Finger Lake Race Track -- End of the Season -- Many New Homes -- Warmest Thanks

msj · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

[QUOTE=TurtleBayou;4527498]
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2024893&id=1258112924&l=035b5f71ac[/QUOTE]

Absolutely fantastic pictures! That Man of Motion is just so elegant! :yes: :yes: Music is a truly beautiful mare and Bacon is darling.:yes: :yes: I can just imagine Bacon trotting along thru the fields! :lol: :lol:

msj · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

[QUOTE=lawndart;4527638]
:winkgrin: Louise and MSJ, I am very tempted. I’m going to sleep on it tonight, and try to get it past the DH. I keep telling him its time to help another horse. He keeps saying its time to help our retirement fund :lol: Silly Man.

MSJ, I would love to see photos of the incomparable Chocolate, and T-Bay. I might take you up on the offer of a bed

Danceronice-obviously your brother is taller than my 5’2" I actually prefer horses UNDER 15H, but a lot of them have very short strides. I need a short, sane, good walking gelding. I already have a short, sane good walking mare. :yes:[/QUOTE]

lawndart - I would so love to meet you in person so I do hope you sleep well tonight and DH agrees. The invitation stands no matter what. There are just so many lovely horses over there. Every time someone mentions a horse and posts the url for it, I can’t resist opening and drooling.

danceronice · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

LOL, my brother is something like 5’7" and heavyset. After trekking in Ireland and riding the TB/draft cross hunters there he LOVES the huge ones–if he lived someplace where board wasn’t TOTALLY ABSURD I would probably be able to talk him into Hillbilly Deluxe! I’m 5’4" and not fine-boned and for me 15.3 is about as tall as I’d like to get. Anything bigger and I feel like a jockey myself. Anything UNDER 14.3 and I feel like a giant.

crazy_gray_horse · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

My list is pretty long too - I’m trying to narrow it down to 4 or 5 top horses. Although it is so hard - they’re all very nice looking horses. Although having specific criteria helps

foundationmare · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

As the meet winds down (December 5 is our last race day), we have an additional ten days to move horses off the track. Some will need to be moved earlier if the trainer is pulling up stakes and moving to another track.

If you contact the volunteers for the Trainer’s Listings (Louise, Maunder, Foundationmare), we will do our best to give you appointments to be escorted around the backside.

For those of you who are serious buyers, if at all possible, bring your rigs so your purchases can be moved. If that’s not possible, let us know that you might need your beauties to be fostered for a while until transport is arranged. Foster care is available within a short distance of the track but arrangements must be made so that barn owners are UTD and prepared.

There are some seriously beautiful horses with tons of potential just waiting for the picking. Act now!

cagey22 · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

Here’s my shortlist or not so shortlist:

Michael’s vow
Actually this boy would be my pick but a stallion is out of the question sadly
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1068

Anybody got anything to say to help me narrow it down?

Thanks for any thoughts, if you have the time - pretty sure none of you are going to try and talk me out of any of them, but if you have favorites or know any of them… Think eventing.

Thanks

TurtleBayou · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

Here’s some enabling for you!

[QUOTE=cagey22;4527716]
Here’s my shortlist or not so shortlist:

Michael’s vow
Actually this boy would be my pick but a stallion is out of the question sadly
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1068

Anybody got anything to say to help me narrow it down?

Thanks for any thoughts, if you have the time - pretty sure none of you are going to try and talk me out of any of them, but if you have favorites or know any of them… Think eventing.

Thanks[/QUOTE]

You could get Michael’s Vow and have him gelded. Sometimes you can get it done before you pick them up. Just a thought. I am partial to the boys as I took two home last yr and I know it’s harder to place stallions.

amastrike · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

I’m trying to convince my friend to let me get Court Appointment… he’s cute, and a GELDING!

foundationmare · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

Agree, Turtle Bayou,

Michael’s Vow is a sweetheart. He’s got a dent in his head but it doesn’t take anything away from his appearance. When I visited him I played with him and he was a character, not aggressive or mean, just mouthy, like most colts are. His upper lip did gymnastics with my hand and he was just so endearing.

Your “short” list, Cagey, has some wonderful horses on it! Some of them may have homes but “it ain’t over til the fat lady sings”. I want to see pics of them tucked in for the night in their new homes when I heave a sigh of relief and know it’s a done deal.

cagey22 · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

[QUOTE=TurtleBayou;4527731]
You could get Michael’s Vow and have him gelded. Sometimes you can get it done before you pick them up. Just a thought. I am partial to the boys as I took two home last yr and I know it’s harder to place stallions.[/QUOTE]
:winkgrin:

Very good idea! Not sure it’s helped make the list any smaller though:lol: In fact, quite the opposite.

caryledee · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

I’m with Turtle Bayou…I wouldn’t hesitate on Michael’s Vow because he’s a stud. If he is well mannered now, he will be super sweet as a gelding!

caryledee · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

What exactly are you looking for cagey22?

cagey22 · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

Caryledee
I am looking for a horse that could event in the future (nothing absolutely massive, but decent sized) - I have an OTTB that has nasty bone chips and spurs and is not able to jump. She’s with me for the long haul and will need a friend when she moves home. So that is why I want to get a horse that is physically up to my hopes for the future and why I’m looking now.

