Perhaps the Horse of the Year title is not a foregone conclusion. Zenyatta gave the crowd what they waited for–and the patrons responded by cheering, clapping, and waving–as she ran her unbeaten streak to 14 with a magnificent performance in the Breeders Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 7 at Santa Anita.
Zenyatta looked uncomfortable for the first 200 yards and was last the first time by the stands, but she was flying down the stretch the second time and rolled by Gio Ponti to win the $5-million race.
Most voters had Rachel Alexandra penciled in as horse of the Year but Zenyattas victory over males has re-opened that argument.
Zenyatta was a bit reluctant to load, but the assistant starters had no problem getting her in the gate once they locked arms behind the big daughter of Street Cry and coaxed her forward.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/53354/its-all-zenyatta-in-the-bc-classic
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Royal Academy under Lester Piggott wins the BC Mile for Ireland cutting down Itsallgreektome close home. Lester having only recently returned to race riding after a spell in jail. Notice a hint of bias from British commentator Graham Goode throughout.
Disclaimer- this video is not mine, I have uploaded it purely for the education and enjoyment values of the horse racing fans on Youtube.
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The 3 year old colt in this video is the perfect horse for anyone who would professionally work in a show, do cattle work, reining or dressage but as well for recreation. This horse is so complete that he is good for any purpose. He is strong, healthy, beautiful, friendly, flexible, and fast and he has lots of cow-sense. Horses from this stable function at top sport level in Spain and abroad. We from Adalberti are proud and honored that we are in the position that we may offer you this and other exquisite horses from this breeder.
Back in time, somewhere around the XIII century Spanish knights began to practice bullfighting on horseback. These shows were an opportunity for them to prove their courage against a bull in front of a huge crowd and their fellow comrades. It became very popular in the times of king Felipe IV. Later on in the XVIII century in Spain this art called “El Rejoneo” (bullfighting on horseback) started losing strength while it remained very popular in Portugal. Therefore nowadays bullfighting on horseback finds longer roots in Portugal than in Spain. Portuguese Horses (”Lusitanian”) are nowadays most popular in the world of Bullfighting. According to insiders, no more than 2 out of 10 Carthusians and Lusitanian are good for bullfighting and this is why this horse is so special.
The Pure Breed Spanish Horse (”PRE”) was indispensable for those knights that risked their lives proving their courage against the bulls but also at war. For this they breed a Carthusian horse with special capabilities. These horses are not afraid of anything and can create the deepest bond with the rider till the point where horse and man becomes one. Important celebrities like Napoleon and others who could afford them soon realized the potential of the Carthusian horse and made it their favorite. That’s why the Spanish horse is known everywhere as the horse of the kings. Professional breeders and people with passion for the Pure Breed Spanish horse have been taking care of keeping this unique breed alive and tried to keep it as original as the times of Napoleon. In Spain Today 100% Carthusians are without doubt the purest and more original Spanish horses. Although there are many Carthusians for sale in all price classes, some even come with a certificate, only few breeders have succeeded in maintaining and reproducing the most exquisite qualities that have been subscribed to the Spanish horse and for which it was so famous and wanted all over the world. The farm from the horse in this horse video is an example of a traditional family that managed to achieve this.
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i need a mini mare for a good price. show quality but not super expensive. probably around 500. thanks!
http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/miniature-b/texas-s/Default.aspx
http://local.yahoo.com/info-32098795-american-miniature-horse-association-alvarado?csz=Cleburne%2C+TX
Over 50 Gypsy Colts, Fillies, Mares, Stallions, and Geldings for sale from small, U.S. breeders. Start your Christmas shopping here!
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I’ve been really curious lately to find the people and the stables that bred my horse. I’d love to find more about his background and his history as he can be a complicated mess and maybe that might clear up some things.
He is a registered Paint, Sonny Wimps Gunshot (APHA #456,228) out of Sonny Be Tardy (Sorrel/Overo Stallion #230,951). He was born in Kentucky on June 10th, 1998, and the breeder is "Bailey, Gail K/Rita M Beath" from "Dry Ridge, Kentucky" (just typing this off of his registration papers).
Anyone know any good reliable websites that I can find information about my horse on? I’ve tried google, but nothing came up that seemed to be where he was from. Thanks!!
Edit: I’m not a member of APHA as I haven’t put him in my name yet (don’t have the money as of yet to do that)….would they still give me that information even if I’m not a member?
Thanks Alpha
Yes I’ve seen the video (that was the person I bought him from…well that was the agent selling him for the owner).
As for the website, thanks I’ll contact them and see if they were the breeders or know of them
@Sky
Just because he moves beautifully doesn’t mean he can’t mentally be a complicated mess. I believe there might have been some abuse from a previous over (not the owner I bought him from) and certain things will set him off and he has a very confusing horsenality that totally stumps me at times.
