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Location: Kentucky | Obviously, their record speaks for themselves, but what about personality? Are they user friendly? Are they early/late to mature, etc? |
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| Bump ! |
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  Shipwrecked and Flat Out Zapped
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | I'll tell you after I breed to Five Bar Cartel :)
I think if there were any problems with them, there wouldn't be that many nice one's out there. I'm just guessing though. |
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Expert
Posts: 1207
| True statement, just wish I could afford one. |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 898
Location: Mountains of VA | I do not own one. However, the ones I see here in the east are like fire breathing dragons crossed on walking horses. They are fast but hot with front legs flying and start sweating as soon as they are saddled. More like a specialty horse in my opinion. Plus, they seem to have lots of lameness issues.
I'm sure the good ones are out west but this is my observation here. |
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 Don't Wanna Make This Awkward
Posts: 3106
Location: Texas | I've never seen one that wasn't hot. Like 5+ on the temperment scale. Worth it IMO though if you want a nice barrel horse. |
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Posts: 5293
| They are super fast learners so you better teach them right the first time because it sticks! Lol |
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Midget Lover
Location: Kentucky | FLITASTIC - 2014-12-05 6:55 PM They are super fast learners so you better teach them right the first time because it sticks! Lol
Good and bad, for sure. |
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Expert
Posts: 3300
| I'll let you know when I break mine in January lol... But I taught her how to lunge in 2 minutes |
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Boot Detective
Posts: 1900
| They are super smart, usually on the sensitive side and "hot", not for beginners or novice riders. Obviously they all have blazing speed and are athletic. They are well known for lameness and health issues, especially stifle problems. I have heard a lot of the 2 and 3 yr olds on the race track get bone chips in their knees. I have owned and ridden several. Some of them have been pretty hot. A couple of them very quiet and good natured. It depends on what their mother is. |
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Posts: 2685
| Man this thread makes me feel good! Not..... I will admit, I did plan on selling my DTF baby in the spring but jeez o.0 |
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 You get what you give
Posts: 13030
Location: Texas | They sound like they would fit me <3 <3. I like a sensitive hotter horse. I am better and calming down a hot horse than hyping up a laid back one.
I will say, my DTF grandson is such a laid back colt I don't see him being like any of this. He is just a weanling but everything has been so easy with him... and he's got FDD on the bottom too. |
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Location: Mucking my stalls!! | So true... My DTF is soooo talented and just the nicest horse I have had the pleasure to own... but can find a way to get hurt in a padded room!! No self preservation at all....
But I am lucky to have him.... He is a full brother to Kassidy Dennison's horse and super excited for her.... |
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Veteran
Posts: 264
| The DTF horses in my area are all the same. Veeeeery sensitive and hot. Not a single one made it to the futurities the last few years due to stifle problems (yep...all of them). They are athletic as hell and fast. I think the other posters really hit the nail on the head, they are overly sensitive and don't have any self preservation. |
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You get what you give
Posts: 13030
Location: Texas | what was wrong with their stifles? OCD? ligament tears? arthritis? were they all trained by the same person or were they spread out? |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 784
Location: USA | Are we talking own sons and daughters... or grandget? |
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Midget Lover
Location: Kentucky | Lookin For Diamonds - 2014-12-06 8:10 PM Are we talking own sons and daughters... or grandget?
Grandget. |
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Location: TX | I am interested to know what was wrong with the stifles as well. |
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Blessed 
Location: Here | 3ToBurn - 2014-12-06 11:39 AM They push themselves so hard that they hurt themselves. No self preservation instinct. Keep them in a padded room if you want them to say alive.
Mine has shown lots of self preservation and try. She dang sure seems to know how to take care of herself. I am a huge fan. We are honored to have 2. one Amy Schimke (rockins) hauls and runs for us. Amazing athletes |
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Veteran
Posts: 264
| I don't know the true diagnosis for all of them unfortunately, but my cousin had 2 with sticky stifles and 1 with cysts.
The one thing I've noticed with the DTF line is their height. These 3 were all 16 hands at 2 y/o. Wonder if their height and large bone set plays into the soundness issues? |
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