Musing Offspring

[Stinky]

Hello!

I am wondering if anyone can give me information on what Musing's offspring are like.

Thank you in advance

[Ladybug Hill]

Regina Dinovi who posts her owns a really nice Musing mare--lovely kind thing. Her webpage is www.BrickyardFarm.us

[Shawnda N]

You mean the TB stallion Musing ?
If so, There was a Trakehner mare by Musing at the Hunter/Jumper Stakes class at the ATA Annual convention in Burbank Ca., that was AMAZING !!!
She won the Hunter stake Class, ( not an easy win) and after the Jumper Stake went over 4'6", Amuse Me's owner pulled her from the class in fear of her possibly hurting herself. She had never jumped more than 3'9" before. Even when she cleared the 4"6" triple bar, she did so with ease, and never lost her form over the fences. Quite a marvelous mare.

[Donkey]

My filly is a Musing baby out of a Holsteiner mare and she is AMAZING. Very sweet and friendly, very brave and level headed, and very athletic though a little lazy at heart ;) (must be the WB). She is the perfect horse for me, an adult ammie.

[beaulilly]

I have a 6 year old Musing mare (the one in my profile pic). She is IMHO beautiful, gentle, athletic and has a lot of "go" without being crazy. I can always spot a Musing baby, he seems to really stamp his offspring.

He does have a stallion son starting out called Magnuson, I don't know anything about him but it would be nice if he is anything like his sire.

http://www.northridgefarm.net/stallion.htm

[Regina DiNovi]

As Ladybug Hill said I too have a Musing mare. LOVE HER. Sweetest mare. She is about 16- 16'1hh. Solid bay. Great conf. Beautiful hunter trot. Canter is nice too. Elegant mare. She is a a great mom. She has a home with me forever. She has been such a pleasure to have in my barn since I have owned her (8mon.) As you can see I have nothing bad to say about her. I would take 20 more just like her.

Are you looking to buy a Musing?

[Stinky]

Yes! I am looking to buy. And a big THANK YOU to all that have replied!!! And thank you for the pics - I love pics!

The stallion's owners website is no longer, so I am trying to do my own offspring research.

Has he had many children go on to do great things? What is the performance record and are most competing in the hunter ring?

[grayfox]

What ever happened to Musing? I haven't seen ads for a while.

[spacely]

What ever happened to Musing? I haven't seen ads for a while.

He was retired a few years ago. I'm not sure if he's still alive. I tried to breed my Trakehner mare to him years ago but she would not catch.

[secretariat]

Our horse is by Musing out of a Trakehner mare, and I'm assuming it's the stallion you're referring to. Musing was known as an excellent sire of hunter movement, and that's consistent with Sandy (USEA - Sommalier).

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo37/kyderby1973/GSandyXC4.jpg
http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo37/kyderby1973/GSandyD3.jpg

We are told that Musing looked very much like Sandy, including his unusual white markings.

[Regina DiNovi]

Make sure you post photos if you decide to buy.

[Foxtrot's]

When Musing was breeding quite a few horses up here, if there was an in hand show, out of the top, say, six horses on the line, four would be the Musings. They were all lookers, mostly chestnuts with white blazes and had that certain stamp, especially in the neck.

[myrna]

We have an absolutely gorgeous 5 month old filly by Musing.She has a great personality and is stunning with 4 high white sox.We have bred to him before with excellent results.At 5 months she is just under 13 hands.I can't post pics here but would gladly send you some.

[Shawnda N]

There are some photos of Amuse me on the ATA convention site. Just put your mouse over the photo and the horse's name comes up.
http://www.americantrakehner.com/Conventions/2008/08horsegallery.html
Musing was one of the very few Tb stallions approved for breeding with the ATA.

[busybee]

Beautiful horses everyone. I would love to see your baby Mattie.

[myrna]

I finally figured out how to post on you tube.Here is our 6 month old Musing filly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFHO9DeIXV8&feature=channel_page

[JGHIRETIRE]

I have a 1/2 sister to Musing - she is chestnut with a blaze.

[luxesport]

Just for the record, Amuse Me (barn name Patrick) is a gelding- the ATA site got it wrong. He was started at a local hunter barn and was very easy and a pleasure to work with right from the start. He has been doing very well in the hunter ring since being sold to California.

[NancyM]

I've bred a non TB mare to him. Sold the mare in foal, but the offspring went on to be probably the first really sucessful Musing baby, showed as "Next Generation". I bred the mare to him because Bo Mearns rode him for a while as a five year old, and I asked her what she thought of him. He had shown a bit the year before as a four year old, done well in the baby hunter divisions. She said that the horse had the best naturally balanced canter she had ever sat on. Very difficult to miss a distance to a jump with a canter like that.