Ideally, the horse would be 16+hh, but for the right horse and price I wouldn’t mind a touch smaller. My girl is just barely 15:2 and I’d love something bigger.

I would prefer no older than 6 yrs old, although 3 or 4 would be ideal - again, for the right horse, it’s not such an issue. Mare or Gelding - doesn’t matter, but I did promise my husband that I wouldn’t get a stallion - since he’ll have to take care of them from time to time and he’s not all that horsey. I do have a lot of experience with stallions, so if a horse was recently gelded and still a little full of hormones, that would be okay.

My absolute top picks at this point are:

Red tail’s wish
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/i...ay&thread=1151
Rock and Roll Roan
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/i...ay&thread=1128
Maria’s treasure
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/i...ay&thread=1085
Word spinner
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/i...lay&thread=960
Salty Karakrum
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/i...lay&thread=916
Outskip
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/i...lay&thread=771
Michael’s vow
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/i...ay&thread=1068

And now I have to add Devil’s own
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1147

Since you’ve all been convincing about the gelding issue.

I realize that this is a big list, but am well aware that photos only show so much. Meeting them in person is important to me and I can more easily narrow things down. And meeting them can make you be more flexible on the guidelines you set for yourself, if it’s the right horse when you meet it, if you see what I mean. I’m not trying to waffle, just know that i can be pleasantly surprised, when I don’t expect it - keeping an open mind.

However, if those of you who know, feel I need to have just one horse in mind, and only one, then I’ll keep thinking about the little information that I have and figure it out.

In the meantime it’s fun drooling.

Linny · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

A friend of mine worked with Salty Karakorum when he was at Aqueduct. She loves him. He’s a sweetie and fun to have around. (She also knew and liked Patriot too.)

http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=972
This lovely girl is spending the winter here in Albany getting some foundation. She arrived last week and settled in like an old pro. She’s been lunged daily and is going to be a superstar. Daisy is a sweetie who will make a very nice horse. By day 3 on the lunge she was a pro. She gets back under saddle around Christmas. She’s not mine, but a friend of mine is working with her. I’ll be posting photos. I think it’'s important for people to know how nice many of these horses really are.

caryledee · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

They are all gorgeous, but Maria’s Treasure is one I have always liked a lot. She looks very sensible, and I bet she’d jump well too.

Does anyone know if Coach Moto is still available? He is one I think someone should look at. If you could picture him on level ground, I think he is built quite uphill. I like his pedigree too: http://www.pedigreequery.com/coach+moto

Louise · August 19, 2020, 10:47pm

I just received word this morning that Michael’s Vow has been sold. That makes your list a little shorter Cagey22. Coach Moto is still available, and I agree with Caryledee, he’s one that should be looked at.

http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=942

Linny, thanks for the update on Daisy. Her owner adored her, and I wasn’t quite clear from your post whether she is getting the winter off to go back to racing, or whether she has been sold to be a riding horse. Do you know anything more?

DressageGeek_Ribbon · August 19, 2020, 10:48pm

Please let me know how I can enable anyone to get one of these fabulous horses!

danceronice · August 19, 2020, 10:48pm

Karakorum Patriot

Josh at Karakorum Racing e-mailed me this morning and would like to know what the word is on Karakorum Patriot. MSJ, have you heard on a lower-price offer? Is there anything happening there? He apparently has heard from the retirement farm, though I don’t know if he asked specifically about room for Patriot. (I did tell him the horse is known as “Cookie”.)

Cagey–Salty Karakorum looks gorgeous if you like 'em tall…and Maria’s Treasure was on my short list, too.

And now I’m having a combination of buyer’s remorse/guilt…someone PLEASE get my second choice, Carr Ride–he’s now FREE to a good home! I couldn’t help with a ton of money, between shipping mine and maybe helping with Patriot, but I’d chip in a dribble for shipping if someone will take him.

mcorbett · August 19, 2020, 10:48pm

Here’s MY short list:

Majestic Heart

[URL=“http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1113”]
Born To dream

Live Action

Rock and roll Roan

Coach Moto

any behind the scenes info on these guys would be great! anyone have them vetted? Looked at them in person? I’m in TN and might be buying sight unseen. any shipping help KY or TN?

farmgirl88 · August 19, 2020, 10:49pm

[QUOTE=cagey22;4527716]
Here’s my shortlist or not so shortlist:

Michael’s vow
Actually this boy would be my pick but a stallion is out of the question sadly
http://fltrainerlist.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1068

Anybody got anything to say to help me narrow it down?

Thanks for any thoughts, if you have the time - pretty sure none of you are going to try and talk me out of any of them, but if you have favorites or know any of them… Think eventing.

Thanks[/QUOTE]

Word Spinner and Rock & Roll Roan are my two favs. I normally dont like greys but the 2 of them are stunningly well built and Word Spinner has fantastic feet, clean looking legs. very very nice.

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