I just made a deal to acquire an own son of the great Samtyr.
He is proven on the race track and 19 .
He is underwieght right now and a more of a "stallion" than Star is when handling him. The price is too affordable to pass up and I will probably send him to the farm for 3-6 months to live in Stars 3 acre pen.
Just got a Facebook page and email address to help promote him, Star , and the yearling I just purchased.
3 stallions to promote next year. WTH was I thinking? Am I not trying to retire? Shalom
We Texans have defeated the Comanches, the Mexican Army, were never occuppied by the Union forces during the Civil War, I think I can handle a Canadian.
Besides that I can call the men in the little white coats to take you away for an extended visit at one of our "facilities". LOL Shalom
Eight months of winter? Is that possible?
What are you an eskimo. Now I really must insist you send those Desert bred horses down here and start raising icelandics. Shalom
A whole lot of my ancestors emigrated to Alberta from the mid 1800's up to the late 1950's. They tried to persuade my dad to join them and he visited many times but he & Mum were put off by the long winters
Sam is now booked to his first outside mare for 2014!
She is also a race winner and has produced some nice foals by a couple of stallions related to him.
She has crossed well with a few of Samtyr's grandsons. I cant wait to see what she can do with a son of his. Shalom
Thanks Missy May Lone Star Dancer's sire is also a very nice horse.
Both Sam and Star are not Main Ring Quality Halter horses but they are athletic and built solid.
Even though Star is 17 I would bet the farm he could out last any of the Top 10 Arabian halter stallions in the world in an endurance race.
Sam probably could if he did not have an injury on his left rear leg.
That is the kind of arabian I am interested in breeding.
Not a Western Pleasure, or halter champion. Those I have no use for.
Shalom
Db, I was only half-joking about the endurance prospect thing. You and one other breeder are on my short list when I go looking for an gelding here in a couple of years, both of you for the very reason you stated in your last post- your goal seems to be to breed horses with good solid health, heart and hooves. I have the utmost respect for that.
I will surely have a prospect or two for sale by then Sharpie.
Thanks for the encouraging words.
Some Arabian people have told me I am wasting my time and breeding junk.
I just tell them its not their breeding program and to look elsewhere.
I like a pretty horse but I want one that can do something.
If an arabian cannot be ridden for 20-25 miles at a time with some good conditioning then the breed standard has not been met. Shalom
Sam is now being ridden everyday for an hour or so. He needs to gain a few more pounds IMO before having photos taken and posted but he is progressing well. I truly enjoy riding him and he is very well trained. That is a plus.
I have decided to breed him to some of my polish mares next year.
Especially Krystal flame D a daughter of the great Bask Flame.
I cant believe I have two horses with Champions of the past so close in their pedigrees. I am blessed.
Sharpie that endurance prospect you want might be on its way next year. LOL Shalom
I'll be subbing to your foaling threads in that case. Works out well for me, I want a gelding, and you don't have much use for them, so we can work something out. I can't wait to see pictures of Sam, so make sure to tell him to fatten up quickly for me!
HEG Esquire in my excitement at finding such a well bred mare I completely overlooked her dams bottom half of her pedigree.
I was told she was pure polish and have been telling everyone she is. I know stand corrected and embarrassed.
Those crabbet lines are wonderful.
Krystal is my favorite horse and is homozygous for black.
I have a 3 yo gelding out of her by a grandson of doc olena that was given to me after purchasing Krystal.
She is the dam of the black filly born this year by my Stallion CF Midnight Star.
There is a picture or two of her here on the forum that my friend kctop took and posted for me. I am an internet idiot . There is a picture of her on my facebook page. Shalom
Oh no ~ you are not an idiot by any stretch......We all learn something new daily! If we don't, we truly know nothing
On her sires side via the mare BASQUINE's dam is where the Crabbet comes from and then on her dams side the mare FIXALEYN appears to be at least 90-95% Crabbet.
The Polish/Crabbet cross is one that has been known to work for many many years. Typically seen is the Polish sires side to a Crabbet dam line.
Moons ago I purchased a PP mare that was in foal to a 100% Crabbet stallion. When asked did I want the foal I said 'nope'. The reason behind that was I had only seen/researched at that time a handful of Crabbet Sires side/Polish Dam's side Arabians where it worked.
After foaling the mare out I must say I was glad that I did not purchase the foal as well. While a super neat neat colt, he was totally not what I would have bred myself.
Will have to take a peak around FB and here and look for pics of your mare. I can't wait to see her and her foal
Thanks for the lesson. I know a good deal about polish lines and am learning more about Egyptian and Russian bloodlines.
Crabbet I have yet to take a hard look at. Cassius is mostly Egyptian but has one line of Crabbet from his sire. Shalom
If he was black and a mare you would be looking at her. She is well muscled and has his head. Not very feminine but I can live with that. She will follow you around in the pasture like that stallion and is as highstrung as he appears to be. Harness that energy and you can ride all day. We have gone 20 miles in 90 degrees and she still had plenty of juice left. She has wonderful gaits. I miss riding her even though she was the last horse to throw me. My private parts connected with the saddle horn when she zigged and I zagged. Shalom
Ouch does not begin to describe the pain or embarassment. She threw me next to a road and the school bus was going by.
Then as I was clutching myself in agony a little old lady stopped by and asked if I was OK . Laughing while she did it. Shalom
Sam has an abcess in his left rear hoof. One that has been festering for some time it seems. The vet was out and noted that Sam needs corrective shoeing on that hoof to build the heel back up.
Now I have a farrier that has trimmed Sam twice since I acquired him and nothing was said.
That angers me. I spare no expense to ensure these horses are healthy. We could have dealt with this earlier.
kctops husband will be trimming Sam and my horses here near Dallas from now on.
I am soaking the hoof in epsom salts and iodine to help get the infection out quicker. He has improved in a very short time so everything should be OK.
Just now he wont be ridden for a while. Something he looks forward to. Hand walking will have to suffice.
He never stopped flirting with the mares and glaring at Star with his ears flattened against his head. Thats how I knew it wasnt too serious. He never stopped eating either. Just like any male his actions are governed by organs below his brain. Shalom
Well, how sad, db. Sorry to hear that, poor Sam. Ichthammol sure is messy if ya get it on you - but you might want to look into it as and addition to his tootsie care.
I trim my own, but I hear you on farriers!! Boo, his! You try so hard, and pay good money. So upsetting!
ichthammol is FABULOUS! it stinks, it will get all over you, so have a towel or paper towel handy, but that stuff is fantastic. I used it on my mare, I had wanted to integrate her in a herd environment and she got kicked by another mare, (I got all neurotic horsy mama, and she is now in a paddock on her own with horses on either side.) Her leg swelled, I tried scarlet oil, polysporin triple, cold hosing, nothing worked until I bought the ichthammol, leg deswelled after the first day, her booboo is gone after a 5 day application twice a day.
Nuisance I do not know if he had any herneias but krystal is built exactly like him and still looks 11 months pregnant even after foaling April 30th. if that was a black mare in the video you would be looking at krystal flame D. I kid you not.
That stallion not only won at halter he excelled at endurance and english . His name on the pedigree is the reason I purchased the mare. I have not been disappointed. Both foals by her may not be pretty but they are built to last.
I cant wait to see what she and Sam produce. Endurance or even racing are not beyond the realm of reality. Shalom
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