I’ve been told that ISR/ONA will license anything with testicles, so that might be an option. Of course, it costs money to get stallions licensed and performance tested, so I guess she will have to find a suck…uh, benefactor to sponsor the horse.
Years ago I showed a 1/2 Arabian sport horse sired by a Hanoverian who was popular at the time (Gran _______). It jumped too flat to be a hunter, but it was cute as a button, very athletic and a blast to show in low jumpers and adult medals. Its full sibling, on the other hand, had a rather unfortunate big, common head and huge bone on a narrow, dainty frame. It moved like an egg beater and couldn’t get out of its own shadow.
Breeding several disparate types is a mixed kettle of fish. Sometimes you end up with a lovely bouillabaisse. Other times you just end up with stinky fish stew.
A friend of mine turned his mini stallion out with his QHs for a few days before pulling him out because he was torturing his full sized horses. Depending on the mini, it just might not be a bad thing.
Are these equids intact? PLEASE tell me they aren’t mares.
Either way, what a cluster-F.
This colt - though better than most of her other youngstock - has a very long back (especially for a male horse - yikes! Not breeding material)), and that typical (Umm) coarse head. Just MHO, but these jugheaded babies are not going to mature into animals with classy, breedy heads.
I know you don’t ride the head, but unless the horse has a performance record (or at least potential after being started, ridden, maybe going to some young horse evaluations/performance testing) AND is from athletic parents who produce quality athletes - well in that case, yeah, people will excuse a “noble” head - especially in a purpose bred youngster.
These are NOT (in spite of what Kate insists) “purpose bred youngsters.”
And sorry - people are shallow (I readily admit to this) and heads that look like lunchboxes are just NOT appealing to most potiential buyers.
Well according to this she only has 1 left from this year. Isn’t he the Royce colt that she was talking about breeding to Arabian mares when he matures?
I guess it has never crossed Kate’s mind that the colt is jumping into the mares’ paddock for a reason, other than that he enjoys the platonic company of the mares more than he does the donkey and the mini?
Now I’m one for a “jughead”, I like a big head and big ears, and I’ll take a big nose too But I think from now on instead of saying I prefer a noble (roman nose) head I’ll say I prefer a lunchbox