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| I just purchased a new horse and I'm very excited about him! He is a 12YO stallion that has lived without contact with other horses for over 3 years. He has also lived in a 20ft round pen eating grass with no hay or grain. Needless to say, the little guy has had it rough the last few years, so don't judge too harsh on his pictures. :)
Supposedly, he was started on barrels and poles as a 3YO and was hauled for exposure but never shown. Since then, he's had hardly anything done with him. He was ridden once last year, and who knows how long before that. In the pics, his feet had not had his feet trimmed in well over a year. I am very excited for him, and can't wait to see what he looks like when he's fed up and in shape. I have high hopes for his next few years, and think he's really going to be an awesome horse. I can't wait to see what he can do in an arena!!
By the way, he needs a barn name :) he has a name now, but it's the same as one of my others.
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Location: Texas! | For real or no? If yes oy vey! You're much braver than I am! |
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Location: WV | First of all  for no picture. lol How about Sonny or Twister for a barn name. |
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Location: Texas! | GAMBLER!! lol cause holy cow what a gamble! But yes I agree with ^^^^ wheres the pictures?
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| His name is Twister, and I have one :) |
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Location: Red Raiderland | Oh wow. Has he bred before? Are you planning on gelding him? This is quite the project. Be careful.
Edited by Kaycee 2013-11-21 8:13 PM
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| And sorry for the picture delay, I had to resize them all after I made the post :)  |
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| He has had one foal out of a Dash For Perks mare that didn't make it past a year old. Her mom kicked her in the head and killed her. |
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| I know it's a crazy gamble, but I got him for a VERY decent price and have 5 mare owners lined up to breed to him in 2014. I also have an interested buyer waiting in the wings if he doesn't work for me. I know it'll be quite the project, but honestly, everything I own started out as a project. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | He's cute  , now dont take me as being a jerk, but why is he still a stud? I see a cute gelding in the making, but I just dont see a stud. Sorry  |
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Location: Florida.. | so you have 5 mares lined up ? why? hed make a good gelding i bet..
Have fun and good luck with him..
Edited by Bibliafarm 2013-11-21 11:01 PM
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Location: Arizona | Sounds like quite a project. Be careful. I hope you are successful with him. |
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| I get what you're saying about gelding him, my plan is to breed him to a couple of my first timers and if I don't like what he throws, he'll be on the literal chopping block. The outside mares are owned by people that know this horse and knew the filly he sired, and I guess they were impressed enough to come forward when they heard I bought him. |
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Location: Kansas | While he does have nice lines....please don't take this comment as being rude or knocking down your stallion.
He doesn't have the conformation I would expect too see or what when breeding my mare. He's very narrow chested, and it looks as though his front feet toe out a bit. I'm honestly not trying to be rude, but he has the conformation that my yearling does (growing) not as a 12 year old should have. Your best bet would be to gelding him and make a nice barrel horse out of him :)
And if you were wanting to get into breeding, it's not just "lets buy a stallion!" you should really speak with people who own stallions, and stand them to the public, alot goes into breeding a stallion such as mare care, cycles etc.....alot of people aren't willing to pay for pasture breeding (well I know I'm not). Please just becareful, especially since he hasn't been around other horses for a number of years. He could flip a switch and injury not only you, but your herd.
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| I appreciate all of your input and concern for my safety:) I have owned stallions before and was in a very nice breeding program before a nasty divorce took everything from me and left me with 2 horses out of the 40 we had, no truck or trailer and no house. Its taken 10 years to scrap together what I have now and I'm pleased with it, for the most part. I know its hard to believe, but I've seen a pic of this horse as a 3 YO when he was actually fed up and in shape and he is quite a looker. And his legs and feet were straight, but left to their own devices, they've grown out crazy. I hope to be able to post pics of him on here after he's with me a few months and for everyone to see the difference. And, like I said, if I don't like what he throws or even his attitude when he comes home, to the vet he'll go! Straight away. |
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Location: TEXAS | Sun_Ruler_86 - 2013-11-22 8:02 AM I appreciate all of your input and concern for my safety:) I have owned stallions before and was in a very nice breeding program before a nasty divorce took everything from me and left me with 2 horses out of the 40 we had, no truck or trailer and no house. Its taken 10 years to scrap together what I have now and I'm pleased with it, for the most part. I know its hard to believe, but I've seen a pic of this horse as a 3 YO when he was actually fed up and in shape and he is quite a looker. And his legs and feet were straight, but left to their own devices, they've grown out crazy. I hope to be able to post pics of him on here after he's with me a few months and for everyone to see the difference. And, like I said, if I don't like what he throws or even his attitude when he comes home, to the vet he'll go! Straight away.
Congrats! I think he looks pretty good for the abuse that he's been through in the past. I wish you a lot of success. Don't take it to heart what people say on this board. Sometimes it can get pretty nasty on here; everyone has their own opinion. I think whatever you do is your decision to make, so don't listen to other people. Good luck. |
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| KKCOWGIRL - 2013-11-22 8:42 AM
Sun_Ruler_86 - 2013-11-22 8:02 AM I appreciate all of your input and concern for my safety:) I have owned stallions before and was in a very nice breeding program before a nasty divorce took everything from me and left me with 2 horses out of the 40 we had, no truck or trailer and no house. Its taken 10 years to scrap together what I have now and I'm pleased with it, for the most part. I know its hard to believe, but I've seen a pic of this horse as a 3 YO when he was actually fed up and in shape and he is quite a looker. And his legs and feet were straight, but left to their own devices, they've grown out crazy. I hope to be able to post pics of him on here after he's with me a few months and for everyone to see the difference. And, like I said, if I don't like what he throws or even his attitude when he comes home, to the vet he'll go! Straight away.
Congrats! I think he looks pretty good for the abuse that he's been through in the past. I wish you a lot of success. Don't take it to heart what people say on this board. Sometimes it can get pretty nasty on here; everyone has their own opinion. I think whatever you do is your decision to make, so don't listen to other people. Good luck.
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Location: Florida.. | Noone is being nasty.. its our """opinion""""" on breeding a horse that doesnt appear to be stud material..besides conformation .....how does he ride, how does he move, how does he behave, whats his temperment etc.. there are so many factors in deciding..
doesnt mean we dont like the horse .
Edited by Bibliafarm 2013-11-22 8:56 AM
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Location: TEXAS | Bibliafarm - 2013-11-22 8:53 AM Noone is being nasty.. its our """opinion""""" on breeding a horse that doesnt appear to be stud material..besides conformation .....how does he ride, how does he move, how does he behave, whats his temperment etc.. there are so many factors in deciding..
doesnt mean we dont like the horse .
As stated: Sometimes it can get pretty nasty on here; everyone has their own opinion. |
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | My sister bought an appaloosa stud as a 9 year old, gelded him, retrained him and he turned out to be a great kids horse. Had a wonderful disposition. He was a halter champion in North Dakota on the ApHC circuit when he was younger. I rode him and showed him and then she sold him to a family for their little boy as a 4-H horse. Good luck with your project! It is a huge undertaking but can certainly has the potential to turn out well... |
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