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Why couldnt "he" be a "she"???

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:26 am
by TrueColours

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:45 am
by Runnerandrider
HOLY COW! I second that..

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:24 am
by accphotography
Wow... the splash is really beginning to crop up in this breed.

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:33 am
by reedhill
He's a cutie! I wonder what his pedigree is?

Hip number 4121 of the Keeneland sale going now (yesterday), she was a orangish bay and had a solid silver mane and probably 1/3 of her taile was frosted siver, very pretty looking. She was bred in Ireland, her name was HUJUM. She was a smaller mare. http://www.pedigreequery.com/hujum

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:27 pm
by aethervox
I noticed a lot of horses with splash characteristics during the current Keeneland sale (and got some good screen grabs). I'm going to compile a list and see which ancestors they have in common.

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:42 pm
by aethervox
reedhill wrote:He's a cutie! I wonder what his pedigree is?

Hip number 4121 of the Keeneland sale going now (yesterday), she was a orangish bay and had a solid silver mane and probably 1/3 of her taile was frosted siver, very pretty looking. She was bred in Ireland, her name was HUJUM. She was a smaller mare. http://www.pedigreequery.com/hujum


I saw her too. Very striking!
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:02 pm
by reedhill
Great photos!

ABSOLUTELY horrible prices at the sale.
Many, many reserves not met, $1000 mares/foals, and NO BIDS!
The thousands/millions lost on stud fees, care, training, and selling...........
I don't know how the TB industry is still standing :?:

I sure am happy at least 1/2 to most of mine I'm breeding will have color going for them............suerly they will have much longer lives than many of the horses/mares/foals above that are in a bad "catagory" right now.

There were 2 mares HIP 4347 http://www.pedigreequery.com/love+me+greeley
that was big, muscled, great dark color, open.........NO BID.

And HIP 4374 http://www.pedigreequery.com/my+secret+angel that was a massive 16.3 to 17.1h mare, drop dead gorgeous, brought $1K or no saled.

They could have been super sporthorse BM's! Maybe they will show up on Equinenow.com for sale. Saw 2 stallions that made over $1Mil and no bids,
but they did not have conformation on their side........still pittiful though.
I feel so bad for those people, and worry about winter coming and "unwanted" horses/foals lingering around, not a great scenario....... :(

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:25 pm
by Bast
aethervox wrote:
reedhill wrote:He's a cutie! I wonder what his pedigree is?

Hip number 4121 of the Keeneland sale going now (yesterday), she was a orangish bay and had a solid silver mane and probably 1/3 of her taile was frosted siver, very pretty looking. She was bred in Ireland, her name was HUJUM. She was a smaller mare. http://www.pedigreequery.com/hujum


I saw her too. Very striking!
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Hujum is a he.

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:32 pm
by reedhill
Oh wow, yes he is isn't he? Looked like a mare to me, must not have been wearing my specs.. :wink:

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:34 pm
by Bast
reedhill wrote:Oh wow, yes he is isn't he? Looked like a mare to me, must not have been wearing my specs.. :wink:


He's still quite striking. 8)

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:38 pm
by reedhill
So he must carry the silver gene?

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:39 pm
by accphotography
He's a half brother to the filly mentioned in the other thread.
http://www.pedigreequery.com/phantom+blues

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:54 pm
by Linda_d
reedhill wrote:So he must carry the silver gene?


I think so. Many bays with silver look to be chestnut or, like this guy, chestnut with flaxen.

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:59 pm
by spacely
Donna, no kidding!

reedhill wrote:So he must carry the silver gene?


I don't think it exists in TBs. At least not that we know about but I'd like to see that one tested. Maybe ACC can clarify.

Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:04 pm
by Linda_d
reedhill wrote:Great photos!

ABSOLUTELY horrible prices at the sale.
Many, many reserves not met, $1000 mares/foals, and NO BIDS!
The thousands/millions lost on stud fees, care, training, and selling...........
I don't know how the TB industry is still standing :?:

I sure am happy at least 1/2 to most of mine I'm breeding will have color going for them............suerly they will have much longer lives than many of the horses/mares/foals above that are in a bad "catagory" right now.

There were 2 mares HIP 4347 http://www.pedigreequery.com/love+me+greeley
that was big, muscled, great dark color, open.........NO BID.

And HIP 4374 http://www.pedigreequery.com/my+secret+angel that was a massive 16.3 to 17.1h mare, drop dead gorgeous, brought $1K or no saled.

They could have been super sporthorse BM's! Maybe they will show up on Equinenow.com for sale. Saw 2 stallions that made over $1Mil and no bids,
but they did not have conformation on their side........still pittiful though.
I feel so bad for those people, and worry about winter coming and "unwanted" horses/foals lingering around, not a great scenario....... :(


I suspect that the sporthorse industry is just as depressed as the rest of the horse industry. I live in Amish country, but even they aren't breeding many mares. I saw virtually no foals in my wanderings through the rural areas of SW NY and NW PA this summer.