Opinions on DHH crosses for jumping?

[Annie10]

@FitzE

Honest question: are those descriptions typical for sales in the US and/or of this breed? The cringey colloquial stuff ‘what do I start’ ‘wowzer’ ‘that trot’ ‘that canter’.

All the typos and misspellings aside, just wondering if this is typical or really unprofessional.

Maybe on Craigslist

[Temecula_Jumper]

On that For Pleasure filly, didn’t Kate say somewhere on the other thread last year that she had buyers lined up for her when she was priced at 50k, but she decided to retain her because she was so nice? And now she’s dropped to 45k and a year later still not sold?

[Annie10]

Every time pictures pop up of Kate’s young stock, I think they look like Viking ships. The front ends on those critters is just god awful

[cardinale]

@Pennywell_Bay

But yes- from what I’ve seen people do it so they look oh so shiny.

And to make the coat look darker (not saying that’s the case here). See: palominos.

[Ghazzu]

@Annie10

I think they look like Viking ships.

[MorganSercu]

Dutch harness horse drama. Update major mare/ foal neglect Nov 2023 post 1782 Update Kate Shearer responds post 1930 Nov 25/23

Back to the DHH breeding discussion: I’m curious if anyone would spend $50,000 on Kate’s new foal. The filly is adorable and by For Pleasure, and out of a harness-line mare. Even if the foal was out of a GP-winning mare, I would be hard pressed to spend that kind of money for a foal prospect. Maybe if the mare line had been consistently producing GP horses? Thoughts?? IMG_7447|231x500 [IMG_7448]

Yes - you noted it in June 2023. Good memory!

[good_booie]

Same S Different Day

[good_booie]

@Annie10

I think they look like Viking ships

OMG!!!

[Annie10]

Well they do

[Annie10]

Seee?

[good_booie]

[Mara]

Everyone is straight-shouldered (except for the one that got the first premium designation), which is very definitely from the dam. A couple of them have hocks so far out they’re in another ZIP code.

I can’t help but wonder if any of them have been radiographed and what those films would show.

As others have said but it bears repeating - none of this is the fault of these babies. With proper nutrition and care there’s a job somewhere for all of them. Just not at the level, or the price point, KS is imagining. Even if they were priced more fairly, there’s not much of a market for unbroke horses for beginners or people who just want to trail ride and maybe pop over the occasional log. Those people are looking for broke and near-bombproof, not green.

[Virginia_Horse_Mom]

[Temecula_Jumper]

Agreed, definitely not the fault of the babies, and they deserve to be well-fed and loved. Kate’s sole criteria for breeding seems to be making horses excessively tall and flashy.

[Warmblood1]

Between the 50 Shades of Gray sales post and the horses very much looking like Viking ships, I don’t know whether or not to laugh or cry. This thread. Whew.

[good_booie]

Cry. It is all so sad. No happy ending for these babies or broodies.

[SoCoPony]

I ponder, ponder, ponder whilst I eat my hay if we might see a new Katie Special Bred Foal born this year aptly named … The SS COTH Viking.

[Virginia_Horse_Mom]

Maybe a nice Amish family will buy the flashy pinto filly that just trotted and trotted and trotted in her sales video, and she will turn into a stylish family driving horse?

Imagine, an Imohtep daughter trotting all over town. Who would have thought?

[Djones]

Yall, the boat. The BOAT is everything.

[Virginia_Horse_Mom]

Naaah. It’s just a vessel for the magical sperm.