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Yup - why breed then ?? MONEY *sigh* :( You should need a license to be able to breed horses in this day and age.

As I say, poor chap.
 
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alligator40 said:
i think the poor bugger may have had a lucky escape TBH...
At least he wont be in harness at 15months and pounded up and down dual-carriageways to "prove" his worth.... :rolleyes:
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Except of course that no-one knows what will happen to this colt after he goes to his 'good home'.

If I were looking for a good home for an unwanted colt, I should geld it and loan, so as to be able to ensure its future for many years, not just for the next few weeks.
 
JoBird said:
I have to say I didnt read it at all the same way as the rest of you! I am a breeder and when you breed you do breed in the hope of achieving what you want - but it is always a bit of a gamble, even with the best of intentions. I have had twins aborted (when the vet has missed them in the scan) and it is not always easy to find a homozygous stallion of the breed you want, near enough or at the price you want.
I think GypsyCob has tried to be responsible, using a registered stallion and a decent mare - its just that she/he is disappointed and I, for one, think it is admirable they are trying to find a good home with the home being more important than price!
Give them a break!
I must be on a different planet to you lot maybe!
Gypsy Cob, I am in Hertfordshire so if you are stuck I am happy to have him and have him gelded. He sounds like he would be a fabulous driving prospect in my opinion. x
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thanks, as you said there is no good homozygous standardbred stallions, and i'm not looking to gain anything just a good home for the foal. come and see if he suits you.
 
horserider said:
Bit judgemental ? Healthy 10 month bay colt, had a good start with mare. Would it have been ok if he was being sold then ? What if he hadn't made the height needed ?
OP is not sending it to market for meat, but is looking for a good home. The people who bred the last 4 youngsters I bought decided not to keep them. I bought them and was very glad to have such cracking youngsters.
Breeding from poor stock is irresponsible. If this youngster was bred from good stock, then whats the problem ?
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thanks he is very well bred
 
I would be put off loaning a youngster as I'd worry that I'd put in the hard work and then the owner would want it back.

I bit my tongue when responding originally to this thread. Personally if I wanted a coloured, I'd go to the sales. 90% of my local dealer's stock is coloureds. There's too many unwanted animals out there at the minute.

I've ended up with a gelding that has been passed pillar to post due to human error. He's had 4 homes in the last 2 years alone and is 16yrs old. No one can guarantee a 'good home' when selling.
 
JoBird said:
I have to say I didnt read it at all the same way as the rest of you! I am a breeder and when you breed you do breed in the hope of achieving what you want - but it is always a bit of a gamble, even with the best of intentions. I have had twins aborted (when the vet has missed them in the scan) and it is not always easy to find a homozygous stallion of the breed you want, near enough or at the price you want.
I think GypsyCob has tried to be responsible, using a registered stallion and a decent mare - its just that she/he is disappointed and I, for one, think it is admirable they are trying to find a good home with the home being more important than price!
Give them a break!
I must be on a different planet to you lot maybe!
Gypsy Cob, I am in Hertfordshire so if you are stuck I am happy to have him and have him gelded. He sounds like he would be a fabulous driving prospect in my opinion. x
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and its a prime example of why people shouldnt breed and why the uk still has a need for slaughter houses, jesus if your kid popped out a ginger would you put it up for adoption?

every day im dissapointed with my husband should i bin him and get a new one ARGGGGGG STOP FLAMING BREEDING! if your not going to accept what pops out!
 
Tinypony said:
I keep deleting what I've typed.
Gypsy Cob, maybe you will think twice before breeding from your mare in future. If you need a youngster why not go buy it? Then you can at least make sure you get the colour you want.
There are so many indiscriminately bred horses about, being sold down the line, going for meat. Yours can so easily go the same way. When will the message get through to some people to stop breeding irresponsibly? Now you're scrapping this young horse, and you're giving him away for free, not caring where he ends up. The least you could do is geld him to give him a better chance of finding a home and stop him being used to breed yet more unwanted foals.
Am I being harsh? Too right I am. I've spent all winter campaigning to save some ponies and horses dumped in a field near me to live or die as they can. The mares are all in foal. There are too many bl oo dy horses being bred in this country to go to uncertain futures, and people like you are part of the problem.
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This.
I hope he finds a good home and doesn't end up at a meat market. I think this is the worst example of indiscriminate breeding I have ever seen!

At present I have decided not to breed from Fany because I am of uncertain health and don't want to have to sell any foal I breed. You are breeding just for colour? Disgusting, cruel behaviour.

Poor boy, hope he finds someone to take care of him.
FDC
 
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Pearlsasinger said:
Ah, Alligator 40, but I bet you didn't breed yours!

So what return is the OP looking for? I thought she was offering this colt 'free to good home', or am I being naive?
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no i didn't breed mine..there are far too many "unwanted's"...

the OP was looking for a return..but sadly her coloured is a plain...he is worth as much as a dairy bull calf..
 
