More Rare breed promo!! stallion pics

Thanks rollin! If anything, Luna's shoulder is a little too upright and she has a slight 'u' neck but that is going as she gains weight and muscle tone.

I hope she gets no bigger than 15.3hh but she's only 2 and already 15.1hh, so what are the chances?
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I handle Luna every day, grooming, leading, backing up - just gentle stuff but its really important. Loading is the next task, although she travelled home fine. She's still not keen on a rug on, but she lets me do it. I feel she really trusts me. I hope I live up to her expectations! LOL
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Good luck with yours. I'd love to see some pics of your lot, especially the stainmore ones!
 
cblover, very nice filly you have there. She wont be homozygous though, as her dam wasn't coloured, so definatly heterozygous.

I wouldnt worry about her getting too big, as long as they have the right attitude, you wont have any problems with her I am sure
 
Cheers volatis, I hope you're right about the height thing! LOL
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I didn't think she would be homozygous really but after speaking with the Animal Genetics company, they suggested she be tested due to the fact she has quite a lot of ink spots on her legs. Apparently they are a sign of being homozygous. Not that it really matters, if we ever breed from her I'd want a solid coloured foal anyway and we'd probably use a graded CB.

Trying to keep two coloured horses clean is a major task, I have muscles like popeye!
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We have had CB x TB on two occassions one with TB mare and one with TB stallion. The TB stallion definitely refined and produced a better quality horse for us than the CB stallion cross which was a much heavier set horse who was not as athletic.

We love CBs in our family they are a bit piggy and stubborn as youngsters and I know lots of people who will not touch them but we have never had a bad one.
 
I am afraid we are not great photographers but meet the family.

Here are a couple of pics of Beamish Rosemary out of Stainmore Briar Rose. In the first shot she is waiting to come in for dinner. Running with our CB stallion to whom she was in foal. She left He right.

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The second is a bum shot!!
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Food again. With her daughter, 6 months in the pic, on their way into the yard for dinner.

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And Rosemary with foalie at about three days.

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I did not set out to buy Beamish Rosemary - she chose me. I went to buy another mare but every time I went in the field Rosemary came to me. 'Funny' the vendor said 'she is normally aloof.'

She was a champion filly foal and had quite a large piece written about her in H&H on 19/08/04
 
For partbred as a result of CB stallion, look at eventer: Bruce Rock, who was by Wigginton Antonio. Wait-listed for Badminton last year, but had to be retired later that spring after injury.
 
Have you got a photo please?

Don't forget more than 500 years of great British breeding is on the Rare Breed Critical list.
 
Are they a Rare Breed as they aren't fashionable, or because other breeds are more 'user friendly'? I only knew one CB and he was an awkward b*gger, bold though and a good hunter.
I breed chickens - slightly different I admit! - and the rare breed ones are usually rare for a reason - poor fertility, poor layers, disease prone etc. I suppose its unlikely that would apply to a horse!
 
My personal opinion is that there are many reasons.

1. Fashion There are lots of newcomers to horse riding who want lighter, prettier horses. Big chunky types are less desirable.

2. Bad press. You only knew one CB and he was awkward so perhaps that is your opinion of the breed. My own experiences have been great so I am an enthusiast.

3. Not enough CB's in competition. So they are thought of as just carriage horses or for breeding or to improve other breeds.

I do understand what you are saying. Both my husband and I were kicked by a friend's Highland Pony. It was her first horse, she had had her since she was a very young (possibly orphan) foal. A nasty piece of work whose owner was terrified of her. I swore I would NEVER own a Highland .... and guess what I have one.

He is without a doubt the most bolshy equine in my yard, more challenging than my CB's - but a super bomb proof ride. I love him to bits.
 
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