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NorthernHorseGirl · 11-06-2009, 05:59 PM

Aw, he has a sweet face! You mentioned his cranky faces he makes. He might just be unhappy being stalled. Standardbreds aren't usually stalled full time like the Thouroughbreds are.
I think he'll be beautiful once he gets off the racing feed and work schedule and gets some regular groceries into him, he does look thin in the pictures but he's probably just in racing form.

AngelPA · 11-06-2009, 06:11 PM

What a big ol lovable ohhff!!

I can't blame you one bit for falling head over heals!

GodsGifts · 11-06-2009, 07:53 PM

He's approx. 17hh. The pictures actually make him look smaller then he is. He is a huge monster.

He is under weight, they're trying to get that weight back up, but with the work he does i don't blame him for being thin...Once I get him and he goes out to pasture with

hardly ever working

he should beef up. I'm just wondering if this is a sign that he's a hard keeper. I can't handle another one of those.

He does get outside for about 5 hours a day. So he does get out. He just puts on a show with his sour looks. I just laugh at him though.

scrapchick · 11-07-2009, 12:04 AM

Is that you in the second pic? (Very cute pic, by the way, love the smile on your face) How tall are you? He is a biggun'!

qtrhorse1993 · 11-07-2009, 02:54 AM

love his head.and he has a super kind eye....and very tall fellow!

GodsGifts · 11-07-2009, 10:08 PM

hahahaha...that is def. me....in my barn gear. I get laughed at ALL the time when I'm in my barn gear....sigh...but my horses don't care. I'm sure they like it better...i don't give them trouble when they slim me.

I think I'm about 5'4 tall. Vance is a big boy...i can't see over his back!! I think he'd be alot of fun to ride, but i'd need a lader to get on

Firefly_Girl · 11-07-2009, 10:39 PM

Hello There!

I, too, own a Standarbred. He is a wonderful guy with a past shrouded in mystery. He's 14 and his previous owners don't know much about where he's been. There are no tattoos, freeze brands or cryo marks to indicate he ever raced but I definitely know he was trained to pace!!!

We've been working together for just over a year now and he's learned SO much! I just about had the perfect Western Pleasure Jog out of him the other day - of course, with the help of my wonderful coach!!! Like everyone else's post indicates - patience and time and he'll come around. My guy has a definite Roman nose - see the picture.

Firefly_Girl · 11-07-2009, 10:40 PM

Oh! I forgot to add this link:

http://www.standardbredshowcase.com/

I hope to start attending some of these shows next year...

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11-06-2009, 05:59 PM
NorthernHorseGirl Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 502	Aw, he has a sweet face! You mentioned his cranky faces he makes. He might just be unhappy being stalled. Standardbreds aren't usually stalled full time like the Thouroughbreds are. I think he'll be beautiful once he gets off the racing feed and work schedule and gets some regular groceries into him, he does look thin in the pictures but he's probably just in racing form. __________________ Some horses come into our lives and quickly go. Others stay awhile and make hoofprints on our hearts and we are never, ever the same. Anonymous Rest in peace Clint, I'll always love you and I'll miss you for the rest of my life. You were and will always be my perfect horse.

11-06-2009, 06:11 PM
AngelPA Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: PA Posts: 667	What a big ol lovable ohhff!! I can't blame you one bit for falling head over heals!

11-06-2009, 07:53 PM
GodsGifts Weanling Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cornwall, Ontario Posts: 417	He's approx. 17hh. The pictures actually make him look smaller then he is. He is a huge monster. He is under weight, they're trying to get that weight back up, but with the work he does i don't blame him for being thin...Once I get him and he goes out to pasture with hardly ever working he should beef up. I'm just wondering if this is a sign that he's a hard keeper. I can't handle another one of those. He does get outside for about 5 hours a day. So he does get out. He just puts on a show with his sour looks. I just laugh at him though. __________________ Animals Are Family We Choose For Ourselves

11-07-2009, 12:04 AM
scrapchick Kid Safe Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 7,020	Is that you in the second pic? (Very cute pic, by the way, love the smile on your face) How tall are you? He is a biggun'! __________________ ....And I will sail my vessel, 'til the river runs dry, like a bird upon the wind , these waters are my sky - I'll never reach my destination if I never try ...So I will sail my vessel ,'til the river runs dry ...

11-07-2009, 02:54 AM
qtrhorse1993 Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Johnstown, New York Posts: 705	love his head.and he has a super kind eye....and very tall fellow! __________________ The world meets no one half way, but your horse will meet you all the way.

11-07-2009, 10:08 PM
GodsGifts Weanling Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cornwall, Ontario Posts: 417	hahahaha...that is def. me....in my barn gear. I get laughed at ALL the time when I'm in my barn gear....sigh...but my horses don't care. I'm sure they like it better...i don't give them trouble when they slim me. I think I'm about 5'4 tall. Vance is a big boy...i can't see over his back!! I think he'd be alot of fun to ride, but i'd need a lader to get on __________________ Animals Are Family We Choose For Ourselves

11-07-2009, 10:40 PM
Firefly_Girl Newborn Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Canada Posts: 28	Oh! I forgot to add this link: http://www.standardbredshowcase.com/ I hope to start attending some of these shows next year...