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Location: Arkansas | I would love to get a new prospect sometime this year, and I have been looking for a while just to see what people are asking for their horses. The issue is that I don't want to futurity and I don't even want a horse to see a barrel pattern until they are at least four. It is extremely hard to find a horse that you like that hasn't already been on the pattern and is paid in full to all of these futurities. This also makes their price go way up!! I would love to have a colt that was broke in the cutting/ reining pen, but I still need the run! What's a girl to do!! lol Does anyone else feel this way? |
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| Yes, I gave up and started raising my own lol they are out there just have to look hard. It's frustrating :) |
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Location: Arkansas | Thank you! Im glad Im not the only one! lol I guess Ill just have to keep looking... |
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Location: MN | If distance isn't an issue, shop the northern states. We do 5 yr old futurities here, so many prospects often don't go to barrels until 4. |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | Just went through this myself. Wanted in the 4-6 year old range, preferably not on the pattern. I wanted a gelding but seemed to find more mares available in that range. Ended up buying a 5 year old cowhorse bred with cutting training. I LOVE him. His speed will remain to be seen but with only being through the pattern a handful of times he can high lope it nicely.
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Location: Montana | There is a breeder near where I am that's sire was not (to my knowledge) on the list of any futurities. I also know they have a nice coming 2 y/o filly that is speed bred on the top (Bully Bullion, OTMR) and cutting bred on the bottom (Colonel Freckles, Doc Bar). I thought about buying her myself, but I realize I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER PROJECT HORSE! 
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I sent you a PM. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | If I were to buy a youngster right now, I would check out LRQHS's babies. Jennifer has some real nice ones. I'd pick out a nice baby and start from scratch. With the money you save, you could send the colt to a good top notch horseman/trainer to get a real solid foundation and a good handle. You would still be way ahead money-wise. That's the key, as far as I'm concerned. I think too many people wait too late and then send them to a barrel racer/trainer, and in my opinion, and a real good horseman/woman who is also a barrel racer is not that easy to find. Get the youngster started out the right way.
I'm not in the market, but that's what I would do. |
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Location: Arkansas | mtcanchazer - 2014-01-03 8:52 PM
There is a breeder near where I am that's sire was not (to my knowledge) on the list of any futurities. I also know they have a nice coming 2 y/o filly that is speed bred on the top (Bully Bullion, OTMR) and cutting bred on the bottom (Colonel Freckles, Doc Bar). I thought about buying her myself, but I realize I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER PROJECT HORSE!
So, if you'd like to know more them or the filly, just let me know.
Thanks, I wish! Im in my last semester of my program and I don't think I need another horse until AFTER I graduate! lol I have enough to worry about now, but I can't help but look and prepare for when I am able to purchase one!! |
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Location: MT | I am with you. I searched and search for a 2-4 year old that had the basics put on them, hadn't been on the pattern, AND has the pedigree to get the job done in the barrel pen. I personally prefer mares (I know... not too many of us out there). I don't plan to futurity either. I did finally find a coming 3 year old filly. She has about 60 days riding. She is FF eligible, but not paid up, therefore not quite as costly. She is Truckle Feature/First Down Dash on the top side and By Yawl/Pie in the Sky on the bottom side. I hope she is as nice as she appears to be. She was suppose to leave TX today and get here on Sunday. But, because of a snow/ice storm between her and I, she won't leave TX for a couple more days.  |
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Location: NC | Brrlracengirl - 2014-01-03 8:08 PM
I would love to get a new prospect sometime this year, and I have been looking for a while just to see what people are asking for their horses. The issue is that I don't want to futurity and I don't even want a horse to see a barrel pattern until they are at least four. It is extremely hard to find a horse that you like that hasn't already been on the pattern and is paid in full to all of these futurities. This also makes their price go way up!! I would love to have a colt that was broke in the cutting/ reining pen, but I still need the run! What's a girl to do!! lol Does anyone else feel this way?
