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My stallion project...Tear him up
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<blockquote data-quote="Alan" data-source="post: 471531" data-attributes="member: 378"><p>No problem Stepper, in fact I didn't read it like you did put him down. I was just waiting to think about my response to your original post without bias, and not trying to sound like all I was doing was sticking up for my horse..... So here it goes;</p><p></p><p>He is a bit narrow in the chest, but I think that comes from being such a tall youngster, remember he is only 18 months. He is about 14.3 hh now, My mare is very wide in the chest as is a half brother (gelding) I use as my trail horse, 16 hh and right at 1500lbs, I'm 6'3" or 4" (I shrink as I get older <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ) and about 260 lbs. I'm actually very happy with his feet, they seem to be doing fine, rock hard hooves and plenty big enough, the mares feet are very big, I wish I could remember the size shoe she wears, but both have plenty of hoof to support their weight. Because you mentioned not much spacing between the front legs, I assume you were looking at the pic of him at about 10 months and a bit of a side shot. When I posted these pics, I really noticed how much he has developed muscle in the last 8 months, both shoulder and hip, he is still in the tail end of the teenage stage.</p><p></p><p>Remember pleasure horses are built as different as any speciality horse, such as a cutter or reiner, or even a barrel horse, which many have high percentages of TB blood in them. I doubt my horse could run a barrel pattern in 22 minutes or cut a crazy heifer out of a herd, but they will give the pleasure rider a very smooth ride.</p><p></p><p>I do appreciate your opinion, and as I told Flaboy, I won't hesitate to cut him as soon as he doesn't reach one of the three criteria I mentioned before (as I did with my last few stud prospects) My Gelding made it to 16 or 17 months before I cut him, a gelding I sold last spring only made it to about a year, nice horse good confirmation, but a mean evil stud... I enjoyed taking those off <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> , he by the way is own by a 30 something lady, novice rider who loves him, is is a great gelding, terrible stud.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for your honest opinion</p><p>Alan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alan, post: 471531, member: 378"] No problem Stepper, in fact I didn't read it like you did put him down. I was just waiting to think about my response to your original post without bias, and not trying to sound like all I was doing was sticking up for my horse..... So here it goes; He is a bit narrow in the chest, but I think that comes from being such a tall youngster, remember he is only 18 months. He is about 14.3 hh now, My mare is very wide in the chest as is a half brother (gelding) I use as my trail horse, 16 hh and right at 1500lbs, I'm 6'3" or 4" (I shrink as I get older :D ) and about 260 lbs. I'm actually very happy with his feet, they seem to be doing fine, rock hard hooves and plenty big enough, the mares feet are very big, I wish I could remember the size shoe she wears, but both have plenty of hoof to support their weight. Because you mentioned not much spacing between the front legs, I assume you were looking at the pic of him at about 10 months and a bit of a side shot. When I posted these pics, I really noticed how much he has developed muscle in the last 8 months, both shoulder and hip, he is still in the tail end of the teenage stage. Remember pleasure horses are built as different as any speciality horse, such as a cutter or reiner, or even a barrel horse, which many have high percentages of TB blood in them. I doubt my horse could run a barrel pattern in 22 minutes or cut a crazy heifer out of a herd, but they will give the pleasure rider a very smooth ride. I do appreciate your opinion, and as I told Flaboy, I won't hesitate to cut him as soon as he doesn't reach one of the three criteria I mentioned before (as I did with my last few stud prospects) My Gelding made it to 16 or 17 months before I cut him, a gelding I sold last spring only made it to about a year, nice horse good confirmation, but a mean evil stud... I enjoyed taking those off :D , he by the way is own by a 30 something lady, novice rider who loves him, is is a great gelding, terrible stud. Thanks again for your honest opinion Alan [/QUOTE]
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