TB eye candy: the NH stallions of Rathbarry Stud

[Equilibrium]

Robby,

Have to say that getting a foal cheap at the NH sales doesn’t mean it’s a cheap horse. What it means is that the bottom has fallen out of the bloodstock market altogether. Most people get lucky and can leave horses out on land all year round and they do OK. Last winter showed people might not work sometimes. People are really cutting back this year and basically getting out of horses no matter at what price.

Not saying you need to get your butt on a plane and come to Ireland, just that if you were to come, now has never been a better time for value.

Terri

[IrishWillow]

I’m such a TB lover, and boy are these guys gorgeous! I just love “Presenting”!

[Robby_Johnson]

Terri,

I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to intimate that either - I understood your position but didn’t communicate mine (which was formulated 10 years ago!) clearly. At the time I was putting something together on paper my thought was “It wouldn’t make sense to go with a price cap on purchase that might not be realistic for the expectation of quality you have established for yourself.” I most definitely intend to visit Ireland very soon … it’s on my shortlist. Riding is so challenging for me these days with my work schedule, but I love the idea of bringing on a young horse. I think that might be the only scenario to which I’d make a committed return to the tack.

[JER]

More eye candy, just because…

This one is standing at Country Farm Stud in the UK which does a lot of showing and coloured horses.

Calcutta

He’s new for 2010, having spent a long time on the track, running 101 times for a total of 100 miles of racing.

[FairWeather]

JER, I have tried to find pictures of Anshan in the past and have not been able to. Do you know where I can find one?

[Robby_Johnson]

Not even going to lie …

There’s Milan, and then there’s http://www.coolmore.com/stallions-view.php?list=national_hunt&id=45 Milan.

[Drvmb1ggl3]

[QUOTE=FairWeather;5156763]
JER, I have tried to find pictures of Anshan in the past and have not been able to. Do you know where I can find one?[/QUOTE]

You can see some footage of him here, including a brief clip in the paddock, and walking around behind the stalls waiting to be loaded. He’s the big leggy chestnut horse, no 1, in the maroon and white silks of Sheik Mo/Darley.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e08GlaJuzo

[vineyridge]

YAY! He’s Herod line! Another hope for keeping it alive and kicking. Fine, fine looking horse.

[QUOTE=JER;5156617]
More eye candy, just because…

This one is standing at Country Farm Stud in the UK which does a lot of showing and coloured horses.

Calcutta

He’s new for 2010, having spent a long time on the track, running 101 times for a total of 100 miles of racing.[/QUOTE]

[JER]

viney, I thought you’d like him.

His sire, Indian Ridge (the IRE one), had a head that looks 100% Arab. Also, good report on grandsire Ahonoora here.

[Debbie]

I’m drooling over all of these boys. Makes me want to go huntin’ a mare.

[pwynnnorman]

First, dumb question: what does NH stand for? Nevermind! My guess is National Hunt.

Second, does anyone else wonder what Presenting’s rump angle would be like if that near hind weren’t on its tippy toe? That’s a mighty long hip for such a steep, steep croup. I’m not sure whether one would predict the effect to be good or bad. It is a bit unusual, though.

[Drvmb1ggl3]

For JER, and any other Robin des Champs fangirls/boys (or for that matter anyone who just loves to watch horses gallop and jump), here is Robin des Champ’s son, Vautour, in the Novice’s Chase at Cheltenham on Thursday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o1NZqRWYHo

Is that not a thing of beauty?

[PeteyPie]

For those who like the Kingmambo line, don’t forget Richard’s Kid at Magali Farms. He is gorgeous, but the photo on their website distorts and stretches wide when it loads on my machine. I also love Mr. Broad Blade, but he has a different look than the Irish stallions featured on this thread.

Here is a 2013 video of Richard’s Kid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsYvR0X73H8

[vineyridge]

[QUOTE=Drvmb1ggl3;8053321]
For JER, and any other Robin des Champs fangirls/boys (or for that matter anyone who just loves to watch horses gallop and jump), here is Robin des Champ’s son, Vautour, in the Novice’s Chase at Cheltenham on Thursday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o1NZqRWYHo

Is that not a thing of beauty?[/QUOTE]

There is a very young (4 yo) son of Robin des Champs who will be standing at stud for sport horses in Ireland this year. His name is Robin de la Maison. http://sporthorse-data.com/d?z=BHWEfu&d=Robin+de+la+Maison&x=22&y=14 ( I think the photo must be distorted). You can see him in the view of the RDS Thoroughbred stallion show in 2014 on Youtube.

[JER]

[QUOTE=Drvmb1ggl3;8053321]
For JER, and any other Robin des Champs fangirls/boys (or for that matter anyone who just loves to watch horses gallop and jump), here is Robin des Champ’s son, Vautour, in the Novice’s Chase at Cheltenham on Thursday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o1NZqRWYHo

Is that not a thing of beauty?[/QUOTE]

That was a gorgeous race. Vautour has a mistake at the fourth, then goes on get better and better. He’s in a class by himself by the end of the race – and he never looked like it took anything out of him.

I love his high-headed galloping and jumping style.

Nice riding by Ruby, too.

[bornfreenowexpensive]

very nice race. Loved his ears the whole race. He was having fun.

[vineyridge]

Lovely race. Vautour really was in a class by himself.

Dumb question. Do the UK/Ire racers use tongue ties?

Vautour’s 2nd dam is by the sire of Damascus.

[beowulf]

what a gallop… i really like his jump technique. he made those hedges look like little logs.

we have one in the family that gallops that upright… but he isn’t fast.