I feel the same way. I don't want to futurity, I don't want something that has bad too much riding before they are three almost four. Don't want to spend all that extra money for a horse paid up to any futurity. Then on top of that I have the hardest time trying to find a cow/running cross :/... Really frustrating... |
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Location: Midwest | HotbearLVR - 2014-01-03 9:15 PM If I were to buy a youngster right now, I would check out LRQHS's babies. Jennifer has some real nice ones. I'd pick out a nice baby and start from scratch. With the money you save, you could send the colt to a good top notch horseman/trainer to get a real solid foundation and a good handle. You would still be way ahead money-wise. That's the key, as far as I'm concerned. I think too many people wait too late and then send them to a barrel racer/trainer, and in my opinion, and a real good horseman/woman who is also a barrel racer is not that easy to find. Get the youngster started out the right way.
I'm not in the market, but that's what I would do.
I'm getting my next one from her when the time comes (hopefully this spring! fingers crossed...)
Anyway, she has one advertised on here that I just love
http://www.barrelhorseworld.com/horsedetail.asp?ID=207627 |
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| Until this year I always had one or two that weren't going to mature fast enough to be futurity prospects. Right now I have a 3yo DFP who hasn't been started. We're now behind the curve for futurities, so he'll just have to be an open horse. There are prospects out there that haven't been started, or at least not on barrels. I don't push mine - if they don't grow fast and have a brain worth working with at age 2 then they are allowed to hang back and get started at 3 or so. I don't mind if they don't see a barrel until 4 so this doesn't bother me. |
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Location: Arkansas | barrelracr131 - 2014-01-04 8:05 AM HotbearLVR - 2014-01-03 9:15 PM If I were to buy a youngster right now, I would check out LRQHS's babies. Jennifer has some real nice ones. I'd pick out a nice baby and start from scratch. With the money you save, you could send the colt to a good top notch horseman/trainer to get a real solid foundation and a good handle. You would still be way ahead money-wise. That's the key, as far as I'm concerned. I think too many people wait too late and then send them to a barrel racer/trainer, and in my opinion, and a real good horseman/woman who is also a barrel racer is not that easy to find. Get the youngster started out the right way.
I'm not in the market, but that's what I would do. I'm getting my next one from her when the time comes (hopefully this spring! fingers crossed...)
Anyway, she has one advertised on here that I just love
http://www.barrelhorseworld.com/horsedetail.asp?ID=207627
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Location: Texas | Thank you for the thread. I am considering selling a couple of fillies this year and figured they would need to be started on barrels to be really marketable. I don't start riding ours until they are 3 and mostly trail ride and occasionally haul to an arena. I like to start the serious patterning late 4/early 5. They change so much even between 3 and 4 that I believe this helps them really learn how to handle themselves and a rider. I bred these girls for the futurities but decided that I don't like to run them that young. |
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| I have a really well bred 5 yr old gelding that I need to list and I thought that the fact that he is not started might hurt him! Sounds like I might need to get started on an ad! |
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Location: Arkansas | Well, I personally don't agree with running a horse that young. I know that some can handle it mentally, but their bodies aren't done growing yet. Like putting a kindergardener in a game of tackle football, they just aren't ready. Now that's just my opinion, and everyone has theirs of course. I just would rather have one that lasts a long time... So yes, there is a market for young, barrel racing bred horses that havn't been started on the barrels! lol |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Thanks guys! You don't know how much I appreciate the nice words! I can not wait to see them in the pen! Can not wait to see Alison on one either :) |
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Location: Willows, CA | I always thought prospect was the wrong term. Until they prove themselves, I prefer "suspect". |
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Location: LaCygne, KS | I'm not sure this is "legal" on here. We have seveal weanling to coming 4 yo well bred and taken care of in a wide price range. Anyone interested can pm us.
A link to our stud is on the front page here on the "Anybody know of any" thread.
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Location: Central Montana | I bet by spring you will see a lot of youngsters for sale. Just have to keep looking, online, locally, everywhere. |
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