Wasn’t there a nice Private Account son (or gson?) standing somewhere in TX a while back? They tend to have huntery way of going and are big boned, tall, and always seem to be good eggs. I cannot remember his name, maybe someone else can recall the thread…
On the subject of sons, there is apparently a Yellow Creek son standing too. That’s another horse that would be interesting to hunter jumpers, I think, but I don’t think he throws height.
Innkeeper, if he is still available, would be one of my top picks. He stood for a few years at a vet school that is escaping me at the moment… He won’t throw height.
Final Pool would be another top pick, not sure if there is still frozen of him… but he had many hunter jumpers… Seem to remember his kids being on the small side though.
Just A Devil was favored in hunters too, not sure if you can get him anymore.
There is Friend Or Foe, who is in VA I believe. I’m ambivalent on him as a sport sire but for AQHA I could see him being ok. I haven’t seen him in person. He isn’t very tall himself.
Artrageous has a few offspring that definitely could be hunters. EDIT: apparently it was the owner and not him to have an injury - but he does have some quality offspring on the ground, IIRC, Foxhaven Farm on FB has a few videos of some really nice horses by Artrageous. He does seem to throw height and does have a huntery canter.
If you can even get it, Watermill Swatch would bring some athleticism to the equation but I am not sure if he is a huntery mover himself. He will not kill movement (IMHO) but his movement seems more eventery to me.
Default is another one, but I am not sure how he is for hunters.
Baatesh was put through a WB stallion testing a few years ago. Haven’t heard much about him but his bloodlines were promising.
There is one more horse that is also escaping me, he was, IIRC, related to Friend Or Foe - maybe through Friend’s Lake? Someone told me about him a year or so ago, that he was in VA, and a nice mover. Wish I thought to write these things down since they always come in handy eventually.
Honestly, if you can find a Pleasant Colony, AP Indy, Meadowlake or Private Account son standing for sport, I think those tend to consistently pass on huntery movement and the height and brains you’re looking for.
