Curious to know anyone who has offspring from these two who could fill me in on what traits there foal acuired from there sire??? I know they both stamp there babies with the roan color but temperment movement learning? Im curious to know if theres any patterns! Thanks.
I’ve worked with a few weanlings by each, not enough to draw hard conclusions, but my general impression was positive. The Lazy colts were VERY smart, kind, and affectionate. The Flatlines were a little more reserved and a bit spooky with a moderately stubborn streak. I wouldn’t kick any of the colts I worked with out of my barn, for sure!
No knowledge on the lazy one but vs I have only seen one tough one. But he’s shown successfully by a 13yo but she is an amazing rider. All the others gojng back to watching Kristen on vital signs are good have been quiet talented horses
I have a 2018 Flatline filly. Reserved, spooky, and stubborn all fit her pretty well. She’s SO good legged and definitely smart - but I doubt she’ll be the type you can throw out in a field and then come back to a week later. I had her listed for sale, but ended up giving her to a guy I knew who had the time to dedicate to training her because I didn’t want someone to come back and accuse me of selling them a rank weanling. She isn’t mean, or aggressive - but there’s a definite air of “you need to explain to me WHY you want me to do what you’re asking and then I’ll decide if I’m going to or not”.
I’m not sure if all Flatlines are that way or if I just drew an unlucky straw. The 2017 filly out of the same mare was by Nite Moves and is night and day. My non-horsey husband claimed the NM filly and she is like an overgrown puppy dog. Doesn’t spook at anything, tries whatever you ask her to do, was born broke. The mares other foals from a previous owner are all amateur owned and trained - even a 3/4 sibling by VS Code Blue and out of my mare. The Flatline is the outlier. I think you’ll be able to win in all company with the filly I have - she’ll be unbeatable, BUT you’re going to have to have a knowledgeable trainer and a consistent set of very fair rules to play the game with her.
Edit to Add: I really, really don’t want anyone thinking I’m bashing. I’m not. But, I also think it’s important to know what you’re dealing with if you’re buying or breeding. Of my two personal fillies, my experience has been that my Flatline will win everything and need an experienced ride. My Nite Moves will not win everything, but can be owned by a non-pro. What you ultimately decide depends entirely on YOUR goals and the INDIVIDUAL horse. If I had a buyer that wanted one of mine I’d ask if they wanted to win or if they wanted a buddy – lots of people want to win, it’s how top trainers and riders get to show very, very nice horses for their owners. Lots of other people want to trail ride and feed cookies and don’t care about showing or ribbons. There’s a horse out there for everyone, it’s all about matching up your priorities with the horses you’re looking at.
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