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I think this is one of my first posts in breeding - so hi
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Anyone have any experiences?

I have heard they can be sharp - daddy is a trakehner after all
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I'm not that up on breeding etc, how does he usually stamp his stock?

All experiences/ opinions welcome
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Gribaldi is awesome!!! Seriously stamps his stock and soo many are out there doing their thing. In eventing we also have the up and coming stallion son called Wish Upon a Star who is AMAZING!
 
I have got three Gribaldi mares - all of which are nice to deal with and have good temperaments. The foals they produce are absolutely super as well - this is a 2009 colt by Samaii out of a Gribaldi mare.

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Yes, gorgeous foal!!

And what a great picture, caught at exactly the right moment!

Thanks to everyone for their replies - as I've put in CR - I was hoping for a mixed bag and that's what I've got!
 
I knew someone who had a Gribaldi bred gelding and he was a real handful, he was really only suitable for a professional in terms of temperament but not the talent. It wasn't a happy ending as he was PTS following a diagnosis of chronic arthritis at 7.
 
I have known several and some have been hot and definately a 'professional's ride' whereas one or two have been so laid back that even a bomb wouldn't motivate them!
I gather Gribaldi has covered an enormous number of mares and so it's not suprising that you'll see all sorts by him.
The ones I've seen have been black, bays, a chestnut and a grey, huge and big boned to a little whippet of a thing!
 
Thanks. I'm going to find out the dam side this afternoon. He's 16.1 1/2 at mo, dark bay, a nice stamp but has pretty huge knees and hocks that he will no doubt grow into!
 
The only way to know surely is to know the mares temperment? If he has a higher percentage of hot offspring from laid back mares, then perhaps he could be tarred with the brush of producing hot/difficult offspring, but without knowing the mares, I am not sure it is fair to judge a stallion in this way.
 
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Re Magic104, i would have thought that people wouldnt breed from mares with bad temperaments, but you never know i agree!

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"Bad" is relative and situational. Top class dressage horses are not known for having totally laid back, "amateur friendly" temperaments precisely because of the demands of the job. Painted Black and Totillas are fabulous horses but that doesn't mean they'd necessarily suit all riders or all situations.

Also, no one is perfect and many top competition horses have "working horse" minds, which no big breeder would think is a detriment. The question would be does he "smooth out" a mare on the hot end of the spectrum or "fire up" a mare that might even be too easy going for top class competition. That is, of course, the art and science of sport breeding, getting the mix right. The nick is more important than the individual components.
 
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