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My new $41 stud from auction

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Granted he isnt papered but I would like everyone to meet Royal Casanova. All of these pictures are from the first day and I will get updated ones as soon as I can. He is already filling out and his body is clean. he is shorter then I normally prefer but he has been an auction horse most of his life so hopefully now that he is in a good home he wont be limited.

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He is probably going to end up gelded purely based on the fact that he is grade and i have know knowledge of his linage other then some QH. He is obviously a stud when the mares are around but as soon as a human walks up he is on his best behavior. You honestly wouldnt know he is a stud with looking he is so laid back. He is already sort of adopted a yearling gelding who is penned up next to him and has never been aggressive towards any of the other horses. So Im not really worried about gelding him for any behavioral reasons.

As for trimming that was the first day I got him and as far as I can tell he hadnt even been haltered before that. He does already pick up his front feet for me but he has some issues with his back. He doesnt lean and he isnt mean about it but he does try to strike out a little with his back feet. He wouldnt even take food from my hands when I got him but now he will take anything if he thinks it will taste good!

I am hoping he will be a rodeo or ranch horse mostly for poles and since I work as a pickup rider sometimes. Although I'm pretty sure he is going to be a trail horse. I am hoping that he gets taller. I would like to see him finish around 15h if I am going to keep him. We are guessing he is about a year and a half or so but he wont let us look at his teeth very long as he is still pretty head shy, especially with his mouth. He already looks 10 times better and he is already starting to relax and trust people more hopefully I will be able to go out there soon and get some work on him.
 
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He is probably going to end up gelded purely based on the fact that he is grade and i have know knowledge of his linage other then some QH. He is obviously a stud when the mares are around but as soon as a human walks up he is on his best behavior. You honestly wouldnt know he is a stud with looking he is so laid back. He is already sort of adopted a yearling gelding who is penned up next to him and has never been aggressive towards any of the other horses. So Im not really worried about gelding him for any behavioral reasons.

As for trimming that was the first day I got him and as far as I can tell he hadnt even been haltered before that. He does already pick up his front feet for me but he has some issues with his back. He doesnt lean and he isnt mean about it but he does try to strike out a little with his back feet. He wouldnt even take food from my hands when I got him but now he will take anything if he thinks it will taste good!

I am hoping he will be a rodeo or ranch horse mostly for poles and since I work as a pickup rider sometimes. Although I'm pretty sure he is going to be a trail horse. I am hoping that he gets taller. I would like to see him finish around 15h if I am going to keep him. We are guessing he is about a year and a half or so but he wont let us look at his teeth very long as he is still pretty head shy, especially with his mouth. He already looks 10 times better and he is already starting to relax and trust people more hopefully I will be able to go out there soon and get some work on him.
Geld him...now.

As soon as he gets feeling better from a good diet he will change.
 
#12 ·
as for finding another one we have some run through the sales every month like him some not as nice but some that are just as nice or nicer however the papered ones usually go for around 1200.

I was very lucky to get him I kicked myself and my friend for letting lift my hand for him but now that I have him I would hate myself if i gave him up. He is a dream sweet and smart. I might have to breed him a couple times before I geld him just because he is so laid back and handsome.
 
#14 ·
I don't think that's a very fair assumption. Heck, I've seen papered stud colts run through auction here for $60 with all their papers ready to transfer. And breeders here often sell off their unwanted yearlings and older mares for meat. =(

He's a lovely little guy. His temperament sounds wonderful, and you are very kind for saving him.
 
#15 ·
I don't think that's a very fair assumption. Heck, I've seen papered stud colts run through auction here for $60 with all their papers ready to transfer. And breeders here often sell off their unwanted yearlings and older mares for meat. =(
Yes, so there's no need to breed less than papered, unproven horses if even the papered stud colts can't get a home.
 
#21 ·
Nice looking guy, decent confo. I think he's a good prospect.

Congrats and have fun working with him.

And I do think the best plan is to geld him. Nice as he is, that doesn't mean breeding quality, and since you have no idea of his breeding, you have no idea what undesirable traits are lurking in his pedigree. Unpapered doesn't bother me as much as no idea what the underlying genetic makeup is.
 
#22 ·
since you have no idea of his breeding, you have no idea what undesirable traits are lurking in his pedigree. Unpapered doesn't bother me as much as no idea what the underlying genetic makeup is.
This is my only objection to breeding unpapered horses. If he is going to be bred will you have him tested for all the genetic diseases beforehand?
 
#25 ·
He's nice. No glaring faults. But he was in the auction because someone thought they'd 'just breed'. Don't add another to an auction. You saved one from becoming someone's dinner and kudos to you, but if you want another - save another. Remember, that after he is bred, he might not be quite the gentleman he is now.

Lizzie
 
#26 ·
I totally agree with the just breeding to make another nice horse. I have a friend with a mustang mare that I would like to get a good trail/work horse out of but that would be for keeps. I am not trying to breed to sell him as I know with a grade horse that is close to a useless idea but you have to remember most great breeds were made of grade horses or crossbred non-papered horses. Take the Morgan horse for example.

But no as far as I can tell I will be gelding him as soon as the vet gets back.
 
#28 ·
He is a handsome little guy who looks like he'll make a good horse with the right training and feeding up. It took my gelding about 6 months of good food before he started showing me any sass... or is that just the training and fitness he's been receiving in the meanwhile? Too tough to tell if it's food, genetics, or learned behavior sometimes! Regardless of the status of his testicles, which seems to be very interesting to many people, I am am glad he's got a good home with you and hope you post pictures as he fills out and grows up! I suspect he's going to be a good looking guy.
 
#29 ·
It is the oddest thing. His weight has been fluctuating like a wonder ball in a hurricane. He had a runny nose and had dropped weight one day then someone turned him out in the front pasture and he gained it all back. I was hoping to get a little weight on him before worming him again but I dont think Im going to be able to. I am hoping to go out in the next couple of days to check on him again.

Here are some photos of the last time I worked with him before he went out to the pasture. Poor baby boy looks so sick and skinny!


Like I said he was back up again the last time I saw him but still worries me.
 
#30 ·
Is he quarantined from other horses right now? He should be separated from contact from every other horse for 2 weeks. That includes keeping 20 feet distance away from them too...Who knows what type of diseases he had before the sale, or contracted at the sale.

If he has a runny nose, I'd be worried...Red flag.
 
#31 ·
My aunt and uncle's horse gets runny noses from working too hard (he's overweight and doesn't get ridden as much as he should). He also gets runny noses from being in water.. Is there water in the pasture he's been in? Maybe he got sick from playing in the water? Or rain might have caused him to get sick.
 
#32 ·
He only hasnt presented with a runny nose since and I am keeping a close eye on him as well as having anyone else who goes out there check on him. I think it might have been that one of the gals is trying to get him on to horse feed for me so that he can fatten up a little and he was just having a hard time digesting it. Went out again today and have new pics!

Yes he is separated and it has been more then two weeks and this is the first time that he has presented with runny nose, that I have seen anyways. The other gal helping me out is more of a horses are my baby's and pets person so I know that if she saw anything like that she would have let me know.

Sorry for the angle shots someone stole my lead so I couldnt get him to stand nicely. He was also following me around closely so I was lucky to get the pics I did.



 
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