several choices!
There are farms breeding ;)as well as importing Irish drafts in Virginia!
come:lol: on down!
several choices!
There are farms breeding ;)as well as importing Irish drafts in Virginia!
come:lol: on down!
I do know of a farm whose 3yo CBxs hunt fairly, often with children, 13 year olds:yes: old; They have wonderful brains together with their bodies, and would be my choice for a foxhunter:yes:1
I have hunted for 25 years and currently serve as a fieldmaster. I also breed quality horses.
In addition, I know two other breeders in my area who breed and make ONLY foxhuntersā¦
If youāre looking in the Southeastā¦check my website below, or contact meā¦
Patti Brantley
Thank you for all the input, am now looking into the CB crosses. I love the TBs except for the feet. Dealing with that right now with one of mine. For a really good deal I would travel wherever but chances are Iāll stick on the east coast. My goal is to finally buy a horse from a farm that has worked hard to produce and bring along sport horses that are built (mind, body) to hunt. Thanks everyone for their suggestions for farms.
In a dream world, if I could find a horse that was as sane, sound, surefooted, intelligent and well mannered as my current mare but braver and with a little more scope (over 3ā6, 3ā9 hunt/hunter pace fences) Iād be looking in the $15000 and below price range. My current mare gets over the fences but I think weāve hit her limit. I donāt need a made horse (Even if I had all the money in the world, Iāve picked all of mine up for 0 - $1,200 so itās hard to imagine paying $30 - $50,000!!!). I just need to have some confidence that it is sane, sound, will hold up to what I want to do - wonāt struggle to get over hunt/hunter pace fences.
As far as fast vs slow. I guess as long as I could always keep up with the hounds that is fast and handy enough for me. Definitely need endurance to go all day and do steep hills. 16.2 and smaller. I had a draft cross and that really didnāt work for me. Great mind, brave, just not handy enough. Would do great in the field but was no good for whipping in.
thanks for all your help!