He’s my dream horse and I’ll never give him up, but if you met him and actually played with him, he is really sensitive, emotional, and complicated. I just call him a complicated mess
I found this with Google:
Quarter horse BAILEY, GAIL/ROBERT RAHMLOW Georgetown , Kentucky (920) 918-1655
May be worth a shot. I found the name of a QH stud with it, and this is his page. It shows a woman named "Gigi" with him, as the owner. It’s not too much of a stretch to assume it’s a nickname for Gail. http://www.sargentquarterhorses.com/passtheasset.html
I also found this on The Main Event
"Gigi Bailey has been showing horses for over 25 years and is a recognized judge with the AQHA, NSBA and APHA,.She has trained and exhibited numerous AQHA World Champions in Hunter Under Saddle, Hunter Hack and Pleasure Driving. Her students are consistently in the top placings at the AQHYA World Show, the All American Quarter Horse Congress and most major shows in the country. Gigi Bailey lives in DePere, Wisconsin with her husband Bob Rahmlow. Together they own the stallion Pass The Asset who stands in Kentucky. GiGi and Bob raise young prospects by "Floyd”."
Add- have you seen this sale video of him?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrXDA5hnTXo
This is the site for the youtube account:
http://www.ldhorses.com/aboutus.html
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Did you call yet? What did you find out?
I understand completely what you mean about having a well trained horse that has moments of complication. I’ve seen horses that go wonderfully under certain circumstances and with the slightest change have a meltdown- as you said, it’s normally due to abuse, or short cuts taken in their training that leads to gaps in how they process cues and stimuli.
I would like to become a horse trainer, breeder, and show horses. What school is best. I’ve already heard of Meredith Manor(I’ve heard mainly bad reviews on) and Black Hawk College(I really know nothing about).
you can try the University of Wyoming, University of Colorado, or University of Montana-Western. All are great schools and give a lot of hands on time with horses.
Half-Paint Half-Arabian Foal – CH bred, Western, Cutting, Reining Prospect for sale
Feb 5 2009 Tri-Color Half-Arabian Half-American paint horse colt shown at 1 -3 weeks old. World Champion breeding. Offered for sale by Cross Timbers Arabians and Pintos. Visit our website http://CTarabians.com for more information.
Khiowa Painted Shai
Feb 5 2009 Half-Arabian Paint bred Pinto Arabian colt.
Double Registered Arabian horse Association and Pinto Horse Association.
His Arabian dam is a supreme Halter and Western Pleasure Champion whose only foal prior to this foal is a almost 16H multiple champion working cow horse.
His American Paint Horse sire is linebred to King P234 and Leo. He has sired multiple World, National and International champions.
Cross Timbers Arabians and Pintos breeders of World, National and International Champion Pinto Arabians.
http://CTarabians.com
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Is it realistic to want to be a horse breeder and trainer in these current times?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
If you want to be a breeder, in some respects this is a FABULOUS time. Stud fees now have been dropping and stallion managers are more willing to deal on stud fees and terms than anytime in the last few years. More than 80% of the stallions listed in The Blood-Horse Stallion Register stand for fees of $5,000 or less, and in the range up to $25,000, there are some proven stallions who are capable of getting a Group I stakes winners if bred to the right mare.
The broodmare market is also down, although not for the top mares. The softness is in mares that have had several foals to race, with no outstanding runners, or mares that lack a "commercial" pedigree (e.g. no or few stakes-winning or stakes-placed close relatives under the first three dams). Everyone is culling their broodmare herd and people are being very picky about the mares they keep to breed. There are some bona fide bargains out there in mares that aren’t obviously commercial, but are well-conformed, were winners on the track although not at the highest levels, and are from young families that might turn up a stakes winner in a year or two. You have to dig through the catalogues to find mares like that, but they’re out there and they’re going cheap.
The down-side right now is that when you go to sell your product (weanling, yearling or two-year-old racehorses), you are facing a market that is absolutely unforgiving of any faults, flaws or problems. You cannot be producing mediocre horses right now, the market will kill you. You also have to be cognizant of what the market wants, even if that isn’t what you personally want. The market is looking for horses of medium size or better, functionally correct, that vet out clean in joints and airways, with precocity and brilliance promised by either conformation or pedigree (preferably both). Immaturity is punished, inability to quicken is punished, any failure to vet out clean is punished. (A sign of the kind of thing the commercial market is NOT looking for: Giacomo won the Kentucky Derby, and he won over $2.5 million; he’s half-brother to Tiago, another successful stakes winner, from a good family, but his fee is just $7,500 and he stands at Adena Springs, which has some willingness to deal to fill the books of its stallions. Giacomo wasn’t precocious, he wasn’t possessed of brilliance, his running style is "grind it out"– wear down tired horses rather than outrun them.)
Being a breeder is tough under any circumstances, but this particular time offers both great opportunities and great risks. Do your homework, make the right choices in selecting mares and planning matings, and you might win big; guess wrong or be unlucky, and you may be out of business.