TB with good bone

[mary_beth]

Hello!

I am beginning the trek of trying to find a TB for foxhunting. Can anyone suggest some good lines that have good bone, and good feet? I am looking for an average ht…15’2-16. I am interested in agility and intelligence, so I can do alot of different things with him.

Thank you!!!:winkgrin:

[Ray]

I will preface this by saying I know nothing about TB breeding… but I do know our horse. His grandsire was Buckpasser, sire Buckfinder. I have heard from others that have Buckpasser - including a some very accomplished show horses. Our horse did eventing to Intermediate, is now doing jumpers and won ribbons last year in both Hunters, Hunter Trials and Eq. super athletic, kind and very smart horse. an excellent foxhunter - never silly.

[Jleegriffith]

I will speak for a few that have come through my barn. I currently have a horse by Two Punch and he has lovely bone and big feet. I have fox hunted my horse who is by Peaks and Valley who is huge! Many mistake him for an Irish cross and he has big bone and big feet as well. I just got another horse with Peaks and Valley in him and he is similar. Both of them are 16.3 h and large everywhere! I would say the horses I have had by Peaks and Valley are sort of like old school Tb’s with big heads, big shoulders and an overall bigger build. More knee action with big gallops and great minds.

This is The Boppus- http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2129157230058815717YNmGgj
pedigree- http://www.pedigreequery.com/the+boppus

View My Rear-
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Top Punch
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[CandyHaasch]

Good TBs for Foxhunting

My TB is by Ben Fab and he has been fabulous. He was a turf horse (allowance, stakes, black type) on the track. He started 72 times. And at 20 years of age is sill sound as a bell, cavorting in the pasture, and hunting two times a week all season with no signs of fatigue. I was told by some Maryland TB breeders the turf horses generally make good field hunters; they race longer distances and usually have good minds, laid-back personalities (as TBs go).

[unclewiggly]

Yes some lines are more fragile mentally or physically, some may not have the stamina or wind,club feet, etc.
But honestly its the individual who stands out not the sire or dam.
Yes turf horses do run longer because the season is so much shorter, hence less starts over a career of years. Winters off blah blah.
I sold horses to 2 diffrent hunts same state similar territory, one is a Masters mount now the other is a whips horse.Different pedigree familys altogether but both have lovely bone, super feet and great minds. Have almost identical horse now (NOT FOR SALE) could be a twin to one of those guys and not even close in pedigree.
I have another 2 horses by a same sire and except for all the chrome you would never know they had same pedigree.
Also 2 bay gelding by top MD sire, peas from a pod in looks they were plain bay BUT miles light years apart in mind.
Look @ the individual as a whole, take a look @ pedigree as after thought.

[bigbaytb]

My tb is by Dr. Caton who is by Seattle Slew. His dam was a Irish TB named Drift Apart by Thatching. I wasn’t able to find info on her though.

I’m not sure if it’s from the Irish bloodlines, but my TB is an OTTB. he raced as a 4 year old and I purchased him as a 5 year old. have evented and hunted him for 4 years. he’s about as sane as you can get and is the same quiet horse at the barn, at the show or at a hunt since the day I bought him. He’s the type of horse that can pull a shoe and you won’t even know it til you either hear the difference on pavement or get off to pick feet.

I have a warmblood mare that is 1/4 TB (along with 1/2 hanovarian and 1/4 connemara). Both she and my OTTB can trace to Bold Ruler…not sure if it means anything, but as a 5 year old, she is very laid back even at a hunt. (she has hill topped and gone first flight a couple times).

That’s my 2 cents…if it’s worth anything:)

[NeverTime]

View My Rear!

Nothing to add to this conversation, just wanted to say that name made me snort soda out my nose, after I realized your link (“view my rear”) wasn’t a cute way of saying “check out this picture of what a big butt he has”. :lol:

[Jleegriffith]

NT- It has to be one of my favorite names so far:lol: I haven’t been on him yet as he needs some more time to just be a horse but he is pretty darn sweet to work on. I can imagine when he fills out he is going to be a tank.

[SisterToSoreFoot]

My late TB was refined but solid with great bone. He was by Irish Castle who was by Bold Ruler. His dam line was French steeplechase blood. He died at 19, still sound & working after a racing, eventing, jumping and dressage career. Very tough horse. From what I understand, Irish Castle is known as a sport/jumping sire, and known to throw longterm soundess.

Another extremely nice horse, very big boned, was Lex Esto He also had a “french connection”–check out the big, lovely horses in this guy’s lineage. Lex was by Manila, a tough turf horse, who himself was by Lyphard, a lovely and very substantial horse.

So, Bold Ruler or French lines, based on my experience, would be my vote.

[Grasshopper]

I also have a TB mare with Irish Castle as well as more Bold Ruler, who does have good bone-smallish feet, but her feet have not been any problem (knocking furiously on wood!). Big butt and ribcage–she actually takes slightly wider than a County tree in saddles.

While she can be hot at times (and is certainly opinionated!) she is also very…sensible would be an apt description. She is actually pretty level-headed, and while she will test me, has never actually tried to get me off (very athletic and could if she wanted to), just expresses her displeasure occasionally.

She is very stoic and tough, and has recovered amazingly well from a couple of serious injuries–a torn hind DDFT (not sure, but think she got her foot stuck in a fence) and later tried to cut her hind leg off, nicking the tendon sheath and requiring surgery, months of rest and hand-walking, etc. Came back better than ever from both.

[SEPowell]

[QUOTE=SisterToSoreFoot;4166890]

Another extremely nice horse, very big boned, was Lex Esto He also had a “french connection”–check out the big, lovely horses in this guy’s lineage. Lex was by Manila, a tough turf horse, who himself was by Lyphard, a lovely and very substantial horse. [/QUOTE]

I have a very soft place in my heart for anything with Lyphard lines. I exercised a mare by Lyphard and out of a Sassafras mare for three years and she looked very much like Lyphard. She was a very good turf horse and such a cat. We used to condition them in huge fields and when we got to the top of hills she’d root the reins out of my hands and jump. I had no choice but to be absolutely still and wait to land and when she did she hardly touched the ground before taking the next stride. Those gallops were as amazing as anything I’ve ever done and I’ll always be in awe of that mare.

Years later I adopted a very poor filly at a tb rescue in NY. She turned out to be out of a Lyphard’s Wish mare and true to the Lyphard line she’s also an incredible cat. If I can just hang on, she’ll go through, up, down and over anything when hunting.

[wateryglen]

Yikes!

I don’t think looking for a fieldhunter by breeding lines is worth the effort.
A good horse is a good horse no matter his breeding or lines. I mean, there are sooooooo many tb’s looking for homes (sooooooo many horses period!) that you’d save yourself a LOT of time/effort & moola if you just looked for a good horse. JMHO! And then you want him to pass an intelligence test too???:eek::winkgrin: Sorry, couldn’t resist!!!
Good luck on your search!