Fany Du Champ said:
This.
I hope he finds a good home and doesn't end up at a meat market. I think this is the worst example of indiscriminate breeding I have ever seen!

Poor boy, hope he finds someone to take care of him.
FDC
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While i dont really like the fact the Gypsycob wants to get rid of the colt because "its the wrong colour" i wouldnt say "its the worst example of indiscriminate breeding I have ever seen", they did at least put some thought into it, unlike the numpties who leave their worn out badly put together mares running with some scraggy stallion.
 
'Unreal' is the word I'd use to describe some of the replies if I'm honest.

Nice to see you started a post HHO could get their teeth into OP ;) Been a while since there's been one!

I hope you find a home for him :)
 
I'm sorry OP I notice you are not taking any notice of the negative comments but please take into account what is being said. This is why there are so many unwanted horses and ponys because of people breeding and breeding just because they can. You haven't got a clue where he will end up or what will happen to him, how many will have to be born and given 'free to good home' before you get the right colour? just afew more numbers to add to the thousands already suffering.
 
alligator40 said:
no i didn't breed mine..there are far too many "unwanted's"...

the OP was looking for a return..but sadly her coloured is a plain...he is worth as much as a dairy bull calf..
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Actually, I'm not sure what her problem is. The standard-bred stud near us seems to sell their solid coloureds without too much trouble. They usually breed 4 foals each year - not sure what they are doing this year though, I must admit. The mares are not in their usual field, so maybe not in foal this year.
 
This thread has cheered me up so much lol :D
OP- Atleast your being honest and offering to a good home ( I know you cant guarantee a good home)
A good friend of mine sold me a bay filly trotter as he wanted a coloured, (the well bred mare was covered to a top coloured stallion)
I sold her to someone else for less money then I paid, but she has a fantastic home. (she wasn't handled but whats the problem with that???)
My welsh D yearling is all but un handled! My friend who bred him has a welsh stud, she prefers to sell babies un handled so that the new owners can start from scratch! And that suits me perfectly ;)
 
Tinypony said:
I keep deleting what I've typed.
Gypsy Cob, maybe you will think twice before breeding from your mare in future. If you need a youngster why not go buy it? Then you can at least make sure you get the colour you want.
There are so many indiscriminately bred horses about, being sold down the line, going for meat. Yours can so easily go the same way. When will the message get through to some people to stop breeding irresponsibly? Now you're scrapping this young horse, and you're giving him away for free, not caring where he ends up. The least you could do is geld him to give him a better chance of finding a home and stop him being used to breed yet more unwanted foals.
Am I being harsh? Too right I am. I've spent all winter campaigning to save some ponies and horses dumped in a field near me to live or die as they can. The mares are all in foal. There are too many bl oo dy horses being bred in this country to go to uncertain futures, and people like you are part of the problem.
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Totally agree with this. I do think it's terrible you're giving a colt away free because he is the 'wrong colour'. You chose to breed your mare and maybe you should now deal with it, firstly by getting him gelded so he will be taken on by someone who won't breed from him and add to the over breeding which is why so many horses and ponies in this country are neglected and either left to rot in a field or sent to slaughter.
 
jhoward said:
and its a prime example of why people shouldnt breed and why the uk still has a need for slaughter houses, jesus if your kid popped out a ginger would you put it up for adoption?

every day im dissapointed with my husband should i bin him and get a new one ARGGGGGG STOP FLAMING BREEDING! if your not going to accept what pops out!
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Still cant stop laughing at this comment :p
 
PennyJ said:
Absolutely yes 100% (especially if he has ginger pubes)
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ah but by the time u knew that, you would of had it many years, it would of given u much trouble and cost you much money. BUT you would by then be attached to the little ginger..
 
The OP seems to have put plenty of thought into breeding this colt, and has just as good a chance of finding a top home for him by giving him away as if she sold him for huge amounts of money. I was given a horse, doesn't make me a bad owner, even though I have ginger hair with matching collar and cuffs! :)
 
mainpower said:
The OP seems to have put plenty of thought into breeding this colt, and has just as good a chance of finding a top home for him by giving him away as if she sold him for huge amounts of money. I was given a horse, doesn't make me a bad owner, even though I have ginger hair with matching collar and cuffs! :)
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This made me LMFAO :D :D

Back to being serious, if it had been coloured OP might have sold it for mega money in a few years anyway? Does it really matter? Its not mis treated or starved! If the filly I had bought had been coloured she would have been worth a fortune! But she wasn't, she was bay... End of.

(Im the proud owner of 4 bays BTW :D ;) )
 
So what's so wrong with ginger!!! You do know they're an endangered bred, don't you - they need a preservation act!
 
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