Stallion News

Izvestia · Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:06 pm

I highly doubt that. Any time a horse is exported to these countries, people are up in arms.

Life At Zen · Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:43 pm

I'd much rather have Hansen with some nose marks than hearing about him flipping over backwards and killing himself.

TBird · Sat Jan 11, 2014 4:15 pm

Ziggypop wrote: Stop assuming that everyone that makes a remark, is doing so ONLY because the horse left the country. If Lane's End posted a photo like Hansen's head shot, I would have said the same thing.

It's pretty ridiculous to look at that one small picture and make the leap to OMG someone's been yanking him around with a chain!!!!!!!!!!

I'm with Izvestia on this. There are a dozen different ways Hansen could have banged up his own face either accidentally or on purpose (by rubbing.) Anyone who buys an expensive horse makes sure that the horse receives quality care--no matter what country they live in. And anyone who would look at that picture and assume that Hansen has been mistreated has obviously never lived with a horse.

Ziggypop · Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:01 pm

TBird wrote:
Ziggypop wrote: Stop assuming that everyone that makes a remark, is doing so ONLY because the horse left the country. If Lane's End posted a photo like Hansen's head shot, I would have said the same thing.
It's pretty ridiculous to look at that one small picture and make the leap to OMG someone's been yanking him around with a chain!!!!!!!!!!

I'm with Izvestia on this. There are a dozen different ways Hansen could have banged up his own face either accidentally or on purpose (by rubbing.) Anyone who buys an expensive horse makes sure that the horse receives quality care--no matter what country they live in. And anyone who would look at that picture and assume that Hansen has been mistreated has obviously never lived with a horse.

Then you too assume too much.

sweettalk · Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:59 pm

from being around horses, they all have weird little marks on them. it's so much more visible on greys because you have near white hair and black skin - any mark or rub is going to really stand out. he's fine, looks like he's ok, and most of all, looks like he's been a normal horse.

tachyon · Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:23 am

-- from uma-furusato.com

Japan's 2013 Horse of the Year Lord Kanaloa(JPN), 2008H. King Kamehameha(JPN) x Lady Blossom(JPN)[Storm Cat(USA) x Saratoga Dew(USA)], has arrived today at Shadai Stallion Station.

http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001089850/

please visist http://uma-furusato.com/news/detail/_id_75488 to see full-size picks of Lord Kanaloa.

Ridan_Remembered · Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:02 am

Lord Kanaloa is a handsome fellow. Very reminiscent of the Norther Dancer type that has dominated British racing for so long.

second_glance · Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:15 pm

New ad from Darby Dan:

second_glance · Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:28 pm

Tiger Ridge (Storm Cat - Weekend Surprise), standing in South Africa, has died at age 18: "heart attack."

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -at-age-18

BaroqueAgain1 · Fri Jan 17, 2014 3:08 pm

Too bad, as he has been a very good sire there. Was he the last son of the great Weekend Surprise standing at stud? What a mare...A.P. Indy, Summer Squall, Honor Grades, Tiger Ridge...she was a stallion-maker. You talk about a sire-of-sires? She was a dam-of-sires.

second_glance · Fri Jan 17, 2014 3:55 pm

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Too bad, as he has been a very good sire there. Was he the last son of the great Weekend Surprise standing at stud? What a mare...A.P. Indy, Summer Squall, Honor Grades, Tiger Ridge...she was a stallion-maker. You talk about a sire-of-sires? She was a dam-of-sires.

Is Eavesdropper still around? He went to Australia in 2009. Says PQ.

Acadiana · Fri Jan 17, 2014 3:59 pm

second_glance wrote:
BaroqueAgain1 wrote:Too bad, as he has been a very good sire there. Was he the last son of the great Weekend Surprise standing at stud? What a mare...A.P. Indy, Summer Squall, Honor Grades, Tiger Ridge...she was a stallion-maker. You talk about a sire-of-sires? She was a dam-of-sires.
Is Eavesdropper still around? He went to Australia in 2009. Says PQ.

http://emiratespark.com.au/eavesdropper/overview.html

Says he's still standing for $6,600 (aus).

BaroqueAgain1 · Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:38 pm

He's a strong-looking fellow and, at only 14, we can hope that he's around for a long time. I see that he's by Kingmambo...Weekend Surprise sure visited the best stallions, didn't she?
http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-regi ... vesdropper

Ridan_Remembered · Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:51 am

BaroqueAgain1 wrote:He's a strong-looking fellow and, at only 14, we can hope that he's around for a long time. I see that he's by Kingmambo...Weekend Surprise sure visited the best stallions, didn't she?
http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-regi ... vesdropper

Wow! Although he's a bay, Eavesdropper looks so much like Secretariat that it's amazing. Too bad he's buried on a farm way down under and unavailable to U.S. breeders.

BaroqueAgain1 · Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:40 am

Um...doesn't Australia have yearling auctions, just like us?

DanLewis · Sat Jan 18, 2014 6:03 am

Eavesdropper has a fair amount of American foals, I remember sales prepping 10 or so during my sales times.. I worked with TIger Ridge for many years at Hartley/De Renzo he was a really good horse to be around.. I have kept up with his career in South AFrica, with private tweets to the manager at the farm and other staff.. They are devastated about this loss, and have so many lovely foals by him.. Im so sad.. RIP Tiger...

TBird · Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:39 am

Ridan_Remembered wrote:
BaroqueAgain1 wrote:He's a strong-looking fellow and, at only 14, we can hope that he's around for a long time. I see that he's by Kingmambo...Weekend Surprise sure visited the best stallions, didn't she?
http://www.bloodhorse.com/stallion-regi ... vesdropper
Wow! Although he's a bay, Eavesdropper looks so much like Secretariat that it's amazing. Too bad he's buried on a farm way down under and unavailable to U.S. breeders.

Eavesdropper started his career at stud in Kentucky, then moved to Pennsylvania. He was sold to Australia in 2009.

second_glance · Sat Jan 18, 2014 3:30 pm

second_glance wrote:Tiger Ridge (Storm Cat - Weekend Surprise), standing in South Africa, has died at age 18: "heart attack."

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... -at-age-18

From his farm's FB page:

And they quote the William Blake poem:"Tiger! Tiger! burning bright. . ."

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

second_glance · Sat Jan 18, 2014 7:38 pm

Lewis Michael is moving to Questroyal North in NY.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... source=rss

tachyon · Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:04 pm

-- from uma-furusato.com

Rodrigo de Triano(USA), 1989H. El Gran Senor(USA) x Hot Princess(GB), has been retired from stud duty. He stood at JBBA Shichinohe, Aomori, last year.
The 25yo has arrived at JBBA Shizunai, Hokkaido and will be pensioned there.

Rodrigo de Triano(USA) (from JBIS)
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000339534/
http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000339534/sire/record/ (best progeny etc.)

Please visit http://uma-furusato.com/news/detail/_id_75380 to see full size-picks of Rodrigo de Triano.