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My new colt! (And a few questions)

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So I did a thing a bought another horse. He's a coming 2 year old warmblood/arabian cross. He's estimated to mature around 16.3 hands and is the grandson of Clinton, the belgian warmblood that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. I go to pick him up Friday! His dam is unregistered but came from very nice registered stock and his father is Vision, the only approved belgian warmblood stallion in the states.
Do you think I could register him? Maybe as an American Warmblood?

Also, Im thinking about putting him on TC Growth, but is there a feed that you guys recomended for your younger ones?

Where do you recomend starting his training? He's still got a lot of growing to do and I don't plan on getting on his back anytime soon, so what are some fun things to do on the ground to keep him interested in learning and working?

I think I'm pretty set on the name Rumor for him and his show name "Rumor Has It"

The grey is his sire, the black arabian is his grandsire on his mother's side, the little bay is obviously him.
 

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Congrats, he's awful cute! Unless that is an old picture he still looks very immature so I'd stick with in hand work and nothing that would be detrimental to his joints. Things like leading him over and through obstacles, taking him for walks, getting him used to bathing, standing still, loading just about anything you can think of that doesn't involve tight circles or concussion type activities like having him go over jumps.

It's been a long time since I raised a youngster so I'll let someone else give you advice on nutrition.
 
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Some more pictures of him moving. Not the best, I was just video all the babies playing before I decided to actually buy one so I wasn't focused on getting any really good ones.
 

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Can the dam be registered? He could be registered half Arab if so, or possibly something else if the dam was approved but I doubt anyone would bother with that as she's not even registered now. I don't understand getting a nice horse and breeding to a nice horse but not bothering with registration, it may cost a bit at this point.

But I would 100% register HA. My old trainer bred purebred and WB/sport horse crosses (PB/HA) and just loaded up the trailer with both and went, there are a LOT of options. Most were at least dual registered but she only showed on the Arabian circuit. If not AW is probably your best bet (don't know the rules though) but honestly they'll accept pretty much anything. It doesn't have as much merit as the other WB registries and is just a melting pot. It's better than nothing though. Not sure what else, don't think anything.

As far as immaturity he looks about what I would expect. Shrug. I still wouldn't push him though. Above trainer didn't sit on her foals period until 3 and didn't work until 4. I still remember her getting angry at a student who owned one of her horses (5 or 6 year old?) and took her out and worked her cantering in circles for awhile. They are slow growing.

That is a decent feed though I am no foal expert.

Congrats btw :)!
 
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The guy's farm hand is the one selling him and she wasn't 100% on his dam. I've been messaging back and forth with the guy who actually owned him and just asked about his dam. I really hope she was registered. This guy is known around here for breeding very nice horses, no junk on his property, so I have high hopes.
 
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Whelp there you go. I would expect any reputable breeder to have their stock registered. And in the case of an Arab broodmare to produce sport horses then I would expect the mare to also be approved to various WB registries.

Makes me feel better as it sounds like this guy has his act together. My trainer's foals sell for quite a bit. This guy seems really nice. LOVE Arab/WB crosses. Though I find it odd that he's letting someone else sell the horse without the proper information, but maybe just an informal first step?

Skip American Warmblood (unless you are bored or super thorough lol) and register HA and Oldenburg if that's what you can.
 
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Pushing him now nutritionally can mean problems later on. You want to keep him trim and fit. Balanced minerals and vitamins, enough protein to provide the building blocks needed and avoid too many calories and poor quality feeds. You should be able to do that with adequate fresh forage and hays and a ration balancer. If not then adding a quality feed for foals may be needed. We went with no more than a pound per 100lbs of horse as our guide for the concentrates. We have had times when in drought stress that the pastures couldn't keep up so for many years we added a junior feed. Same with training. Hand work and lots of time out in the open just being a horse.
 
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