AUSTRALIAN COLOURED HEAVY HORSE REGISTRY

Basic Guide to Breeding Percentages

The following table shows the basic percentages of draught blood when breeding to a pure (100%) draught
each mating. We have included basic breeding terms in relation to their relevant percentages.
Non Draught

0/0

0%

1st Cross

1/2

50%

2nd Cross

3/4

75%

3rd Cross

7/8

87.5%

4th Cross

15/16

93.75%

5th Cross

31/32

96.87%

6th Cross

63/64

98.43%

The Aim of the ACHHR is to produce a coloured draught horse type by utilizing a combination of recognized
heavy horse breeds & coloured foundation horses.
Below is a table showing possible matings within the ACHHR Studbooks, and the draught percentages of their
offspring. Just remember the table always represents the % of draught blood each horse carries.
As a general rule, when working out draught percentages for proposed matings, take each parents draught
percentage and divide by two. Then add the two back together.
Eg: Parent 1 is 62.5% draught / 2 = 31.25
Parent 2 is 71.87% draught / 2 = 35.93
31.25 + 35.93 = Foal 67.18% draught
Parent 1

Parent 2

Foal

0%

100%

50%

25%

25%

25%

25%

50%

37.5%

25%

75%

50%

25%

87.5%

56.25%

25%

93.75%

59.37%

25%

100%

62.5%

50%

50%

50%

50%

75%

62.5%

50%

87.5%

68.75%

50%

93.75%

71.87%

50%

100%

75%

75%

75%

75%

75%

87.5%

81.25%

75%

93.75%

84.37%

75%

100%

87.5%

87.5%

87.5%

87.5%

87.5%

93.75%

90.62%

87.5%

100%

93.75%

93.75%

93.75%

93.75%

93.75%

100%

96.87%

Foals with a draught percentage over 75% (that meet all other registration requirements) are eligible for
Studbook Registration.
Foals with under 75% draught blood will be registered in the appropriate Foundation section.