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Location: run2win land | I am have been searching for a solid 2D-3D gelding. 10yrs old or younger. 15-16 hands. Must be sound and smooth. NO VICES, like bucking, spooking, rearing, gate or hauling issues. No cribbers. Not picky about bloodlines but after sifting through I decided I would have a better chance finding a unicorn. 
Anyone else have same problem?
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | It IS possible! I have one. And he was under 5k. Don't give up hope yet! To me it seems the only way to get the good ones are to find the people that are pregnant or have some life circumstance like moving or divorce and they can't keep the horse. I know with my boy, I would not take $1,000,000 for him. There is no price that I would sell him for because the first thing I would do would be to go out and try to find one exactly like him! I'd sooner live in a cardboard box and eat dirt than part with him.
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  Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | I know where there is a mare that meets this criteria that is worth the money and clocking in the 2D behind prorodeo horses. She's pretty to boot! PM me for more info. |
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Location: Deep South | The mare Herbie is talking about is really nice!! You won't go wrong with her.
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Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | BamaCanChaser - 2015-01-15 9:00 AM The mare Herbie is talking about is really nice!! You won't go wrong with her.
Thanks, Bama, I appreciate your kind words. :) |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | swd - 2015-01-15 12:10 AM I am have been searching for a solid 2D-3D gelding. 10yrs old or younger. 15-16 hands. Must be sound and smooth. NO VICES, like bucking, spooking, rearing, gate or hauling issues. No cribbers. Not picky about bloodlines but after sifting through I decided I would have a better chance finding a unicorn.
Anyone else have same problem?
It seems like I only have that problem when I'm actually looking... I'm not on the market for a horse right now (but I would love to be, haha!), but there always seems to be stuff that sounds so great when I've not got the money put aside for a horse!! |
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Extreme Veteran
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Location: run2win land | This has been a frustrating search after my main horse got hurt. Horses I've tried or even bought had vices that I am not comfortable with. I just want solid, no nonsense and fun! Its not like I'm looking for a world beater either! I am open to mares as long as they do not have major mare issues. |
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 Namesless in BHW
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | swd - 2015-01-15 10:24 AM This has been a frustrating search after my main horse got hurt. Horses I've tried or even bought had vices that I am not comfortable with. I just want solid, no nonsense and fun! Its not like I'm looking for a world beater either! I am open to mares as long as they do not have major mare issues.
No issues with the mare Herbie is talking about. |
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Location: NC | Longneck - 2015-01-15 9:44 AM swd - 2015-01-15 12:10 AM I am have been searching for a solid 2D-3D gelding. 10yrs old or younger. 15-16 hands. Must be sound and smooth. NO VICES, like bucking, spooking, rearing, gate or hauling issues. No cribbers. Not picky about bloodlines but after sifting through I decided I would have a better chance finding a unicorn.
Anyone else have same problem?
This ^^^^^ drives me crazy!! |
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 Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | I can vouch for the mare Herbie is talking about too. She meets all of your criteria, except the mare part. |
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Location: Kentucky | LRQHS - 2015-01-15 12:02 PM I can vouch for the mare Herbie is talking about too. She meets all of your criteria, except the mare part.
Which makes her BETTER!!! 
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Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas |
Thanks guys! And totally agree with you, Murphy, on the mare part! I love mares!!!!! |
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Namesless in BHW
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs |
Big ditto for sure! I'm a mare lover! |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: SE KS | I have one, & can't get anybody to come look at him!!!!! |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | lhighquality - 2015-01-15 1:47 PM I have one, & can't get anybody to come look at him!!!!!
You have a Unicorn! Let's see a picture of that gem! You're probably asking too much for him.... |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: SE KS | LRQHS - 2015-01-15 1:51 PM
lhighquality - 2015-01-15 1:47 PM I have one, & can't get anybody to come look at him!!!!!
You have a Unicorn! Let's see a picture of that gem! You're probably asking too much for him....
