Barrel Racing Prospects

Expressa · 05-26-2004, 11:10 AM

In a couple of weeks I'm going to a huge AQHA sale. They will be selling 500+ horses. I recieved the catalog in the mail for the sale the other day and spent several hours that night picking out which horses I had an interest in looking at. I found two that I was very interested in looking at for barrel racing prospects.

One is an appendix bred bay gelding. He is 10yrs old and was used a little as a heading horse and was hauled some. He is out of Gallant Man on the top and Easy Jet ont he bottom. For those who don't know who Gallant Man was he was and exceptional TB racing champion in the late '50s.

The other is a 4yr old appendix bay mare. She was retired off the track. The lady bought her intending for her to be a barrel horse but just doesn't have the time to train her. She is out of Easy Jet on the top and Northern Dancer and Top Moon on the bottom. She also looks to have Triple Chick and Go Man Go just off her papers.

I am very excited about getting to check out both of these horses and just maybe I'll come home with one if the price is right *crosses fingers*.

cowgurly02 · 05-26-2004, 11:24 AM

Those both sound awesome!! Good luck, I hope you get one...wish I could buy another LOL No $$, no time...:P

probarrelracer · 05-26-2004, 07:35 PM

Just make sure that you look with critical eyes. The first one may be a little old to start on barrels, check to see if you can ride them the day before the sale. Many times they get there a day early so people can window shop. The second one is a much better age (and pedigree), but may be a little hot because she was racing. Good luck! I hope one of them is your dream horse!

Blistering Winds · 05-26-2004, 07:47 PM

Carefull of the ex roping horse.

Many of them come with microfractures gallor!!

probarrelracer · 05-26-2004, 08:52 PM

I agree, make sure to get x-rays before purchase!

Expressa · 05-27-2004, 10:41 AM

Thanks for the tips everyone. I will definetly be very critical. I'm not very worried about the first horse being too old. I just purchased and 10yr old off the track last summer and have started him on barrels... he's doing wonderful. I am more interested in the second one though and I think she'll be closer to my price range. I've trained a number of horses off the track before so I'll really check her out closely. I will make sure she wasn't retired due to injury or things like that. I'm also taking my mother with me b/c as much as I know she has 30 yrs more experience than I which will really come in handy and being an ex-QH jockey she really knows about horses off the track.

Thanks for the tip about the roping horses. I've never bought a roping horse before so I hadn't really thought about that. I'll check on the x-rays and I definetly plan on riding each around a little before purchasing.

I hope one turns out to be a dream too.

Anymore thoughts are welcome. I appreciate everyone's ideas and opinions.

05-26-2004, 11:10 AM	#1
Expressa Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tx Posts: 2,363 Images: 151	Barrel Racing Prospects In a couple of weeks I'm going to a huge AQHA sale. They will be selling 500+ horses. I recieved the catalog in the mail for the sale the other day and spent several hours that night picking out which horses I had an interest in looking at. I found two that I was very interested in looking at for barrel racing prospects. One is an appendix bred bay gelding. He is 10yrs old and was used a little as a heading horse and was hauled some. He is out of Gallant Man on the top and Easy Jet ont he bottom. For those who don't know who Gallant Man was he was and exceptional TB racing champion in the late '50s. The other is a 4yr old appendix bay mare. She was retired off the track. The lady bought her intending for her to be a barrel horse but just doesn't have the time to train her. She is out of Easy Jet on the top and Northern Dancer and Top Moon on the bottom. She also looks to have Triple Chick and Go Man Go just off her papers. I am very excited about getting to check out both of these horses and just maybe I'll come home with one if the price is right crosses fingers. __________________ "Horses can't talk but they can speak if you listen." Expressa (5/9/87-7/28/06) Dash (4/6/93-9/29/04) "The love of horses knows not it's own depth till the hour of separation."

05-26-2004, 11:24 AM	#2
cowgurly02 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 9,806 Images: 237 Blog Entries: 397	Those both sound awesome!! Good luck, I hope you get one...wish I could buy another LOL No $$, no time...:P __________________ "I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is." - Zoolander I've Been Snowball'd!!

05-26-2004, 07:35 PM	#3
probarrelracer Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,267 Images: 603	Just make sure that you look with critical eyes. The first one may be a little old to start on barrels, check to see if you can ride them the day before the sale. Many times they get there a day early so people can window shop. The second one is a much better age (and pedigree), but may be a little hot because she was racing. Good luck! I hope one of them is your dream horse! __________________ Help a friend to turn his frown upside down. Just rip his head off, and flip it over! He who says that you only have yourself to blame never learned to blame other people!

05-26-2004, 07:47 PM	#4
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	Carefull of the ex roping horse. Many of them come with microfractures gallor!! __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

05-26-2004, 08:52 PM	#5
probarrelracer Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,267 Images: 603	I agree, make sure to get x-rays before purchase! __________________ Help a friend to turn his frown upside down. Just rip his head off, and flip it over! He who says that you only have yourself to blame never learned to blame other people!

05-27-2004, 10:41 AM	#6
Expressa Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tx Posts: 2,363 Images: 151	Thanks for the tips everyone. I will definetly be very critical. I'm not very worried about the first horse being too old. I just purchased and 10yr old off the track last summer and have started him on barrels... he's doing wonderful. I am more interested in the second one though and I think she'll be closer to my price range. I've trained a number of horses off the track before so I'll really check her out closely. I will make sure she wasn't retired due to injury or things like that. I'm also taking my mother with me b/c as much as I know she has 30 yrs more experience than I which will really come in handy and being an ex-QH jockey she really knows about horses off the track. Thanks for the tip about the roping horses. I've never bought a roping horse before so I hadn't really thought about that. I'll check on the x-rays and I definetly plan on riding each around a little before purchasing. I hope one turns out to be a dream too. Anymore thoughts are welcome. I appreciate everyone's ideas and opinions. __________________ "Horses can't talk but they can speak if you listen." Expressa (5/9/87-7/28/06) Dash (4/6/93-9/29/04) "The love of horses knows not it's own depth till the hour of separation."

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