Unbridleds Song

[hitchinmygetalong]

@DickHertz;4570535

I talked to the people at Taylor Made. They said, they’d accept your friend’s mare. Give them a call.

Desperate times all around, eh? :lol:

To the OP: If your friend wants to produce an eventer, you are better off going to the Eventing forum on Chron and asking about sires there. There are PLENTY of good Thoroughbed stallions that are producing very good eventing offspring. If your friend insists she has to spend $100,000 on a stud fee, I’m sure there is someone out there who can accommodate her. :yes: A word to the wise: Be sure to tell her to announce what she WANTS to pay before asking what the stud fee is, though. :winkgrin:

[SleepyFox]

I’m not sure why I’m responding, but being sick on the couch, what else to do?

[QUOTE=EightBelles134;4569461]
She’s also looking into The White Fox and Into Mischief. As for Unbridled’s Song, he was on her “short list” of stallions to breed to which is why she asked me to try and do some research for her[/QUOTE]

The White Fox might be a good choice. I believe others are breeding to him for sporthorse (reg TB) foals.

If I was looking for a good looking grey that put a pretty and easy to deal with baby on the ground I’d go with US’s son, Buddha. Beautiful foals and I’m sure the mare would be accepted to his book.

[loshad]

@AppJumpr08;4570403

And spending 100k+ on a stud fee for a lower level prospect does make people’s eyebrows go up…

Au contraire – it’s hard to roll your eyes without also raising your eyebrows, as I have discovered more than once on this thread. :yes:

[Barnfairy]

@Laurierace;4570397

My daughter is going to be crushed! They wouldn’t let me breed my shetland pony to AP Indy because she was too ugly. I don’t think she is ugly, do you? Here is the closest thing I have to a confo critique.

I am concerned that this Shetland is Cushingoid, or insulin resistant at the very least. Further more, her stance is so camped out I’m wondering if she’s having a bout of colic.

But then again perhaps she’s just in heat. It does add to the femininity of her overall appearance.

With those post legs and straight shoulder she must feel like a jackhammer to ride. I don’t think she’ll win any points for jumping style, though she may be able to get the job done in a deer-like stotting manner.

Her head is not entirely unattractive, though she would seem to be slightly monkey-mouthed, and I think I can just make out two horn-like growths on her forehead.

Giant’s Causeway could improve her greatly.

[Laurierace]

I can’t believe it, I come here looking for support over my great disappointment and my mare gets bashed some more. You guys don’t know what you are talking about, you’ll be sorry when we win the derby or the olympics or something!

[caffeinated]

@SleepyFox;4570636

If I was looking for a good looking grey that put a pretty and easy to deal with baby on the ground I’d go with US’s son, Buddha. Beautiful foals and I’m sure the mare would be accepted to his book.

Seen a couple nice Buddha babies

Also would consider Down The Aisle.

[Laurierace]

I actually have a Buddha baby on the way. My mare is due Feb 13th. I will take $57,000 for him/her in utero, that’s half of what UBS will cost. Should I PM my mailing address so you can send the check?

[Vesper_Sparrow]

[QUOTE=SleepyFox;4570636]
If I was looking for a good looking grey that put a pretty and easy to deal with baby on the ground I’d go with US’s son, Buddha. Beautiful foals and I’m sure the mare would be accepted to his book.[/QUOTE]

I’d take another Buddha in a heartbeat. My boy is forward, athletic, smart, brave, with great gaits but can sit in his stall for a week and I, a timid old lady, can take him out and ride him, no problem. Nothing fazes him. No spook in him at all. A real sweetheart of a gelding. I do dressage on him and my coach is going to event him.

What has happened to Buddha, by the way? He isn’t on Pin Oak Lane’s roster anymore, as far as I can tell…

[LaurieB]

@Barnfairy;4570792

Her head is not entirely unattractive, though she would seem to be slightly monkey-mouthed, and I think I can just make out two horn-like growths on her forehead.

Hey, watch those insults. Borrego has horns and they never stopped him.

[Barnfairy]

@Laurierace;4570913

I can’t believe it, I come here looking for support over my great disappointment and my mare gets bashed some more. You guys don’t know what you are talking about, you’ll be sorry when we win the derby or the olympics or something!

Well, it is just about time for the Shetland Pony Grand National.

Hey, speaking of steeplechase, maybe you should bring her to Dynaformer!

Try sending 3C’s some pictures of her from your cell phone. I’m sure that would help.

[Barnfairy]

@LaurieB;4571009

Hey, watch those insults. Borrego has horns and they never stopped him.

Devil horns are quite appropriate for a Shetland pony, now that I think of it.

Sorry, I was rusty on my breed standards.

[EponaRoan]

This thread reminds me of that old joke.

Q: How do you make a million with horses?

A: Start with $10 million.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[harvestmoon]

[QUOTE=Vesper Sparrow;4570953]
What has happened to Buddha, by the way? He isn’t on Pin Oak Lane’s roster anymore, as far as I can tell…[/QUOTE]

I think he’s in Pennsylvania now, but I’m not positive.

[hitchinmygetalong]

Correct, Harvestmoon!

He is standing for $3,500 at Pin Oak Lane. If that is too cheap for the OP’s friend, I would suggest adding a zero and multiplying by two.

[foundationmare]

I’m getting such a kick out of this thread, and, let me tell ya’, I’m not easily amused these days. Hitchinmygetalong, hahahahahahaha!

But…why oh why not get an OTTB that…oh, never mind. head desk

[foundationmare]

Clearly, I’m not well. With that much money to throw around, she could send her mare to Buddha and send ME the difference between his stud-fee and Unbridled Song’s stud-fee! Yeah, yeah, that’s it! She gets a perfectly nice foal AND spreads some Christmas cheer, a twofer if you will.

[Miss_Aria]

You guys are too funny. Let the person spend her $$s on Unbridleds Song or whatever other high dollar stud she wants; then she can spend more money raising the foal and hiring a trainer to train it. It’ll be good for the economy, after all. Only thing is, it’s very possible the poor horse will eventually find itself at a low end auction being rescued by one of us! We would hope not, but that’s where a lot of them wind up.

[foundationmare]

Miss Aria,

You are so right! Sucks, doesn’t it?

[foundationmare]

Somebody STOP me!

Not HR, but related in a “this-is-how-I-spend-money-stupidly” way:http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/pets/2009-12-20-china-dogs_N.htm?se=yahoorefer.

Meh.

[Laurierace]

This is fun to joke about but in reality it isn’t just about having money to burn. A stallion is only as good as his get and if they let Jane Wanna Be breed for the show ring that is one less horse to boost his stats. String a bunch of those together and all of a sudden your stallion’s stats don’t look so good and it all starts going to hell. I am glad we could have fun with this but Taylor Made would be laughing as they hung the phone up. One possibly fictious rich chick isn’t enough to turn their heads I assure you.