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He is my fave too! I've been visiting your site for any updates, as well as watching marestare links. Applause and Jet are so beautiful!

Thank you for sharing your story. It will stay in my mind.

He was beautiful and you did the right thing. Best wishes.

I agree with the others-I think she's a pretty mare too! Nicely put together so that she presents a pretty picture. I do see the straightness behind, so if she were mine, I would worry that will be...

Congratulations, he is just gorgeous!!! I can not believe it is weaning time already! How is Gracie? What is her new job now?

Upon a 2nd look, I see it looks like a barrel saddle. Would make sense why a barrel racing bit is her bit of choice!


I agree here-wasn't implying she was trying to teach a saddles seat head set...

I don't know what to make of the platform jumping, but I did ride with a trainer who would do the log pulling thing on babies. She also would drape cones or something over the saddle and lunge in a...

Strange looking stock saddle as well. Wonder if she rides Arabians or something like that? Only bring it up because those type of horses seem to go with a more up and in head set, which may be the...

I edited my post to add in the shank bit. A western snaffle without shanks looks like this:

http://www.kvvet.com/KVVet/assets/product_images/large95182.jpg

This is what gives western riders, "cowboys", a bad name. My sister is a western rider and has an assistant who MANY in the hunter world were trying to convince him not to stray to the western world...

WOW! He sure can jump! If I had the oppurtunity to own one like that, Piant, Pinto, Palomino, Appy, who cares the color orr breed????

I admit to color bias, but not because I don't think...

I don't mind riding her through the looky stuff because I know she'll end up kick quiet. Definitely do not want a flighty horse! Already had one...NOT fun and took me years to learn to fake it on...

I live in NY-Westchester County. I have been obsessively looking at photos of mare's that have been bred to see which are similar to my mare's type and what stallion they were matched with. A fun,...

^^^Thanks! She rides like a big pony too, especially when I attempt to ride out in the field without spurs! Where there's grass, we will be stopping for a bite!

Shine is lovely, but on the small...

Thanks for all the suggestions! Will have to check them out. What do you guys think of Argosy? He was one suggested to me for refining WB mares, and the pics of him are impressive.

Exactly what I always thought about single vs. double twisted wire bits.


Me too...and to think, the 1st barn I was at lunged their horses in "headsets" using those bits.

That said-I'm a big...

I was wondering about looking for a stud with more blood to lighten her up, but at the same time, she really isn't that big boned compared to many of the WBs out there. Most definitely NOT petite...

Yes, I would be breeding for a hunter, aimed for the Amateurs. She hacks well-she has flat knees, big strides, but could use slower movement, she's a bit quick-legged.

I'm going to attempt to...

After reading the thread on whether necks are heritable, I was interested in learning what hunter stallions you would turn to if you wanted to improve-in my case, lengthen-the neck on your mare? I am...

For the past 7 years that I have known her, my mare has been an air fern that gets fatter and fatter once the grass sprouts, even on overgrazed grass! She gets 1 quart twice a day of Triple Crown...

He is so beautiful! "Yak look"???? I don't know what you are speaking of! Do you think he looks more like mom or dad? His mom is so pretty herself and I think he has her face! Is he her first baby?

Awesome!!!!

If all goes well, where will he show next?

^^^LOL...I opriginally thought her name was Applesauce, too! But it is Applause. Here is a picture that was posted in another thread earlier:...

Wow. He is so gorgeous!!!! I can't wait until I am able to breed my mare...hopefully next spring!

Sending many well wishes to a fast healed suspensory!

What was Apiro's injury? Add me to the list of sending well wishes...and demanding more pics!!!!

http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/article/13299241/2008/05/01/12091621.jpg

May not be exactly what you are looking for, but it does gove a conformation shot!