What to look for in a yearling prospect

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casualdust07 Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2016-08-27 11:23 AM Subject: RE: What to look for in a yearling prospect
You get what you give Posts: 13030 Location: Texas	If you pre purchase you can get an idea of several things: the vet can look at the legs and tell you his/her opinion on if theres any angular limb deformities or flexural limb deformities that were not corrected as a baby but may not be obvious enough in pictures to get a good grasp Rads to check for OCDs- namely in stifle, hock, and i would do the front fetlock down as well if you are looking. Also, babies that are born with incomplete ossificationshave abnormal cuboidal bones (carpus/tarsus) that you could pick up on a radiograph. They will definitely, DEFINITELY, be ossified by then, but they may be crushed and that will show up. It predisposes them to OA.
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speedinhoney Reg. Jul 2012	Posted 2016-08-27 11:29 AM Subject: RE: What to look for in a yearling prospect
Location: down south	SKM - 2016-08-27 11:16 AM speedinhoney - 2016-08-27 10:02 AM SKM - 2016-08-26 8:29 PM I'd go to the Heritage Place yearling sale in September and see what I could get. You have a price range that should get you something. Plus a lot of them already have the X-rays done. That's what I would love to do but we're afraid we might be overwhelmed. Also, there's so much that goes on behind the scene at auctions. I don know some that have bt great prospects though. The yearling sale is usually fairly safe since those babies haven't had any sort of career yet. My pick is #58 I think she is? I have 4 out of that same mare. She's a real nice filly. Thank you ... The dams side is more important to me than the stud.
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ausranch Reg. Aug 2006	Posted 2016-08-27 1:21 PM Subject: RE: What to look for in a yearling prospect
Expert Posts: 1430 Location: Montana	speedinhoney - 2016-08-27 10:29 AM SKM - 2016-08-27 11:16 AM speedinhoney - 2016-08-27 10:02 AM SKM - 2016-08-26 8:29 PM I'd go to the Heritage Place yearling sale in September and see what I could get. You have a price range that should get you something. Plus a lot of them already have the X-rays done. That's what I would love to do but we're afraid we might be overwhelmed. Also, there's so much that goes on behind the scene at auctions. I don know some that have bt great prospects though. The yearling sale is usually fairly safe since those babies haven't had any sort of career yet. My pick is #58 I think she is? I have 4 out of that same mare. She's a real nice filly. Thank you ... The dams side is more important to me than the stud. You can't beat Heritage Place for a learning experience. Lots of nice, nice horses in beautiful condition. Even if you just got to watch, you will learn SO much it will be worth the trip.
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Tn_Barrelracer Reg. Jan 2007	Posted 2016-08-27 4:25 PM Subject: RE: What to look for in a yearling prospect
Heeler Hoarder Posts: 2067	Both a lot of owners don't want their joints being torqued on and even a lot of vets won't do it on one under a certain age. Also most aren't going to tolerate the handling long enough for you to get a good flex. I think at that age a flex test isn't going to show anything that rads wouldn't show.
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