Helgstrand Acquires CoTH

[trubandloki]

@colorfan

I have been concerned about losing this forum esp after the last forum I was on simply disappeared. Felt like I lost several good friends.

I have experienced this once too and I agree, it is hard to lose some people who you only communicate with on the forum but feel like are you friends.

[eightpondfarm]

Thanks for the reminder!
i’ve been on there a while, but haven’t checked in for a long time. Just went and reactivated. I’m assuming COTH, as we know it (freee!) and lightly moderated, will be gone. It was fun while it lasted!!

[Equibrit]

Helgstrand seems to have succumbed to the belief that, because the USA is very big , there must be a HUUUUUUUUGE untapped market for European horses. I have seen the same thing happen in other sports. Usually the industry they are trying to exploit is secondary to a related, US specific sport, that is well supported. ie. F1/NASCAR, MLR/NFL, USEF/AQHA.

[Mardi1]

@Djones

She was rather eleventy over the whole thing.

What does “eleventy” mean ?

[BigMama1]

@eightpondfarm

Thanks for the reminder!
i’ve been on there a while, but haven’t checked in for a long time. Just went and reactivated. I’m assuming COTH, as we know it (freee!) and lightly moderated, will be gone. It was fun while it lasted!!

I’m not sure there will be much change. Why do you think there will be?

[eightpondfarm]

They will probably charge to participate.

[Mardi1]

@Equibrit

Helgstrand seems to have succumbed to the belief that, because the USA is very big , there must be a HUUUUUUUUGE untapped market for European horses

A few years ago he was hosting a sales event at his place in Wellington. The sale horses had been flown in for the event. One of the riders advertised as riding the sale horses was (at the time) a member of our Olympic team. The ads for the event included the rider’s name, and that he/she was a US Olympic Team rider.

A friend withdrew her USET donation because of this. The issue was that a US team rider was helping to sell European bred horses in the U.S., while using his/her team member title in the marketing of the event. USET accepts financial support from US breeders.

She said when she called USET and explained why she was withdrawing her donation, they were caught off guard. It was a concept they hadn’t considered.

[SillyHorse]

@Rackonteur

I just hope their horsemanship is better than their grammar and can only assume that since they/it are/is a European company they are not fluent in English writing. I am a bit confused as to where the company is, since the notice says it is based OUT OF Denmark, not based IN Denmark.
But since the group can’t make up its/their mind as to whether it/they is/are a group plural or singular (again with the non-native English language), I just hope they won’t get rid of the forums.
Or must we now all post in some European language? (Again, OUT OF Denmark)?

@Omgitsme

I am absolutely flabbergasted you thought this was worth posting.

You must be new here. This post is par for the course from the writer.

[Knights_Mom]

They should run him out of town if they wish to promote US breeders.

I think he is doing this to become a US rider eventually. Easier team to make. Plus his BTV stuff won’t be banged as hard if he’s too big to flail

[Omgitsme]

First time running into this poster and I have regrets.

[vxf111]

Y’all are wild. Seriously. The sky is not ALWAYS falling

[Djones]

@Mardi1

What does “eleventy” mean ?

When you’re so upset you forget to hold down the shift key and your !!! turn into 1111

[MHM]

@Djones

@Mardi1

What does “eleventy” mean ?

When you’re so upset you forget to hold down the shift key and your !!! turn into 1111

Learn something new every day. Lol.

[Warmblood1]

@Knights_Mom

They should run him out of town if they wish to promote US breeders.

A lot of US breeders already use Helgstrand stallions such as Jovian, Revolution, Total McLaren, Sir Donnerhall, San Amour, etc. As long as the horses are in being born in US and we have access to these bloodlines, it benefits US breeders and riders.

[ASB_Stars]

@SillyHorse

You must be new here. This post is par for the course from the writer.

You still like me, right Silly Horse?

[ASB_Stars]

@vxf111

Y’all are wild. Seriously. The sky is not ALWAYS falling

But Chicken Little said!!!

[SillyHorse]

@ASB_Stars

@SillyHorse

You must be new here. This post is par for the course from the writer.

You still like me, right Silly Horse?

More and more every day.

[Brown_Derby]

I think it’s from Spinal Tap.

[Knights_Mom]

@Warmblood1

A lot of US breeders already use Helgstrand stallions such as Jovian, Revolution, Total McLaren, Sir Donnerhall, San Amour, etc. As long as the horses are in being born in US and we have access to these bloodlines, it benefits US breeders and riders.

Yes it’s fine to promote US breeders who use those lines because they are US breeders.

[Fiesta01]

I grew up in SoCal, and that turn of phrase was also common here.