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| I'm in the market for a prospect. Looking for something that is at least broke. Dont have the money for a big name brand. What would you look for when checking out a potential buy? |
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| Conformation and movement. Looks and color are secondary. They also have to have something that draws me to them, like being wide eyed and snorty haha! My husband and vet just shake their heads.  |
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Location: Montana | I look to get as much for the money as I possibly can: bloodlines, conformation, training, potential, personality/temperament. I have found that the personality/temperament can be a deal breaker for me. If I can't get along with the horse no matter how beautiful it is or how conformationally correct it is, then it isn't going to do me a whole lot of good. But I'm also in the market for a prospect, and I'm really picky so it is hard for me to find exactly what I want in the price range I can afford.
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | pedigree, disposition, and conformation/movement |
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| Movementwise what are you wanting to feel when you ride one? |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Conformation is everything in my book. I could care less about their name honestly. Although, I would buy one that say had a longer back if He/She had a bigger name than a shorter backed great great grandson/daughter of someone if both prospects were around the same price. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | IRunOnFaith - 2015-10-29 12:35 PM Conformation is everything in my book. I could care less about their name honestly. Although, I would buy one that say had a longer back if He/She had a bigger name than a shorter backed great great grandson/daughter of someone if both prospects were around the same price.
great great really doesn't mean anything
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| iheartrodeo - 2015-10-29 12:26 PM
Movementwise what are you wanting to feel when you ride one?
Fluid, quick movement. Something that is catty and knows where their feet are. |
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| IRunOnFaith - 2015-10-29 12:35 PM
Conformation is everything in my book. I could care less about their name honestly. Although, I would buy one that say had a longer back if He/She had a bigger name than a shorter backed great great grandson/daughter of someone if both prospects were around the same price.
Yeah...this is the first thing i typically look for, but the last two i bought as yearlings and have excellent confirmation...one ended up being a super nice kids horse. Just not the caliber i'd hoped for. The other one might still make something nice, but he's super fragile minded. This time i want to buy something at least riding so i have a better feel for what they might be. |
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Duct Tape Bikini Girl
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| I always buy to sell, even though I'm not a horse trader. I always ask myself which prospect would sell the easiest if things don't work out. I look for cow and running blood in a prospect, and frankly I'll take cow bred top and bottom over running. Color and beauty are a must. |
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Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | luckyjo - 2015-10-29 8:39 PM I always buy to sell, even though I'm not a horse trader. I always ask myself which prospect would sell the easiest if things don't work out. I look for cow and running blood in a prospect, and frankly I'll take cow bred top and bottom over running. Color and beauty are a must. I buy the same way...if it doesn't work out, can I sell it?
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Disposition and willingness. I don't do quirky or nasty. I want a willing partner that wants to please. I ride geldings for this reason. I admit mares are often better and have a 2nd career if they are proven and end up hurt, but they are also opinionated. Conformation is a big one, but in a gelding I can over look some things that won't prevent them having a performance career. I also want a pretty head and soft/kind eye. Pedigree is a big one too, but since I raise my own it is usually broodmare pedigrees I am after. When I decided to start jumping/HUS, I looked at ads on english websites. I looked at who was winning and what was popular and then went to googling. I wanted height, but also thickness which most HUS horses lack in the worst way. I came across one called Chocolua that was tall and built like a tank. So then I searched for offspring for sale out of him and just googled his name to see what others thought of him. Barrel horse shopping is no different. Find want YOU want, not always what is the most popular at the time. There are a lot of the top barrel horse studs out there that I about guarantee I wouldn't get along with...so I look for what I like to ride.
There are plenty of NICE horses, proven by small time breeders that won't cost an arm and a leg and are eligible for some great incentives. She doesn't post much on here anymore but look up the FWF stud called Flitterpated. She has some super babies by him. Not sure what your limit is, but you can find some nice babies in the $2500 range and started horses that are really riding well for $5500. |
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