I'm not posting a picture, you have to come to Kansas, Toto, to see him!!!!!!!! lol |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | lhighquality - 2015-01-15 2:09 PM LRQHS - 2015-01-15 1:51 PM lhighquality - 2015-01-15 1:47 PM I have one, & can't get anybody to come look at him!!!!! You have a Unicorn! Let's see a picture of that gem! You're probably asking too much for him.... I'm not posting a picture, you have to come to Kansas, Toto, to see him!!!!!!!! lol
Well, that there is your problem, Dorothy! No one wants to go to Kansas lol. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: SE KS | LRQHS - 2015-01-15 2:11 PM
lhighquality - 2015-01-15 2:09 PM LRQHS - 2015-01-15 1:51 PM lhighquality - 2015-01-15 1:47 PM I have one, & can't get anybody to come look at him!!!!! You have a Unicorn! Let's see a picture of that gem! You're probably asking too much for him.... I'm not posting a picture, you have to come to Kansas, Toto, to see him!!!!!!!! lol
Must be~!!!!!! |
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Extreme Veteran
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Location: run2win land | lol |
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The Advice Guru
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| swd - 2015-01-15 12:10 AM
I am have been searching for a solid 2D-3D gelding. 10yrs old or younger. 15-16 hands. Must be sound and smooth. NO VICES, like bucking, spooking, rearing, gate or hauling issues. No cribbers. Not picky about bloodlines but after sifting through I decided I would have a better chance finding a unicorn. Anyone else have same problem?
It may all come down to what you are willing to pay.
A sound horse under the age of 10 with no vices, and a 2d horse to boot, those horses unless you find one hiding somewhere, you may be looking at spending 15/25k
A 3d horse you may be able to find 10k to that fits all your criteria, but as you already states these horses are hard to find as most people appreciate the non quirky horses |
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Location: Montana | LRQHS - 2015-01-15 1:11 PM lhighquality - 2015-01-15 2:09 PM LRQHS - 2015-01-15 1:51 PM lhighquality - 2015-01-15 1:47 PM I have one, & can't get anybody to come look at him!!!!! You have a Unicorn! Let's see a picture of that gem! You're probably asking too much for him.... I'm not posting a picture, you have to come to Kansas, Toto, to see him!!!!!!!! lol 
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Elite Veteran
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Location: SE KS | mtcanchazer - 2015-01-15 10:56 PM
LRQHS - 2015-01-15 1:11 PM lhighquality - 2015-01-15 2:09 PM LRQHS - 2015-01-15 1:51 PM lhighquality - 2015-01-15 1:47 PM I have one, & can't get anybody to come look at him!!!!! You have a Unicorn! Let's see a picture of that gem! You're probably asking too much for him.... I'm not posting a picture, you have to come to Kansas, Toto, to see him!!!!!!!! lol
You two are no help!!!!! lol |
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Formerly Horse
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Location: TEXAS | I have one...and I won't sell her haha!!! I bet that's the case a lot. Looking is pretty scary. Last year I sold a dangerous problem horse for 1,000 due to the issues and the gal tried to sell her for 10,000 the next day!!!! Luckily I was able to save a couple people from a bad mistake but crooked liars seem to be everywhere. |
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Namesless in BHW
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | BarrelStarr - 2015-01-16 11:49 PM I have one...and I won't sell her haha!!! I bet that's the case a lot. Looking is pretty scary. Last year I sold a dangerous problem horse for 1,000 due to the issues and the gal tried to sell her for 10,000 the next day!!!! Luckily I was able to save a couple people from a bad mistake but crooked liars seem to be everywhere.
Holy cow! |
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Expert
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Location: North of where I want to be | I'm with the OP on this one. I have been looking for a while, not agressively until about a month ago. I think some of these ads actually make you dumber about horses!! Everything is either a 1-2d diamond in the rough, that just hasn't met it full potential, or its a unstarted 3-4 year old that they are asking 15k for because 18 generations back is a great grandson of Dash for Cash......locally there is a unregistered QH that is clocking the 3d at the 4H shows, they are asking 15K, because "this is a pro horse all the way"......That has to be backed into the areana because it has flipped over on the girl numerouse times.......yeah I want that one(insert eye roll here) |
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Namesless in BHW
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | KRJ1791 - 2015-01-17 6:57 AM I'm with the OP on this one. I have been looking for a while, not agressively until about a month ago. I think some of these ads actually make you dumber about horses!! Everything is either a 1-2d diamond in the rough, that just hasn't met it full potential, or its a unstarted 3-4 year old that they are asking 15k for because 18 generations back is a great grandson of Dash for Cash......locally there is a unregistered QH that is clocking the 3d at the 4H shows, they are asking 15K, because "this is a pro horse all the way"......That has to be backed into the areana because it has flipped over on the girl numerouse times.......yeah I want that one(insert eye roll here)
PM Herbie on here. She knows of a nice mare. 11 this year. No nonsense, no vices, just an all around nice mare. |
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Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | total performance - 2015-01-17 7:16 AM
KRJ1791 - 2015-01-17 6:57 AM I'm with the OP on this one. I have been looking for a while, not agressively until about a month ago. I think some of these ads actually make you dumber about horses!! Everything is either a 1-2d diamond in the rough, that just hasn't met it full potential, or its a unstarted 3-4 year old that they are asking 15k for because 18 generations back is a great grandson of Dash for Cash......locally there is a unregistered QH that is clocking the 3d at the 4H shows, they are asking 15K, because "this is a pro horse all the way"......That has to be backed into the areana because it has flipped over on the girl numerouse times.......yeah I want that one(insert eye roll here)
PM Herbie on here. She knows of a nice mare. 11 this year. No nonsense, no vices, just an all around nice mare.
