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| Looking at broodmares and wondering? What have you had luck with? Are the designer lines more sound than the old school track fast run bred horses?
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| My Jet of Honor/Dinner Flight gelding is built well and sturdy for his height. He isn’t overly big. He might be 14.3 but he has good bone and structure, but not too much to cause additional stress to his body.
I firmly believe the best way to keep sound horses is for them to be turned out as much as possibly (ideally 24/7 with access to shelter) |
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Location: Kansas | Clifford has been pretty sound....I think we inject hocks about once a year on him.
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/behold+he+reigns
My old bay horse, Joker, is the most sound barrel horse ever, I think. He's 25 and has had 1 set of hock injections in his life. No papers so no idea how he's really bred. |
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| Well, he’s out of Unicorn by Fantasy... |
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| The slower and more rank they are the sounder they are...
I have this sign on my tackroom door for buyers to choose from ..
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| A very accomplished old trainer at Ruisdoso once told me "the fastest horses you never hear about" I was like okay whatever...now I know what he means. Those 2 yr olds that show you they can run a hole in the wind rarely last and its not because of management.
Those nice lil cruise through 2-4D horses are probably the soundest. But if they are using themselves they gonna need maintenance point blank. |
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Location: Southern Indiana | I have a 17 year old geilding who is out of a son of Dash for Cash (Kartell) crossed on a grand daughter of easy jet. I’ve ran him for 14 years and he’s still in great shape! He’s had a couple tendon injuries but other than that pretty low maintenance. He’s thick boned and takes care of himself. I think that’s what matters most. |
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| My 24 yo gelding who checked out 100% last week. He had one set of injections last summer at 23. Been running with me since he was 5. Solid 3D entire life. Nothing impressive really, bottom side is decent.
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/coulda+foaled+me
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Location: Louisiana | I have this guy http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/pws+cat
16 years old and never been injected or had anything done other than teeth. I let my vet check him every year, and every year he smiles while watching him move, and says, "Ride him!"
The only thing he's every really commented on was to pay attention for back soreness bc he does have a bit of a long back, but I've never had any issues even with that.
He can fly, and he can turn. He has a couple screws loose up top lol, but when he's on he is a FUN ride. The harder you push, the harder he turns. He would be even better with a fearless rider, as I am not so I don't push him to his full potential. |
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| Personally, I think preventative medicine is more important than breeding. Also, how the horse is used makes a big difference. My 6 year old stays at the trainer. She is never allowed to run more than three times in a weekend. That would be Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I know people who have hauled horses to one show and run Friday and Saturday morning at one show then Saturday night and Sunday at another show. This was with a 3 year old. That poor horse is so unsound now that he will not go in the arena. My trainer has ridden enough horses that she can pick up on problems quickly and we address them immediately. She has my permission to do what is necessary to keep the horse winning. One other thing that I think is critical is proper shoeing is definitely essential. |
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Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | I guess I could also point out my absolutely NOT sound one lol...
Same age, 16, hasn't been used as much as the other, currently trying to leg back up and hoping he's sound enough to run again...ran 5 times in the past 2 years...
Has a bum LEG (knee, pastern, coffin, all bad on one leg), needs hocks and stifles done...hard keeper, bad conformation, etc...
BUT, he's my baby, most favorite, will spend my last dime on this horse.
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/flamboyant+flit |
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Location: MN | Nothing special at all. He love's to run and is solid 1D/2D wherever we go. Honest as the day is long! He's 11 this year and is spoiled but that's about it. No injections and it the TOUGHEST horse I've ever been around. I wish I could have a million more like him 
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/too+tuff+to+handle
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| I've had a few nicely bred barrel horses...and they were not very sound, nor very fast haha. But of course, the last couple grade horses that I've had with ok ish conformation have been the soundest!! *insert eye roll* =] |
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Location: Georgia | I have an APHA mare that 20 this year. Nothing important on her papers but she is the soundest thing around. Never needed maintenance. I've had her since she was 7 and she was my main barrel horse for many years. I bred her and she gave me a pretty great filly back in 2014 who is now in barrel training. I'm praying she be just as sound!
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/skipkins+babe
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| Peppy San Badger - old school cow breeding. LOL! |
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| By far the soundest horse I have ever ran; Zip Cash Glory, by Zip Cash, out of an own daughter of Jet of Honor.
I see a couple comments including the Jet line.... now that you've brought this up, makes me want to go shopping at Cheyenne & Randy Allens  |
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 Did I miss the party?
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| IMO, higher odds of staying sound stems more from conformation than bloodlines. |
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 Sorry I don't have any advice
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Location: Sunnyland Florida |
I think conformation is extremely important, and so are bloodlines, but I'll take conformation first. I've had several hold up very well for many years, all different bloodlines which include Texas High Dasher, Special Feelins/Special Effort, On The Money Red, Wonder Otoe, Beduino, Dash for Cash & more.
All of the ones that held up well had very strong back and loin areas, traveled correctly and all but one of them were super smooth to ride. I've always heard if they are jarring you during the ride, they are jarring their own joints. Made sense to me.
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Location: Windoming | Runaway - 2018-03-23 1:20 PM
I've always heard if they are jarring you during the ride, they are jarring their own joints. Made sense to me.
It makes sense, but I have the exception to the rule. My horse is 20 this year, always been sound, never been injected, and he is a rough sucker to ride. Smooth when he runs barrels or poles, but on the muscle rough otherwise. Kind of why I don't ride him much anymore. |
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Location: Running my kids somewhere. | This was the honest-love-runnin little mare. Started running at 4 yr old and never took a lame step in her life. She was shown until age 27. I lost her at 29 yr old to a tumor. I would take a barn full of her.
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