tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post5157843516299619088..comments2024-02-24T01:52:05.892-07:00Comments on BrownEyedCowgirl: Breed Em Or Buy Em???BrownEyed Cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-12169789352558900482008-08-26T11:29:00.000-06:002008-08-26T11:29:00.000-06:00with prices like that I would have to sit on my h...with prices like that I would have to sit on my hands too!!OneCowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01497247860896705402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-82729928674831855962008-08-26T09:54:00.000-06:002008-08-26T09:54:00.000-06:00I've always heard "you can't ride pretty!" It is ...I've always heard "you can't ride pretty!" It is true. Bloodlines are so much more important than color. Of course it is great to get both!Trailbosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560979016510119034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-5236323755011441802008-08-25T21:44:00.000-06:002008-08-25T21:44:00.000-06:00jj-thanks for leaving a comment. I don't know the ...jj-thanks for leaving a comment. I don't know the person who owns the mare. But it was a friend of mine who was liked her and tried to find a way to get her from Oregon to the Southland.<BR/><BR/>And as far as fugly being educational?? My ass!! She may post a worthwhile rescue once and awhile, but as for the rest of it-it's a crock of shit!! She and her followers exemplify what is wrong with the horse market today. A bunch of middle aged re-riders who think they are god's gift. Most of them couldn't pick a good horse out of a herd of good horses...well, at least without their trainer's, their veterinarian's and their farrier's okay. And they probably want a lifetime guarantee that the horse will never do anything wrong, or buck, or get hurt or just keel over and die. GAG!!!BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-9843010582416675032008-08-25T19:48:00.000-06:002008-08-25T19:48:00.000-06:00On the Fugly horse people - I like her site. It i...On the Fugly horse people - I like her site. It is funny, educational, and, best of all, she features horses that many times get rescued. Not that I agree with everything she says. The mare looks a useful horse in the second picture, not the prettiest and probably not breeding quality, but a good work horse. But in that first picture she does look pretty bad. A lot of it is the brightness on her coat. It washes out her shoulder and just makes her look kind of flat. But most of it is the angle. It is an awful and unflattering angle that makes her look 100 times worse than she is. Angles are SO important. I have a nearly conformationally perfect Arab, but I have some pictures from funny angles that make him look like he should be dying and in pain from all his conformation issues. People need to learn to recognize that it is a bad angle and ask for a better, truer picture. Fugly should have asked for another or emailed your friend beforehand, but she didn't - which is one of the reasons that I can't agree with a lot of the things she says. It is great that your friend rescued this mare and I hope the mare goes to a good working home.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365634540867893022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-31655982927037870372008-08-25T19:30:00.000-06:002008-08-25T19:30:00.000-06:00I love the image of you sitting at your hands at t...I love the image of you sitting at your hands at the sale ring. Sometimes it's just so hard to be good isn't it? Shooter's looking like a good boy, and wow, talk about power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-91402377977583103062008-08-25T17:49:00.000-06:002008-08-25T17:49:00.000-06:00I love Shooter, wanna trade for an Arab gelding?? ...I love Shooter, wanna trade for an Arab gelding?? I will even put him on a cow or two first!!20 meter circle of lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170568433356702218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-88945876428115624702008-08-25T16:06:00.000-06:002008-08-25T16:06:00.000-06:00Sitting on your hands! LOL! I hear ya girl! But ...Sitting on your hands! LOL! I hear ya girl! But I'm with ya on ranch/work horses! <BR/><BR/>Shooter is a cutie! Can't wait to watch him grow!!!!<BR/><BR/>FUGLY~not even going to comment on them idiots! Kiddos to the lady for taking them in, she surely saved them from the killers! But you will never hear them say that!kdwhorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927961715923751666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-88647258803063225202008-08-25T08:01:00.000-06:002008-08-25T08:01:00.000-06:00In regards to the fugly people...Sometimes people ...In regards to the fugly people...Sometimes people just really really SUCK!<BR/><BR/>Shooter is getting to be a big boy! Cute to boot too!BITR Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439193862175245432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-72598376293346189012008-08-24T21:57:00.000-06:002008-08-24T21:57:00.000-06:00I have wanted to go to the "Colors of the Sun" hor...I have wanted to go to the "Colors of the Sun" horse sale! Have you ever been? I would have to sit on my hands too! I am partial to Bbuckskins, Paliminos, Grullas! I will have to check out you "picks"<BR/>Your baby is getting too big! He is gorgeous! You have a winer there friend!! Keep posting photos so we can watch him grow!!Train Wreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935319684656879210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-50124330800476635532008-08-24T20:41:00.000-06:002008-08-24T20:41:00.000-06:00Stop teasing/flaunting with the blue and bay roan ...Stop teasing/flaunting with the blue and bay roan horses already! I can't wait to get our fillies home...whever that ends up being! And if Arabs came in those colors I would be even MORE antsy!LatigoLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156135083831037517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-59542372108993914282008-08-24T19:08:00.000-06:002008-08-24T19:08:00.000-06:00Thanks for the feedback on Sunny, BECG - for the r...Thanks for the feedback on Sunny, BECG - for the record, his usual attitude is a lot more like the first picture than the second, which is just fine by me (grin). <BR/><BR/>I didn't comment on the whole Fugly thing earlier, but I think taken in small doses, or for entertainment value, a lot of her posts have some worthwhile stuff in them. If she gets folks off their rears and out to visit some of these places in person, and some horses get better situations out of the deal, then that's a good thing.