They had just had a good run, for no reason other than they wanted to run. This was the skeptical look we got when trying to get them in before the lightning.
Fernando, Karma, Trooper and Magnum
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August 11, 2018, 07:51 PM
BamaJeepster
Great looking herd!
Horses are great at always trying to self destruct!
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August 11, 2018, 07:57 PM
Jimbo54
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Originally posted by BamaJeepster: Great looking herd!
Horses are great at always trying to self destruct!
We boarded horses in the early '8o's and the horses were great, the owners, not so much. I don't miss it at all.
Jim
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August 11, 2018, 07:58 PM
jgerge222
I know nothing about horses, but those are some beautiful animals. What breed are they?
August 11, 2018, 08:13 PM
Outnumbered
Beautiful clan! My father in law has a couple dozen registered quarters that love to run in packs. The thunderous sound and sight of all that horsepower tearing through the pasture is incredible!
August 11, 2018, 08:15 PM
ArtieS
Fernando is a 16/3 hand branded Hanoverian and is my partner Debbie's hunter project horse.
Karma is a 16/2 hand appendix, which is half thoroughbred, half quarter horse and is my trail horse.
Trooper is a 15/2 hand thoroughbred who ran a few races before we got him, and made some money. He is here for training as a hunter and trail horse, and is for sale!
Magnum is a 15/3 hand thoroughbred and is a direct descendant of Secretariat. Has his attitude, but not his speed, and so he never raced. He is Debbie's current hunter.
"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."
Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
August 11, 2018, 08:19 PM
Tubetone
Does Magnum have some Bulldog Quarter Horse lineage?
Change of weather run?
Nice pic.
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August 11, 2018, 08:25 PM
ArtieS
^^^ I don't think so. We have his papers, and he is full thoroughbred.
And yes, it was a change of weather run.
"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."
Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
August 11, 2018, 08:30 PM
slabsides45
quote:
Originally posted by Jimbo54:
quote:
Originally posted by BamaJeepster: Great looking herd!
Horses are great at always trying to self destruct!
We boarded horses in the early '8o's and the horses were great, the owners, not so much. I don't miss it at all.
Jim
Haha, the term used (with a knowing sideways glance) is "he/she is a 'horse person'." It's code in our immediate family for certain TYPEs of horse folk, not the general population. Y'all all know the ones I'm talking about here, too.
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August 11, 2018, 08:31 PM
slabsides45
I'm in for Fernando, please, and thanks for the Karma!!
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August 11, 2018, 08:42 PM
Tubetone
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Originally posted by ArtieS: ^^^ I don't think so. We have his papers, and he is full thoroughbred.
And yes, it was a change of weather run.
Thanks for the reply.
I just remembered that Secretariat's last living stallion covered a variety of horse breeds.
Magnum just looked heavier and wider set in the chest to me.
Country Side, believed to be the oldest living stallion by Secretariat, died Aug. 26 at Diamond J Farms in Needville, Texas, at the age of 29. . . .
From 18 crops, Country Side sired 47 reported Thoroughbred foals; of those, 21 made it to the races, with nine winning. The stallion also covered Quater Horse, Paint, Appaloosa, and Arabian mares, and produced performance horses in multiple disciplines.Link
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August 11, 2018, 08:44 PM
MattW
Great picture. My father in law owns a thoroughbred farm outside of Keeneland back in Lexington. Always enjoy going out there and seeing the horses, majestic animals.
August 11, 2018, 08:56 PM
ArtieS
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Magnum just looked heavier and wider set in the chest to me.
He has a huge chest; very broad and heavily muscled. For not being particularly large, he is incredibly powerful and is the undisputed leader of that heard.
I watched him run across a field toward a 5' gate that he expected to be open. When he saw it was closed, he did a reining stop (ass on the ground, front legs out straight in front of him) but at his speed, there was no way he was going to stop before the collision, so he just powered over the gate with his hind legs.
He's a good boy, and rides well, but the power is there and if you give him license to use it, it's on like Donkey Kong.
"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."
Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
August 11, 2018, 09:16 PM
Tubetone
ArtieS,
Here's my horse that we recently sold to a nice family. Years of ground work can get em' quite patient. He's 16.3 so . . .
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August 11, 2018, 09:20 PM
ArtieS
Years of groundwork is what it took with Karma. He was pretty damaged when we got him, and had a hair trigger. He's a very gentle boy now, and a pleasure to ride.
I can't see your picture; I hope you can get it to post.
"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."
Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
August 11, 2018, 10:00 PM
Tubetone
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Originally posted by ArtieS: I hope you can get it to post.
. . . got it now.
Percheron, Morgan, Thoroughbred cross.
Many stories. He is very powerful too. I was driving one day when he ripped the steel hooks clean off the front of a wagon while unzipping a harness to shreds as he unhitched himself because he was scared - for good reason I might add.
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August 12, 2018, 06:52 AM
ArtieS
Just watched the vid. That's a very gentle horse.
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August 12, 2018, 08:21 AM
chellim1
Your horses are beautiful, ArtieS.
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August 12, 2018, 09:38 AM
henryaz
And any equipment or accessory in the horse market seems to cost about 50% more than it should. I use a Professional's Choice back brace (has a graphic of a horse on it). It costs, but it is the best one I ever had for excellent support.
August 12, 2018, 10:41 AM
dewhorse
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Originally posted by Tubetone: ArtieS,
Here's my horse that we recently sold to a nice family. Years of ground work can get em' quite patient. He's 16.3 so . . .
