FestiveFuzz
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I'm the first to admit outside of the big names I am utterly clueless about bloodlines, so please feel free to dumb any comments down to the nth degree for me, I won't be offended
We're currently in the process of looking at youngstock, and my trainer has suggested a gorgeous little colt (although admittedly they all look gorgeous at that age!) with the following breeding Destacado x Rohdiamant x alabaster and I was wondering what peoples experiences were with those with similar breeding? From what I've read they sound like they're generally quite trainable albeit a little plain looking, but first-hand experiences are always great to hear.
In case it's relevant, as a bit of background I'm very much an amateur juggling horses around a full time job and would be looking to eventually run this youngster alongside my schoolmaster. In an absolutely ideal world, M will most likely be looking to take a step down around the same time that the youngster will go away to be backed, although I'm very aware that with horses things often don't go to plan and that I could potentially be left with two unrideable horses for a period and am totally prepared for that. At the moment we're schooling at Elementary/Medium but I have dreams of one day getting to PSG (and dare I say beyond...) so there are some pretty lofty goals attached to said youngster, but like I've already said I'm hyper aware that things don't always go to plan and would adjust my aims accordingly if needs be. In terms of our set up, I'm at my trainer's yard and have an amazing support network in place (I honestly wouldn't be considering this if that weren't the case) and when the time comes I'll be sending to a pro for backing as I want to give him the best possible foundations for his ridden career. In the meantime he'd be going out with my trainer's colt so would have company of the same age.
I know there are arguments for not buying a total baby and putting the money to one side until I actually want to crack on with a youngster, but we have a number of reasons for wanting to go down this route, coloured somewhat by our heartbreaking experience with Poppy so hopefully the thread won't get derailed too much by suggestions of buying something older/that's ready to back as we've definitely considered it, but ultimately want something that we know the history of from as close to day one as possible, not to mention it's always been a dream since childhood to try my hand at bringing on a youngster from scratch.
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We're currently in the process of looking at youngstock, and my trainer has suggested a gorgeous little colt (although admittedly they all look gorgeous at that age!) with the following breeding Destacado x Rohdiamant x alabaster and I was wondering what peoples experiences were with those with similar breeding? From what I've read they sound like they're generally quite trainable albeit a little plain looking, but first-hand experiences are always great to hear.
In case it's relevant, as a bit of background I'm very much an amateur juggling horses around a full time job and would be looking to eventually run this youngster alongside my schoolmaster. In an absolutely ideal world, M will most likely be looking to take a step down around the same time that the youngster will go away to be backed, although I'm very aware that with horses things often don't go to plan and that I could potentially be left with two unrideable horses for a period and am totally prepared for that. At the moment we're schooling at Elementary/Medium but I have dreams of one day getting to PSG (and dare I say beyond...) so there are some pretty lofty goals attached to said youngster, but like I've already said I'm hyper aware that things don't always go to plan and would adjust my aims accordingly if needs be. In terms of our set up, I'm at my trainer's yard and have an amazing support network in place (I honestly wouldn't be considering this if that weren't the case) and when the time comes I'll be sending to a pro for backing as I want to give him the best possible foundations for his ridden career. In the meantime he'd be going out with my trainer's colt so would have company of the same age.
I know there are arguments for not buying a total baby and putting the money to one side until I actually want to crack on with a youngster, but we have a number of reasons for wanting to go down this route, coloured somewhat by our heartbreaking experience with Poppy so hopefully the thread won't get derailed too much by suggestions of buying something older/that's ready to back as we've definitely considered it, but ultimately want something that we know the history of from as close to day one as possible, not to mention it's always been a dream since childhood to try my hand at bringing on a youngster from scratch.
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