[warmbloodedgal]

hey everyone i just finished looking at him im gonna think about it cos it is a fair sum of money but he is sooooo adorable and he also has a half brother who is ready to go now they are identicle and his half brother is sadi to mature a bit bigger which would work out for me so i dont know such a hard desicion !!!!!

[royalrox]

the little one looks more like a jumper to me, the older one I would see more as a hunter his movement looks awesome for it, plus the baby is seems more compact better for jumpers...

[Xiphias]

I think they could both do dressage, and jump! Cathy

[warmbloodedgal]

hey i jus thought i would let you all no that i decided on another lil fella i seen at the stables.. he is a cutie patootie

[JBandRio]

Originally Posted by warmbloodedgal

i primarily want a future show jumper then when he is about 10 to become a stud.

You sound quite young. How experienced are you with horses in general - how long have you been riding, do you currently own a horse and if so for how long?

I think you have a rose-colored view of stallions. The notion is elegant, but the actual doing is very hard and very expensive. A WB stallion is fairly worthless if he is not approved with at least one WB registry. MOST people looking at WB stallion will not breed to one that isn't approved. To get an approval, the horse has to either be approved at a 30 or 100 day test, or he has to pass certain performance tests.

To get to the 30/100 day test, the colt is usually sent as a 3yo. But, many are not physically or mentally ready to do that at 3, and since the tests are only held every other year in the US, he's 5 when he's sent then. To be ready for the test, the horse has to have been already correctly started and going under saddle. Can you do that?

To be approved through performance accomplishments, it takes a very skilled rider and lots of money to get the proper training and showing done to meet the requirements. Can you do that and afford that?

What I'm getting at is this:
- it's not easy raising a youngster. Unless you either already have some experience yourself with this, and with handling some problem horses in general, or have a trainer who will hold your hand every step of the way, you're setting yourself and the foal up for failure.
- it's not easy, and it's expensive, and you don't make a profit raising and breeding a stallion. It takes extra environmental care to even own one - bigger fencing, huge liabilities if he gets out, always being aware of what else is going on to make sure you are one up on whatever your stallion might do, etc.

If you're looking for a foal to buy, don't look at him as a stallion prospect. Look for a mare, or look at a colt with the intention of gelding asap.