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Re: [RC] To bred or not to bred - Sullivan----- Original Message ----- From: "Heidi Smith" <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "sharp penny" <penelope_75647@xxxxxxxxx> Penny, right now you are right that in the stock world, specialist babies sell. It is later, as adults, that they go to the canners. I will jump in here and say, in the QH and Paint world in my little corner of Calif. the adults are often washed up by age 10 with navicular, sidebone, etc. Friend of mine having heck of time selling 8 year old son of a very, very promoted and famous Paint stud.....horse over 1200lbs, with tiny feet, downhill conformation, not sound.... Penny, where are you? Do you see ads in West Coast Horseman for QHand Paints? My daughter and I are horrified at all the post-legged hind legs, massive butts with croups way higher than withers, etc. STILL that awful low headset with ears lower than withers, how the heck can these horses collect? My shoer just got an extremely good deal on a future ropiing horse. He said this gelding actually has UPHILL conformation, and can tuck his hind legs under him. Another gal I know buys QH for serious cutting and reining. All her QH have level backs, big bone, and big FEET. Sure would not ribbon in halter classes, but darn good working QH, and more like the ones I grew up with. I have not seen any show QH up here that I would take for free..... A good vet up here, who also breeds QH, said, when buying one, over age 7, you automatically do full X rays all round... Karen =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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