Welcome to Double Hart Ranch!

 We have been in the pedigree assignment (PA) business since 1985 and are proud to present over 1,000 high-quality horses for your breeding needs. Please note that the horses listed on these pages are MODEL horses; they are not SIM horses or real horses - except for in the hearts & minds of those that collect them. Any real horses noted in these pages are listed for pedigree research purposes only.

DHR uses no fictitious parents and when possible, we use real horse lineage. You will see an ® after a horses name to denote that it is a real horse. We also use other model horses in our breeding program that trace to real horses or are straight "model-bred." If you have a question about a model's lineage, please don't hesitate to ask!

Our ranch is a proud member of IPABRA, the International Pedigree Assignment and Bloodline Research Association. Check out their website for more information on this great organization.

On to the rules and information needed when requesting the use of a sire and/or dam:
  • All foals must be three years younger than sire/dam
  • Each mare is allowed one foal per year. In rare cases, I do allow twins; just ask in advance. List alternate years in case your requested year has already been taken
  • When submitting a request for a Paint, pinto or Appaloosa marked horse, please include both the base color of the horse and the pattern. For example, bay sabino overo, black tobiano, blue roan with a spotted blanket, chestnut leopard, etc.
  • Keep in mind real horse genetics when choosing a sire or dam. We understand that these are not real horses, but we do try to reproduce colors as if they were. If you are unsure of what colors can be produced between two horses you have chosen, please don't hesitate to ask. A good resource for calculating coat colors can be found here.
  • Crossing a chestnut of any shade to another chestnut, will always produce a chestnut
  • A grey or roan (regardless of base color) must have one parent of the same color. Grey and roan do not hide or skip a generation (but roan can be covered by grey)
  • A tobiano must have one parent of the same pattern. Tobiano does not hide, skip a generation or crop out from two solid parents. Nor can two overos (sabino, frame or splash) produce a tobiano
  • A cream dilute (palomino, buckskin & smoky black) must have one cream dilute parent
  • A double cream dilute (cremello, perlino & smoky cream) requires that both parents be a single or double cream dilute
  • A dun dilute (dun, grulla & red dun) must have one dun dilute parent. The dun gene is different from the cream gene that creates buckskin
  • A champagne must have one parent champagne parent
Please include the following information when sending a request:
  • Foal's Name
  • Foaling Year (please include alternates)
  • Breed
  • Color
  • Markings
  • Gender
  • Make
  • Mold/Model Number
  • Finish (OF, CM, etc)
  • Owner's Full Name
  • Parents Requested
Certificates are created using Word and can be emailed as a .doc file (.rtf or .pdf file can be sent upon request instead). If you cannot accept any of these file formats, do not submit a breeding request. I do not have the time to recreate a pedigree in SitStay or any other format.

Thank you for choosing Double Hart Ranch and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. If you are looking for a certain color or breed, let me know. I probably know someone who has it.

Mare years last updated January 30, 2012
Website last updated January 30, 2012

All horses listed on this page are model horses. Any real horses noted in these pages are listed for pedigree research purposes only and are denoted with an ® after the name. No models or photographs on these pages are to be used
without my written permission.

Pictures: Farm Gate - Rural Scene, © Ian Britton, courtesy of FreeFoto.com
Model horses, © 1985-2012 by Cory Hartung