Good Types

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Postby wallinga » Sun May 06, 2007 10:12 pm

I'd be interested to hear people's opinion on the best looking stallion standing at stud and why? Beauty is often in the eye of the beholder so there could be some interesting results

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Postby yukidragon » Sun May 06, 2007 11:35 pm

How about one from the past?Secretariat

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Postby wallinga » Sun May 06, 2007 11:55 pm

I never saw the great horse. My favourite is Encosta De Lago, he is just an adonis, I remember seeing him just after he'd come out of training and you just knew he was special. Then coolmore hid him away at Blue Gum Farm and he had to work his way to the top. I'm sure the europeans love him, now he's had an opportunity to reverse shuttle

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Postby Elles » Mon May 07, 2007 2:37 am

A number of times I have read that Buckpasser had very good conformation but from the pictures I have seen of him he does not really impress me. Maybe it is just the pictures. I do like Aptitude who has Buckpasser twice in his pedigree.

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Postby geowarrior » Mon May 07, 2007 5:30 am

The photographer Barbara Livingston commented once that Darn That Alarm (who later died in a barn fire) was the most handsome horse she ever photographed.

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Postby wallinga » Wed May 09, 2007 6:26 pm

Elles wrote:A number of times I have read that Buckpasser had very good conformation but from the pictures I have seen of him he does not really impress me. Maybe it is just the pictures. I do like Aptitude who has Buckpasser twice in his pedigree.


I think Buckpasser is one of the many plusses in Danehill's pedigree, but Danehill, while attractive was back at the knee.

Choisir is another who is physically very attractive. No Encosta though

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Postby Toccet02 » Wed May 09, 2007 6:52 pm

Cure the Blues. Stunning bright bay
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Postby zinn21 » Wed May 09, 2007 7:46 pm

I like Unbridled's Song and Tiznow. Both are handsome, masculine and athletic looking horses IMO..