Finally! My new boy is here!

Trish C

Trish C

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After what seems like AGES (but is only a week and two days!) my new boy has finally arrived in his new home :) He arrived at lunchtime and was had a bit of a look round at everything but was fine. Went back up to him this evening and he looked like he'd been there for years and had everyone admiring and doting on him already!

So this is him, Monty, 9yo ISH (sire Glenlara and a Clover Hill mare), 17hh alledgedly, although YO reckons he's a bit bigger (to give you an idea - I'm holding him and I'm 5"11). He's been out all winter and not worked, so can't wait to get him fittened up... and a nice shiny summer coat through!

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He was no time settling in!
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He looks gorgeous!
I wonder if he'd fit in a suitcase... ;)
Best of luck in all you do with him, I think he's going to look stunning when his summer coat is through!
 
tigerlily12345 said:
what ID side? isnt he ISH?

he is gorgeous btw :D
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ISH is just a registry of type, rather than breed. ISH are usually made up of TB and ID breeding in varying proportions. Of course you can introduce some other breeds and I think they can still be classed as ISH types (but don't quote me on that).

He looks lovely OP, glad he has obviously settled so quickly.
 
Clover Hill is one of the best known ID stallions and can be found in a lot of irish sports horses pedigrees. Nice boy!!
 
Thanks all! I'm a very VERY proud new mother, I'm so happy with him, even though it's very early days yet! He's a bit wary of new people at first, but he's got more and more relaxed with me everytime I've been to see him, and this evening he was totally chilled :)

The ISH thing is funny - some sources say that it has now been given breed recognition, others that it hasn't yet. But yes, it is ID x TB. I think as well that it depends on which parent is which breed, and what sex the foal is as to whether it can be have a full green book (which is what my boy has), or a blue one. I think you can introduce any other breed and it can still be registered with the IHB but it might not be classified as an ISH. Or something. It's very confusing! Anyways his sire was pure ID and his dam's a pretty even mix of ID and TB, so yes he is very much ID type :)

Clover Hill (yes, one of the best lines I think!) was bred literally just across the road from the yard here - clover hill, the place he was named after, is a field away. His sire's lines are all from the west side of the county, so he's in his ancestral home!
 
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nice heavy sort.......

but his front pastern axis is shocking TBH.

i wouldn't be surprised if he didn't suffer from front end lameness probs..

try to keep him lean..just in case.
 
Trish C said:
The ISH thing is funny - some sources say that it has now been given breed recognition, others that it hasn't yet. But yes, it is ID x TB. I think as well that it depends on which parent is which breed, and what sex the foal is as to whether it can be have a full green book (which is what my boy has), or a blue one. I think you can introduce any other breed and it can still be registered with the IHB but it might not be classified as an ISH. Or something. It's very confusing! Anyways his sire was pure ID and his dam's a pretty even mix of ID and TB, so yes he is very much ID type :)

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Thats not quite correct - Green means that both parents are registered in the main studbook and have been approved. Blue means there is a gap in the breeding history or that the stallion or mare are "supplementary" (not quite made the main book) although you can breed up but takes 3 generations.

Bit of a mean comment about the pasterns - talk about raining on your parade! he looks a lovely type and if your boy is true to type, he should have a good pop in him!
 
He looks freakishly like a big chesnut horse called Monty at my yard - they have identical snips and everything! Ours is a gent, a sweetie and a school master. Hope all big, chestnut Monty's are as lovely - yours certainly looks it! 80)
 
He is gorgeous... just my type of lad :)

I bet you can't wait to get started with him, especially now that the lighter nights are coming and the weather looks like its on the turn for spring :)
 
Faracat said:
I think the winter fluff makes his pastern angle hard to judge in that photo.
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Sorry?

Either you can judge conformation...with or without "fluff" or you cant?
LOL
lets hope you dont buy and sell stock for a living.

many years of fun ahead?

with those pasterns, the OP may not, sadly
 
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alligator40 said:
nice heavy sort.......

but his front pastern axis is shocking TBH.

i wouldn't be surprised if he didn't suffer from front end lameness probs..

try to keep him lean..just in case.
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Apparently he's never had a lame day in all the years his previous owner has had him, and he was a trekking horse with her so he was in fairly heavy work and a share of it on the roads. Now I know people lie but we have a lot of mutual friends and she's a really lovely girl so I'm confident she's telling the truth :) He's not perfect but the vet was happy :)

Luci07, thanks for clearing that up. I find it very confusing! A friend's father breeds IDs and he tried explaining it to me once... that if the same parents have a colt it can be fully registered but a filly couldn't, or vice versa? He does indeed have a jump, but he also has absolutely beautiful paces which is what I'm interested in! His sire did quite a bit of dressage, and appeared in Your Horse dressage feature apparently :)
 
Everyone has an opinion, that's fine, and I'm always open to a heads up for possible problems, but TBH I do think your second comment was incredibly rude to Faracat, Alligator40.

Anyways, don't care, I'm happy, vet was happy, I trust the previous owner when she says he's never been lame whilst she had him and sure if it does turn out to be a problem, then it's my own fault. Until then, I'm going to enjoy him :)
 
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