I absolutely do know of a very nice mare.....three actually dependant on what you're looking for....all reasonably priced for what they are. Pm me and I'll be happy to tell you about e s ch of them. |
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Location: Piedmont, OK | When you said elusive unicorn at first I thought you must be talking about a perfect man - those dont exist. Lol. I searched for a long time trying to find the perfect barrel horse and all I can say is there are a lot of lying horse traders out there. And I am Not joking either. I ended up coming across a cute lil reining mare. I bought her to be a brood mare. I wanted a cow bred mare to cross on race bred studs. She was broke to death. I got 1 baby out of her then I put her on barrels and she is amazing. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | My hubby was talking to a lady the other day who's daughter is wanting a barrel horse. They've looked at horses all over AZ and surrounding states. Supposedly everyone lied about their horses. Hubby said I may be interested in selling my mare. But I'm not. Lol. But they didn't blink and eye at his $8,000 price tag. I'll be honest and say I bought her for $900 two years ago. She was 7. Started on barrels as a 4 year old and sat since then. I haven't hauled her NEARLY enough. Its difficult because hubby works 6 days a week and we have a 5 year old that hates road trips. No local races ever. But with minimal and sporadic hauling, my gal can clock mid to high 17's, granted, inconsistently. But she has the speed.I am shocked to read that barrel horses are going for that much. So, say my mare is 9 years old. She's reg Appendix with Driftwood/native dancer stuff in there. Sound. Healthy. Awesome on trails. And was a consistent 2d barrel horse, what could she bring? |
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Location: North of where I want to be | And for your mare I'd happily pay 8k too. Especially with those lines.
What we have up here is ALOT of bad legs. My particular favorite is the severely cow hocked, sickle hocked WP rejects flooding the barrel horse market & demanding $$$$ because after all Impressive was bred for speed. And while I am one of the few who LOVE the Impressive bred mares, unless you are a WP person, they are hard to move.
If its in the 1-4 age range most that have seen lately have leg conformation issues, and yet because they have some soandso who was something on the papers They bring top dollar.
And the, I left it stand in a field for the last 2 years because the second time I rode the horse It reared & now I want 5K because it has potential because it does indeed have a nice pedigree crowd is pretty rampant too.
I would gladly pay more for something, sane, sound, and slower than ANYTHING fast lame & crazy because the people ruined it
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Location: Midwest | I have one... he's 18 and solid 3D at bigger shows up here... but he's not going anywhere. It really is hard to find one that isn't nuts, lame, and is reliable. I am lucky. For a weekend runner who was just getting back into things, he's been totally perfect. I've had him 12 years and he will be with me until the end! He's not a plodder and doesn't know his age. lol
Honestly, I think the folks that have those solid horses hold onto them. You'd be money ahead patterning an older, well broke horse. Either that or find one through folks you know that isn't being advertised yet.
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | lhighquality - 2015-01-16 8:29 AM mtcanchazer - 2015-01-15 10:56 PM LRQHS - 2015-01-15 1:11 PM lhighquality - 2015-01-15 2:09 PM LRQHS - 2015-01-15 1:51 PM lhighquality - 2015-01-15 1:47 PM I have one, & can't get anybody to come look at him!!!!! You have a Unicorn! Let's see a picture of that gem! You're probably asking too much for him.... I'm not posting a picture, you have to come to Kansas, Toto, to see him!!!!!!!! lol You two are no help!!!!! lol
No...but maybe we are just saving him for ourselves. Sometimes I'd like to go from two horses (one a 3D/4D horse, the other a prospect) to one solid 2D/3D (maybe with a few 1D runs thrown in), but I am a collector...I can't get rid of one easily. |
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searching for elusive unicorn..or what a call a solid barrel horse