He has had some very successful full TB babies in the show world. But I tend to like his half TB babies more often than the full ones, either out of light draft or heavier warmblood mares. He requires a mare with substance, bone. His sucessful full TB offspring need to be out of big built, big boned TB mares. Sinfonetta was a lovely big solid TB mare, her Musing offspring went off to New York as a four year old, he appeared to be on his way to greatness the last time I saw him (and had to compete against him in the baby hunter division). His crosses to QH mares or small, lightly built TB mares are not my favouate, tend to be small, light boned, base narrow, and not long enough stride for the hunter divisions. He is definately a useful TB stallion for the production of sport type horses. But as always with any stallion, you have to use the right mare for him.

The offspring I have known and worked with tend to have a bit of an edge, perhaps not the easiest personalities. But I see that others here have had good results with this, so, like all horses, I would presume that there is a range in this respect. One never knows how much is genetic in this respect, and how much is environmentally sourced, training and handling related. Good luck with your shopping, they are definately worth looking at and considering as a show prospect.

[ksetrider]

I have a 12yr old Musing baby that I have owned for 6yrs. I bought him as resale project and 3years later decided I would never part with him. He is just lovely, lovely, lovely. Not only does he have a great work ethic and a 10+ jump, but I can bring him home from an AA show and take him out on the trails the next day. The biggest reason he stole my heart is because he just has so much personality. He actually has very distinct emotions. If you are looking for a dumb-dumb, a Musing isn't the way to go. Even though I live in NY, I was lucky enough to visit Camenae Farm (where Musing stands) in 2006. He is now retired from breeding. I was able to play in the indoor with him and he was a perfect gentleman, despite being a stallion! I was also suprised just how much my horse looked just like him. Spitting image. I had always seen pics and knew they were similiar in toplines, coloring, and markings. But to see that dishy face and big barrel up close was amazing! I will post pics of my horse "Sisco" to follow. I am hoping to one day buy another Musing.

[Ibex]

[snip] He is definately a useful TB stallion for the production of sport type horses. But as always with any stallion, you have to use the right mare for him.

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The offspring I have known and worked with tend to have a bit of an edge, perhaps not the easiest personalities. But I see that others here have had good results with this, so, like all horses, I would presume that there is a range in this respect. One never knows how much is genetic in this respect, and how much is environmentally sourced, training and handling related. Good luck with your shopping, they are definately worth looking at and considering as a show prospect.

Agree with everything Nancy said. I've known a few, and there was a huge range. They were all identifiable as Musing babies, but the mare quality definitely showed through, and they seemed to be at one extreme of niceness or the other. Most I've known had fairly strong personalities, for better or worse ;)

[EquineLVR]

Anyone know anything about his son Magnuson?

http://www.northridgefarm.net/stallion.htm

[Dinah-do]

To the best of my knowledge (in other words what I was told) he was cut. He was not a good hunter. See his website. Moved OK under saddle but poor form over fences.

[myrna]

Well we have had 3 Musing offspring and i disagree with Nancy.They are very athletic,have great personality and trainabilty.Two are being shown under saddle now,the oldest has been very succesfull here in B.C. as well as in Oregon.Our latest filly is only 7 months and is easy to handle,and loves people.

[NancyM]

Well we have had 3 Musing offspring and i disagree with Nancy.They are very athletic,have great personality and trainabilty.Two are being shown under saddle now,the oldest has been very succesfull here in B.C. as well as in Oregon.Our latest filly is only 7 months and is easy to handle,and loves people.

And exactly what do you disagree about? You have three, and automatically think that all of them are exactly like yours?

[myrna]

and you seem to imply that they aren't great,or that is just the way it comes across.sorry to ruffle your feathers.

[NancyM]

Hmmm, well I bred one of his first really successful offspring. Was hugged publically by Barb, it was kind of embarassing actually, but she was excited that her horse had had this success, as she had hoped he would do. And I encouraged the sale of one of his upcoming two newer superstars to a friend of mine, each now valued in the six figure type market, should she ever want to sell one of them. Like a number of good TB stallions, this one is useful in the production of show horses. But like all stallions, he will make a better product with the right mare to compliment him. And he will produce a range of quality of talent and personalities in his offspring, even when breeders make all the right decisions, and trainers do their jobs correctly and with skill. Such is the way of breeding horses. No guarantees.

[Dinah-do]

Not many hunters selling 6 figures these days. Pretty reasonable if they dont have show experience and will max out at 3' or 3'6". Even some decent derby horse sell for 5 figures in todays market.