Slew was a tremendous damline sire.
A couple people have brought up our stallion, Gatsby, whose damline descends from Seattle Slew. He truly has the most amazing temperament you could imagine, and he is absolutely gorgeous. His kids are heading in all directions, so there is a lot of versatility there! Thanks for the props JB! 
AND, it seems that Gatsby is passing on those good Seattle Slew feet, which have been mentioned quite a few times here. I know the Belle mare has fantastic feet, and Iāve heard similar things from others with offspring old enough. That is a huge, huge bonus, one too often overlooked!
Iāll agree with that, both my Slew grandkids had/have GREAT feet!!
Jennifer
Feet can miss though. Iāve got a pair of Slew ggrandkidsāthrough the sireās dam. One has normal feet, but the other has low heels, flat feet, thin solesāthe stereotypical TB foot. Sheās never been anywhere near a racetrack and has been barefoot her whole life, with a āNatural Hoofā nazi as her trimmer for more than four years. Her soles are so thin that she stepped on a piece of sharp gravel, pierced through the sole, and was lame for at least three months. Grandsire on the sire side is Deputy Minister, and on the bottom she has a Fappiano son and a mare by a Buckpasser son. I suspect she gets her feet from the dam side, but am not certain. Sheās very much like her mother.
Sure feet can miss, just like a line that is known for crappy feet can pop out a great-footed horse
But itās a good thing when the feet are generally of high quality that it becomes just as much a part of a lineās characteristics as āthe lookā or āthe temperamentā There will always be exceptions.
I vaguely remember a Slew daughter in the late 80s that, get this, was a cutting horse. Really. Canāt remember the whole story, but I think the owners were unable to get her in foal, they also owned cutting horses, so gave her a try. If I recall correctly, she was moderately successfulā¦mean on a cow, and in a good way! She was about 15.2, dark brown. I think she was pretty good because she had a lot of try and was wicked smart.
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I vaguely remember a Slew daughter in the late 80s that, get this, was a cutting horse. Really. Canāt remember the whole story, but I think the owners were unable to get her in foal, they also owned cutting horses, so gave her a try. If I recall correctly, she was moderately successfulā¦mean on a cow, and in a good way! She was about 15.2, dark brown. I think she was pretty good because she had a lot of try and was wicked smart.[/QUOTE]
I could completely see this with my Slew grandson. Heās got an ego the size of Texas, we call him āThe Princeā. Heās completely in charge of his realm, in a calm assertive way. Nothing intimidates him.
Look at #2 Midwestern Young Jumper Finals:
http://www.youngjumpers.com/results/2010_kn.html
Rococo By Roc USA out of Slew The Slewor by Slew o Gold
:eek:
I knew one, a son of Seattle Slew, who was a very fancy 3ā hunter. Alas he took a lot of prep and whomever said āsit still, donāt move, donāt twitch, donāt touch the face,ā would have done just fine on him. He was a lovely horse, and won the adult classic at WIHS one year.
Iāve known a couple Slew grandkids. Both were in the 16 + range, had been quite successful on the track, had beautiful hunter movement, but couldnāt jump a stick! I think one of them might have been decent at dressage, but her owner wanted a jumperā¦
They had ok temperments. Not what I want, but they werenāt mean or agressive. They both had awful feet! Donāt even think of taking the shoes off kind of feet.
With respect to this horse, the dam tail female line is La Troienne and sheās inbred to La Troienne multiple times. The sire isnāt too shabby either.
This is one of the Bucksplasher mares who was bred to Slew The Slewor?
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http://www.pedigreequery.com/lady+kazuko[/QUOTE]
that un has a very nice damline!
Yes she does. Iād love to see the mare.
reading this thread and have to chuckle
I am presently owned by a little (15.2) Seattle Slew-line mare
http://www.pedigreequery.com/kiss+me+scarlet
that is not only a head-turnerā¦ but a talented (and yes āquirkyā) all round mare. She can shine in the hunters or plod along lazily on a loose reign 
She is temporarily a semi-retired pleasure horse until the munchkins are both in school full time.
I particularly enjoyed reading common traits:
- do not pick a silly fightā¦you will lose :yes:
- donāt jerk her face around-move your body!!!
*noting that she is VERY tolerant of my personal physical limitations (which throw me off-balance in the saddle) - she is a snugly love-bug, but doesnāt like everyone
I wouldnāt trade her for the WORLD :winkgrin:
Saw this thread came back upā¦ This is my SS grandson on FaceBookā¦ 4 now and about to start his ārealā show career!
Jennifer
Resurrecting this threadā¦
Iāve had two Houston sons who were, by far, the best horses Iāve ever sat on. My āonce in a lifetimeā horse was one of them. āQuirkyā didnāt even begin to describe him, but he went Fourth Level dressage and would jump around and Advanced level xc course like it was nothing.
Just out of curiosity, anyone know of any other Houston babies out there?
