Up and Comer!!!

[Northern Rancher]

Took the purdy blue stud home today-just found out he's a half brother to 'Big Deal' BB horse of the year. Was looking through Dusty's young broncs when he showed me this young fella-hopefully coming next spring to some mares near me lol.

[Faster horses]

Yep, that's one PRETTY horse. Looks to me pretty much like you are going to be raisin' some pretty good broncs.

[Oldtimer]

Another Skitso Skoal?????????????

[Northern Rancher]

He's double bred Major so he should buck-I can't thank Dusty enough for giving us a chance to use these studs-can't wait for those first colts to come off the blue roan-I didn't realize how many U.S contractors are packing broncs bred up here-alot of them for sure

[Chuckie]

this is kinda sideways to the subject, but there's enough of you really good horse people on here to help me out: i am the WORST when it comes to looking at a yearling and imagining what it'll look like grown. they're always too long, too tall, too short, out of proportion--they drive me nuts!!!!!

i don't usually buy colts, but this subject has been aggravating me for years--i probably should've started a new post, but i'm too lazy to move this (if i knew how ). i'd like some input just out of curiosity and because i'm not too old to learn something (i hope... )

[Northern Rancher]

If you buy him just say when he's growed up that's just what I wanted-pretty is as pretty does.

[Oldtimer]

[Chuckie]

ok, that's fine--the mare's there, but not the stud, no pics, and you have one of those godarned yearlins'?? what do you look for? they drive me nuts!!!!

i can get the bone, the head's easy, but that doesn't matter much in the long run because they are SO out of proportion--half the time they look like mules

so-what do y'all look for in a yearlin' , and what do you all look for in a yearlin'??

[Northern Rancher]

A pretty lady owner lol.

[Chuckie]

well, i just don't THINK so. how about a hard-bellied guy? that MIGHT do it, but from what i've learned what i need is a good wife, and i'm the wrong sex to marry a wife, so what do i do

at any rate, youngsters (as in horses, lest someone take this wrong ), drive me nuts, and i think you all are right--get an eye on dam/sire.

but what if you're at a sale ?????? (bet i getcha on that--or you guys'll say 'don't buy what you can't afford to lose'), which brings me back to the first ?: how do you judge a weanling/yearling when no parents are present?

so there..

[PPRM]

Chuckie,


Several things,


I'd say to develop an eye, watch a lot of yearlings grow out....Be they nieghbors or what have you....Also watch what they are fed up to when first see them and compare....feeding has a lot of influence...

Second thing, look at a lot of liked age horses. Look at how bakanced they are relative to the rest of thier bidy. Compare thier bady against the other horses of similar age. I will say it seems to me that the ones with big butts at 12 months have the same at 3 and 5 years. The shorter cutting horses at 12 months will be the shorter 5 year olds to. Helps to know what pedigrees tend to through.

But balance at a young age tells me as much as anything,


My question would be why buy a yearling???? There's a ton of ready to start 2-3 year olds that you can tell more on for about the same price. Cheapest horse in the world is a 3 year old that needs rode,


Good luck,


PPRM

[Chuckie]

pprm--you said a mouthful there. and i think you're right on the 3-yr old deal. but i can't help it: the weanling/yearling year DRIVES ME NUTS. these guys are SO out of proportion. i doubt i'll ever buy another youngster, but who knows?

just another one of my pet peeves--they should just skip the adolescent phase and be grown-ups (make it easier on the mom, ie, ME). oops--changing subject (i have teenager blues )....