|
Pages: « 1 2
|
 |
|
Author
|
Topic: New to the board (Read 4123 times)
|
portage
Novice
 Offline
Posts: 10
I love Trakehners!
|
Thank you all for all your comments and suggestions. I am going to TRY and arrange a flight out to see him with the owners in the next few weeks. Although there are a few horses in Huntington Beach and surrounding cities that I would like to see as well.
I live on a 1/2 acre myself and I do have friends that have horses his age that they could bring over to grow up with but I am looking for a pasture somewhere here for him to be at. If I can do that somehow that would be ideal.
I copied that pedigree from the Ad on dreamhorse and it came out all funky..sorry..
I really like this colt from what I have seen but he deserves to live and grow up in a pasture of some sort. My biggest obstacle.
I will keep you all posted on what is happening next!
thanks again you all were a great help. I love this forum!
Tia 
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
portage
Novice
Offline
Posts: 10
I love Trakehners!
|
Hi guys,
I have decided not to get the yearling colt at this point because I dont have a pasture for him amongst other reasons. So I am just waiting for the right one to come along. I really liked him but he should grow up in a large pasture.
I did look at another Trak this weekend but she didnt grab me and my trainer didnt think she moved like a dressage horse. I have waited this long so it wouldnt be much to wait some more for the right one. If only that colt was 2...... *sigh* 
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Jennifer Oettle
ata
Novice
Offline
Posts: 22
I love Trakehners!
|
You probably made a good decision not to buy a baby if you don't have access to pasture. I can't imagine raising a youngster in a stall.......
Even a 3 year old under saddle would need plenty of turn out time. Well, in my opinion, all horses need that!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beckie
ata
Gold Medallist
Offline
Posts: 271
I LOVE Trakehners!
|
I have to chime in on this one. I live in So. Cal and have actually changed my breeding goals because of the propensity to raise babies in stalls here where there is so little land available.
I have started breeding for jumpers, eventers and hunters trying to collect jumping lines particularly because a few of my friends who ride advanced level dressage have purchased young horses and put them in small paddocks at the age of 1-2 to grow up. It just breaks my heart. At least in this area, the jumper/event people are more confident to put their horses out somewhere where they "might get kicked."
The "DQs" don't want their pretty horses hurt.... Frankly, as one who has lost a valuable animal to a pasture accident, it is still worth the risk. They are stronger, smarter, better socialized and just plain better horses growing up in a herd.
However, that said..... I have become an expert networker working to find pasture for my horses. I do have 4 acres, but when I have a colt he has to be socialized with boys so off he goes to someone I trust to learn to be a colt after his first year under the protection of all of the girls!
It also makes me think fondly of my childhood in Indiana where everyone had an empty pasture!!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Pages: « 1 2
|
|
|
|
 |