<BR/><BR/>I like her Friday features of "good rescue" and if she can educate some non-horsey folks as to what to look for and/or avoid when finding a riding situation, that's a plus. <BR/><BR/>Being caustic and over the top is how she attracts readers. That grain of salt that seasons most people's posting just isn't there, which can make her fun to read, but it can also be pretty hurtful to the undeserving that end up targets. And it's really too bad, that there are those who are willing to take every word she says as gospel.SunnySDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591623033468632399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-59495026000508638852008-08-24T16:57:00.000-06:002008-08-24T16:57:00.000-06:00Dang girl I would have love love loved to have com...Dang girl I would have love love loved to have come with you to that sale. I love blue roans. I owned one once, Smokin Dry Doc, and he was the best horse I have ever ridden. I love him and miss him. I sold him to a man in Wyoming. I would love to have bought one of those colts. Next time they have a sale let me know and you can pick me out a blue roan that is nice and laid back. I dont' like to go too fast!! :)<BR/><BR/>And those fugly folks are just that, FUGLY. I want to know who she is to judge everyone like that. I can't believe she gets that many readers. She is so negative and it makes me mad just reading what she says. Just remember you will be judged how you have judged others. Just a thought for those Fugly folks. And big props to that girl for saving that mare, who by the way I thought was cute. She would make one heck of a heading horse!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155749395336824191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-13033432698631406042008-08-24T16:40:00.000-06:002008-08-24T16:40:00.000-06:00Callie-These guys do make good using horses. Sorry...Callie-These guys do make good using horses. Sorry, I didn't mean to make it sound like they CAN'T perform. Lots of them are used on ranches around here. Most of these foals went to Kansas and Illinois. Some even go on and do quite well, I am sure, but they just don't seem to make it to the higher echelons in the performance world. <BR/><BR/>TK-This colt is making me nervous. I like medium sized horses-14.3 to 15.1 hands. I figured I was pretty safe because momma is 15H and daddy is about 15.1H. Hopefully he doesn't exceed that.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-77410926498194136362008-08-24T15:48:00.000-06:002008-08-24T15:48:00.000-06:00Your bay colt is HUGE, and there is definitely not...Your bay colt is HUGE, and there is definitely nothing wrong with a horse that isn't born broke...it's why I like to ride Arabians...teeheehee!!!!<BR/><BR/>See??? I told you that you can ship me over one of your horses anytime!!!<BR/><BR/>Now I am off to see Boosters evaluation!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682815635702122191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-6715633541832501742008-08-24T15:32:00.000-06:002008-08-24T15:32:00.000-06:00Nice colors! See a lot bred for color! Not neccess...Nice colors! See a lot bred for color! Not neccessarily for performance. Shame.........Ditto on the Fugly crap! Annoys the piss out of me.Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704537697611988375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-30194153862298119932008-08-24T15:31:00.000-06:002008-08-24T15:31:00.000-06:00Sunny-you are spot on! LOL-That mare you described...Sunny-you are spot on! LOL-That mare you described sounds like a lot of mares that used to get bred in these parts. My dad was guilty of breeding those types. Can't ride em'? Let's breed more just like them. Ugh!! It is weird though because my dad was really, really picky about the studs he bred too. The old fashioned mentality that the stud could fix everything...uhhh-NOT!<BR/><BR/>Horse Crazed-You and I think alike. I really like a horse whose neck ties in a little lower than what most people consider good conformation. But, they seem to carry their heads lower and add a nice laid back shoulder to the mix and you get a really good length of stride. That to me = speed!!BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-18037339513859345112008-08-24T14:14:00.000-06:002008-08-24T14:14:00.000-06:00Krogmans do tend to breed nice horses, don't they?...Krogmans do tend to breed nice horses, don't they? The name may not say "World's," but they have a good reputation for solid stock you can work a cow off.<BR/><BR/>But since you already have your own, (and I really like the look of your little guy, too), why stray farther afield. You have good stock of known quality that does what you want it to do. And if you buy a horse, you'll buy with an eye toward what you like, as well. Either way, you have the knowledge and the options to come out on top :)<BR/><BR/>As to the buy or breed question in general.... I'd say if you have something that you like; that other people like and are willing to pay for; that you have space to feed; and that you have the sense to stop breeding more of (except for your personal use) if people are no longer buying, then more power to you.<BR/><BR/>The mare owner who really likes her mare, wants a foal, checks into a stallion(s) that complement(s) her mare, and breeds her once or twice through the years - that's reasonable.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, being convinced that your spotted wonder horses will sell, and breeding lots of them only to find out that you have no takers, and continuing to breed more.... That doesn't make much sense. Unfortunately, it's common.<BR/><BR/>So is the person who says: "I've got this mare. She's rough-gaited, nasty-dispositioned, cow-hocked as all get-out, and I've never bothered to do much of anything with her since she bucked me off, so I can't sell her for much. I think I'll breed her, because after all, it's stupid to let her stand around eating and doing nothing!" Usually, that person breeds to the first free stallion that's handy, and ends up with something that has the mare's disposition and the combined faults of the parents.SunnySDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591623033468632399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-48949373196374355232008-08-24T12:23:00.000-06:002008-08-24T12:23:00.000-06:00Nice colt! Seriously, I really like the way he is ...Nice colt! Seriously, I really like the way he is set up. I love his shoulder and how low his neck ties in to his chest (especially for a such a young colt). Nice throat latch too. GREAT ass! lol Seriously, I look for just that kind of angle to a hip and set to a hock. I think he will finish out with a really beautiful topline. I'd buy him! <BR/><BR/>I agree about the stock horse types that are just good horses. Some (other than Hancock bred horses that I have learned can buck like son-of-a-guns) tend to hit the ground broke. I have touble buying them even when I need one and have to remind myself that the breeding that I like does not make for an "easy" horse, as you mentioned.Chelsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045101705493626989noreply@blogger.com