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
What a pig. So misleading, hoping someone is as stupid as her. I have been keeping my eye on sales as for these doodles and many are honest about it, some just like Kate, bolding the stallion, crickets on the mare. Some are even going the route of DHHx for sale. I rather like that approach. No hide the pebble, just up front. But then again, those folks probably have nice mares and actually care and take care of them.
There are 4 foals still listed for sale on Warmbloods for Sale, with 3 of them listed at more reasonable prices. The pictures depict foals that have been fed and cared for. A DHH cross with a suitcase head is not my thing but hopefully they will mature into decent lower level horses. And a oopsie foal out of that stock …OYY!!!
And yes a yearling stallion is plenty fertile. When I was a kid in Pony Club there was “Matilda’s Folly”. The result of a expensive race mare turned out with a yearling Connemara colt. And I have read that in the Mustang herds there are frequently two year old fillies with foals, bred by a stallion as a yearling. So this is a disaster waiting to happen. I hope the colt isn’t out with other peoples’ foals still living at her place.
I suspect there might be a difference in interpretation between “one 2024 foal left that I definitely want to sell” and “one 2024 foal left that I definitely want to sell, as well as all the fillies I’m maybe going to keep to add to my breeding program, but will also post for sale occasionally to see if someone might actually buy one”.
She might consider both scenarios to be “just one 2024 foal left”.
My loose stud colt in mixed heard story. BM put him out with the adult heard to teach him some manners. I was out by the big field and heard a sound I will never forget. The sound of a large tree branch breaking. It was not a tree. The colt got everyone going and when I turned to look, a horse was struggling to get up. When he did, his hing leg was swinging. It was a horrific sight. Also horrible to try to help and then waiting for the vet and seeing the owner drive up. Will never forget.