None of Tiznow being ridden?Acadiana wrote:http://www.americasbestracing.net/en/th ... ff-season/
Nice article about the WinStar stallions being ridden with quite a few pictures as well.
I bet he's a proper candidate for the swimming pool, though.
I love this! I enjoy seeing farms keep their guys stimulated and fit. Bode looks so cute under tack, trotting out in the field.Acadiana wrote:http://www.americasbestracing.net/en/th ... ff-season/
Nice article about the WinStar stallions being ridden with quite a few pictures as well.
Northport wrote:Noble Mission is stunning
Vandalay wrote:I remember reading a Man o' war biography that showed a picture of him being ridden early in his stud career, I'm not sure if I'd envy or pity his rider..
I know Winstar & Three chimneys ride their stallions,..are there any other farms that do?
I thought I remembered him not being ridden, so I searched and found this:bare it all wrote:None of Tiznow being ridden?
serenassong wrote:True- apparently, they tried to ride Tiznow, and he kept lowering himself and would roll to get the rider offFlanders wrote: Only if the stallion enjoys it. Point Given didn't so he was never ridden. I'm sure there are others as well.He's a horse who knows what he wants.
Ah, odd. You'd think those old boys would like the pool. Take some weigh off those old bones and get a nice exercise (like seniors doing water aerobics). I wonder if there's an inherent risk with taking a prized stallion to the pool, though. A lack of total control (or whatever control anyone thinks they have on a 1200lb stallion). Moreso that a yearling colt or filly would be.serenassong wrote:Funny that you should mention the swimming pool- I asked about that specifically- basically the youngsters go into the pool- mostly for sales prep. No go for Tiz or any of the other stallions.
But did you ask about the hyperbaric? I was at WinStar a couple of years ago and Distorted Humor was in the chamber.bare it all wrote:Ah, odd. You'd think those old boys would like the pool. Take some weigh off those old bones and get a nice exercise (like seniors doing water aerobics). I wonder if there's an inherent risk with taking a prized stallion to the pool, though. A lack of total control (or whatever control anyone thinks they have on a 1200lb stallion). Moreso that a yearling colt or filly would be.serenassong wrote:Funny that you should mention the swimming pool- I asked about that specifically- basically the youngsters go into the pool- mostly for sales prep. No go for Tiz or any of the other stallions.
When human seniors do water aerobics, they stand on the floor of the pool and swish around in the water. Swimming is hard work for horses. It's a great non-weight-bearing exercise for getting or keeping a horse fit. Stallions can be difficult enough to handle in the breeding shed. I don't imagine anyone wants them fitter or more energetic.bare it all wrote:Ah, odd. You'd think those old boys would like the pool. Take some weigh off those old bones and get a nice exercise (like seniors doing water aerobics). I wonder if there's an inherent risk with taking a prized stallion to the pool, though. A lack of total control (or whatever control anyone thinks they have on a 1200lb stallion). Moreso that a yearling colt or filly would be.serenassong wrote:Funny that you should mention the swimming pool- I asked about that specifically- basically the youngsters go into the pool- mostly for sales prep. No go for Tiz or any of the other stallions.