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Location: Montana | I know, everyone gets tired of these.
Let's say you were looking at a couple of prospects. One is FG x Smoke N Sparks bred (grand get of both) and the other is DTF x Separatist bred (grand get of both). Both prospects are equal as far as conformation goes and as far as price goes. If you had to pick one or the other, which would you pick? Pros and cons of each, please, and why you'd pick one over the other. Both are yearlings.
Personally I'm divided because I've always wanted a DTF bred colt, but I've also wanted a FG bred colt too, plus there is a Smoke N Sparks mare currently dominating the barrel pen locally. But so is there DTF horses winning locally too. So hard to decide!
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  Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Count how many pedigrees had DTF in them for 2017's NFR. But, Idk, I'd lean toward that one without seeing them, riding, seeing personality.... |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Well, forget the riding part lol. |
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | LRQHS - 2018-02-12 1:27 PM Well, forget the riding part lol.   Hahaha, glad to have you back LRQHS. You were missed! I like the way you think...that's what I'm leaning towards too.
Edited by mtcanchazer 2018-02-12 2:56 PM
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| For me, it would be the FG based on the maternal line. I like that maternal line better. |
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| Very simple ... you plan on riding in a SPEED EVENT!! |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Another thought is that Separatist mixed very well with First Down Dash. Look on Stallionesearch.com and pull up Separtatist. 6 or 7 of his fastest runners came from FDD or DFC daughters. I don't know if they can turn or not, but it does seem to be a very good cross. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | I'm not discrediting the FG by any means either. I'd still need to look at them and see who's personality I liked better, etc.... |
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Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | And, finally lol, never, ever, never underestimate the ol' lets flip a coin lol. |
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| LRQHS - 2018-02-12 3:23 PM
And, finally lol, never, ever, never underestimate the ol' lets flip a coin lol.
Many millions have been made with that method...we dont need to talk about haw much has been lost though. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Whiteboy - 2018-02-12 3:27 PM LRQHS - 2018-02-12 3:23 PM And, finally lol, never, ever, never underestimate the ol' lets flip a coin lol. Many millions have been made with that method...we dont need to talk about haw much has been lost though.
That's how Penny Chenery got Secretariat lol. |
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| If you've narrowed it down to two you really like pick the personality that suits you the best. Do you like very passive or more aggressive horses? I like grit and one thats not dramatic when I get onto them. I like to pick the yearling thats pretty arrogant and cocky, the one that thinks a lot of themselves is usually my pick. I know when I start them they won't get all butt hurt...instead they tend to "argue back" lol
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| Look up Smoke N Sunshine
Im not sure on all her wins but...
Futurity winner
16.7 on a standard
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | joemama - 2018-02-12 3:05 PM Look up Smoke N Sunshine Im not sure on all her wins but... Futurity winner 16.7 on a standard BBR finals winner
You offer a very convincing argument for the FG x Smoke N Sparks colt, LOL.
I like personalities that are more in your pocket, likes to get along, tries hard, doesn't necessarily get butt hurt, but is down to business. I don't do well with the hard heads who like to argue back. Had one, she's working very well for someone else, LOL. |
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| The Smoke N Sparks aren’t the most user friendly horses. There are a lot that are counterfeit. Based on bloodlines given in this post, I’d personally take the DTF. But I’d like to see both pedigrees and not just a few of the names in it. |
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| I like FG minds better IMO |
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | DTF colt has Ronas Ryon and Pie in the Sky on her papers as well, and FG colt is mostly cow bred and working bred other than Smoke N Sparks. |
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Location: Ohio girl moved to PA | I love both, but i've always always always wanted a DTF colt. Theres just something about those horses that make me drool. lol  |
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Location: Wyoming | joemama - 2018-02-12 3:05 PM
Look up Smoke N Sunshine
Im not sure on all her wins but...
Futurity winner
16.7 on a standard
BBR finals winner
This has two full siblings (that I know of) kicking butt.
I don't like basing decisions off of a grandget of this or that. I would like to look at the actual studs they are by and see that maternal line first.
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| mtcanchazer - 2018-02-12 9:52 PM
DTF colt has Ronas Ryon and Pie in the Sky on her papers as well, and FG colt is mostly cow bred and working bred other than Smoke N Sparks.
DTF colt hands down then |
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