Yes, we do exist. :winkgrin:
I bred Thoroughbreds for sport for 30 years and stood 2 stallions. One is now deceased and the other is not standing, although I have frozen on both. I bred a few wb’s in the past several years for the market. I always say I breed the wb’s to sell and the Thoroughbreds for me, LOL. Haven’t been actively breeding of late, but the “want to” is still there and I have some mares … Where are you located?
PennyG
Thank you everyone for all the replies. I am located in Ga so some of the places mentioned are a bit far, mostly the west coast. I have friends in Michigan and Virginia that I would trust to scope out horses for me and I am not opposed to a roadtrip 
This is a long term goal that I hope to accomplish in about 1 to 2yrs. Looking for that “special horse”.
Just a heads up: Jones Hall passed on earlier this year. His last foals are out there, though…and they are lovely. I was working on buying one of them, but circumstances proved it not to be.
His owner stands another lovely un-races TB, though, and his foals are to die for. Look up Ivory Coast. She is also a fantastic owner/breeder to work with.
ETA: I see you’re looking closer to you. Hmm, Ivory Coast is located in Northern California, so that doesn’t help much. It seems to me there are some breeders in the Tryon, SC area that might be of interest…but I haven’t lived back there in a decade so I may just be high…
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Just a heads up: Jones Hall passed on earlier this year. His last foals are out there, though…and they are lovely. I was working on buying one of them, but circumstances proved it not to be.
His owner stands another lovely un-races TB, though, and his foals are to die for. Look up Ivory Coast. She is also a fantastic owner/breeder to work with.
ETA: I see you’re looking closer to you. Hmm, Ivory Coast is located in Northern California, so that doesn’t help much. It seems to me there are some breeders in the Tryon, SC area that might be of interest…but I haven’t lived back there in a decade so I may just be high…[/QUOTE]
I don’t think you are high, I know thru the grapevine of a few trainers in mostly Aiken, SC that do/or used to do steeplechase horses and I could imagine there being a community supporting something similar in Tryon, NC. The FENCE facility up there (which used to host a lovely “A” show, don’t know if it does anymore) has a great grass track. Which makes me think of something else that isn’t quite as popular in the states, what about steeplechasing bloodlines as it relates to the thoroughbred performance horse… An avenue to be explored or is the blood too hot and the build wrong?
Ugh…how’d I swap that N for an S? Must’ve been that I was trying to search for a snippet of info on my grandfather’s family in Anderson…sorry.
I’d think some if the steeplechase lines could be worth exploring.
Thank you to Foxtrot’s and to Allie for mentioning me and A Fine Romance.
I started out breeding Thoroughbreds to race, but knowing that a racehorse’s career is short, I was always mindful of breeding for soundness, beauty and athleticism, so that my race horse babies would have the best chance of a second career after the track.
My goal was ‘sane, sound, beautiful athletes’.
A Fine Romance is one of those homebreds, initially destined for the track.
As much as I love racing, I have mixed feelings about it, and decided to switch directions.
Breeding for the same qualities of beauty, character, athleticism and soundness - but directed towards the show ring instead of the race track.
A number of my full TB babies, and other full TBs by A Fine Romance have gone on to be very successful in the show ring, as hunters, jumpers (including a winning GP Jumper) and as eventers.
I have one mare in foal for 2013 who I am very excited about.
But I have nothing of the age the OP is looking for, plus I am in Ontario.
However there is a gorgeous AFR gelding, full TB, out of a top class hunter mare, in Virginia - who may be for sale.
I can check for you.
My website needs updating, but A Fine Romance does have his own FB page and it is more uptodate.
I believe so strongly in the importance and value of TBs as sport horses, and TB blood in the production of sporthorses. In many ways, it has been my ‘life’s work’.
I’m glad to hear that so many people still value these wonderful horses.
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Castle Cove is located in VA, they may have foals of his at that age.
Just A Devil is located in VA as well, and they seem to have some nice offspring for sale. I love this stallion.
https://sites.google.com/site/cedarbrookfarmva/
Dottie has a Facebook page with current pictures. Some very nice prospects, They have been breeding for 30 plus years.
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I believe so strongly in the importance and value of TBs as sport horses, and TB blood in the production of sporthorses. In many ways, it has been my ‘life’s work’.
I’m glad to hear that so many people still value these wonderful horses.
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What registry do you all use for non-JC registered TBs? Is there such a thing as a “1/2 TB”?
Norsire Farm in Purcellville, Va may be able to help. I understand she is looking to sell her horses.
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Depends what the other half is - there is a registry for half-Arabs & there are appendix quarter horses and the APHA (paints) will register offspring, if the other ‘half’ is a registered paint. And the various warmblood registries sometimes register or give a certificate of pedigree.
But for a purely unregistered foal with 2 JC-registered parents - you can sometimes pay a higher fee ($2,025) & register the foal, if its papers are otherwise in order & the only issue is that the fee wasn’t paid. If it is a TB sold without its JC papers, your best bet is probably the Performance Horse Registry.
If the stallion is approved Old/ISR you can have your mare inspected Old/ISR and register it as an Oldenburg. I believe BWP is the same. Otherwise you can register it through the PHR, I believe that was originally meant for TBs.
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If the stallion is approved Old/ISR you can have your mare inspected Old/ISR and register it as an Oldenburg. I believe BWP is the same. Otherwise you can register it through the PHR, I believe that was originally meant for TBs.[/QUOTE]
magicteetango is right. ISR/OLD/NA registers full TBs by approved stallions out of approved mares.
I ended up breeding my own because the sample-size was small, and after doing a bit of searching, it was easier to find a nice TB mare & breed her to a nice TB stallion, than find one. Not my primary horse, and I have my own farm, so I did have something to ride while it was growing up.
FWIW, the TB racehorse auctions with young horses are a good option. Some very well-bred horses, going for very little $ - or a fortune ;).
Maggie’s Menagerie in Georgia stands a couple of TB stallions for sport. One even has a line to Bonne Nuit.
There is a COTH breeder in Florida who stands a TB for sport. Artrageous?
You can also keep your eye open on ‘Sport Horse Nation’ - marketed for eventers, but unraced/homebred TB’s pop up on their frequently. There’s a nice looking Alphabet Soup dude on there now (absolutely no affiliation!).
Oh, and I love the thoroughbred Rather Well. I’d contact his people. He has a FB page.
This site is a good place to see transitional stock that could go into the sport horse world easily.
http://www.starquine.com/index.php?a=2&b=1321
PatO
I have one due in the Spring. Very well bred. Dam: Classy Patty Sire: Glambert foal will most likely be grey. Great temperments, easy to train. Fun sport horses. I’m in Southern VA
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Also (correct me if I’m wrong) RPSI considers any TB stallion who won $100k on the track to be “approved” and can be used for breeding. Provided the mare (JC or otherwise) has been approved RPSI, the resulting foals are eligible for full registration with RPSI too.
I drool over Alphabet Soup and if the circumstances were ever right, I’d use him in a heart beat on a full TB or half TB mare to produce a sport horse. Would probably register with RPSI if the foal was not eligible for JC, but I think one of the major deal breakers is that they pretty much ONLY offer live cover.
