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Due to a project at work, I haven’t ridden in a while. I’ve been reading online classifieds instead. I’m calling it research, since I really do hope to buy a horse next spring. I need to know the general market, right?
I’ve known there are people out there breeding only for color, but I was still a little stunned to see so many ads so blatant in their disregard for quality. One breeder claimed you could definitely resell her horses at a profit, all due to color. Really? Why isn’t the breeder getting that huge profit, then? Or am I not supposed to ask questions like that? Even better—one breeder linked to a color genetics site and encouraged people to go find out all the pretty color foals they could get out of the mare. Way to support responsible breeding, right?
It’s a little depressing to see the number of Friesian crosses out there. I don’t particularly like or dislike Friesians—I hate the magical, mystical hype they have, and the ads that go on and on about the horse’s feathers just make me roll my eyes, but I’ve heard that if you can get past all the stupid marketing gimicks, the horses tend to be great ammy horses with good minds, decent but rideable gaits, and a willing attitude. But I worry when you start seeing a lot of crosses of any one breed it means they’ve reached that point where people are breeding indiscriminately, to cash in on a trend, with no regard for quality.
Even so, I saw a couple of cute crosses, including one up in Dallas (Friesian x Arabian) that I might take a serious look at if I were actively shopping. (The mare got mental bonus points because she had no feathers. Heh. I’m willing to bet her owner was disappointed, but darn it, I do not think “romance” when I see feathers on a horse. I think “mud” and “scratches.“)
And this filly could make me question my resolve to wait at all. She is cute as can be, and I love her alert but relaxed expression. Her breeding is fantastic. She’s the sort of horse you buy as a yearling and wait for them to grow up, because they will be worth the wait. What a stunning girl.
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