when a horse's name is followed by XX? It seems to be part of its official name, I've seen it as part of a name a lot particularly in a pedigree.

[Clanad]

Means the horse is a Thoroughbred...

[Thicko2006]

My wife always signs her name followed by XX. But then I always knew she was a thoroughbred.

[horsestache1]

Horses are either pure or part bread (cross) they do not have a pedigree, this is a term used for dog,s cats etc. Horses have what's called breeding i.e a lineage showing their family tree.

I have a thoroughbred, a pure Welsh and a pure New Forest non of which have XX after there names, neither do any of their families. It would apear that this XX you.ve seen is rather like me calling a horse Fred1 or Fred11

[horsestache1]

Also a Thoroughbred is a breed, just like any other pure breed.

You could have a Thoroughbred cross Welsh for instanse (make a good little jumper too)

[denisegordon]

Here is the pedigree i've been looking at, Wales is a horse I ride regularly. He is a Hannoverian so I don't think the XX would relate to being a Thoroughbred. It's in Dutch which doesn't help. It also gives XX/OX percentage : 64.84% for Wales which maybe makes it a breeding standard?

http://www.paardenfokken.nl/pedigree.php?horse id=151721&maxniveau=5

[horsestache1]

Hi denisegordon, this is his registration document, it should have other pages with this i.e a page that shows his markings etc.

I think you could be right it could be a breeding standard, its interesting that most of the XX marks are on the sire's side of the family. Also as Wales is 20/21 maybe its something they used to do before passports for horses in the UK became law.

I would'nt worry too much about it just give him a big kiss and maybe an apple which I'm sure he'd appriciate more :)

[Clanad]

x - Anglo-Arab, xx - Thoroughbred, xfb - Auxiliary Foalbook, xsb - Auxiliary Studbook xxA - Accredited Thoroughbred xx B - Thoroughbred foaled in the Netherlands, xx BB - Thoroughbred not foaled in the Netherlands, xxU - Unaccredited Thoroughbred... (Check here for reference. The history of the British Thoroughbred, which is the foundation of all other countries related Thoroughbred bloodlines is found here: http://www.kyhorsepark.com/imh/bw/tbred.html ...
Additionally, according to Wikipedia and all my desk refernces (we raise Morgan and Quarterhorses) The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. As "thoroughbred" is an adjective that describes being fully-blooded descendants of a particular breed, some consider the proper name of this particular breed to be English Running Horse, as horses of different breeds can be said to be "thoroughbred" members of those breeds. ...
A pedigree is the written or graphical representation of the lineage of the horse. Pedigree's are very important in recording ancestories in order to achieve a given outcome of future generations... especially relating to disease, conformation, color and other desriable and undesirable traits. Check here for a source we use... Think of it as a family tree.

[horsestache1]

Sorry Clanad, but in the UK a thoroughbred is a bread, not a part bread, things may be diferent in the USA.

The rules over here are very strict. Check the Weatherbys (which records all racing TB's from the introduction of the breed). besides Wales is a Hanovarian a (a Dutch Warm Blood) not a part bred, so not a cross.

The only thing I can think of is that as Hanovarians are used primarily in show jumping (at which they excel) this could be some kind of scoring system used in the Netherlands. particularly as it gives a % score

[Clanad]

The notations in code following Thoroughbred horses names are internationally recognized, but we obviously disagree... Have a nice day!

[flyingsally]

Hi
I used to work at a Hannoverian Stud. The XX you are refering to is to signify he is a graded Hannoverian.
XX. T.B. Stallions can only cover foal branded Hanoverian mares and Holstein and Westphalian mares with at least 50%
Hanoverian blood.

[denisegordon]

Thanks flyingsally that makes sense!