My TB has Halo through Rahy and Ribot even farther back. They’re both known to be difficult. Rahy’s sire (Blushing Groom) is known to put a jump on and boy can this guy jump!! I’m not as familiar with his dam lines but she’s closely line bred to a stallion called Faraway Son and some older French stallions that I don’t know.
He’s quirky and athletic but ammy friendly. He has a motor but no “stupidness” to him. Here’s his pedigree.
http://www.pedigreequery.com/priceless+jewel5
I tend to look at pedigree after looking at the horse and there was a suspicious trend with Mr.Prospector, Buckpasser, and/or Turn-To being present in 95% of the horses I was drawn to.
My girl now has Prospector and Buckpasser - she is the sanest 5yo chestnut mare I’ve ever encountered. We can blast through a stadium or xc course and walk calmly away from the last fence. She’s not lazy - just knows exactly when to be ‘on’.
My old guy was different - he was by Pleasant Colony and out of a Lyphard mare. He was spunky and opinionated about everything until the day I lost him to colic (18yo). That old man could out jump horses a decade younger and had a great brain - I could take him out on hunts or pop a 6yo beginner on his back and he would adjust his ride to suit the rider.
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