tough/rogue/savage stallions

[Jean]

On checking on him found out he is a bit of a rogue. Grabbed his handler's arm and broke it this summer.

[pfrsue]

Did anyone catch the television ad for Dynaformer during the Breeders Cup on ESPN yesterday?

"World class dad, loves kids..."

All I could think was: raw or cooked?

[timex]

[Barbaro06]

[Prairie]

I've heard that Richter Scale can cause some damage.

We got to see him out in his paddock, and he looked every inch the "Super Stud". Gorgeous!

Friend's Lake was a good guy when we visited, but he was also very well-handled by his groom.

[zinn21]

Speaking of Richter Scale, I noticed he only bred 6 mares last spring. Was he ill or just a complete failure in KY?

[summerhorse]

*Rock Sand was supposed to have a very good disposition. In fact he was imported specifically for his daughters to be bred to Fair Play and hopefully tone down the attitude. So the story goes anyway!
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Every mighty oak was once an acorn that stood its ground.

[Tappiano]

This thread gets the award for the most days between posts or because every stallion in between was unworthy of inclusion in the thread.

[Barcaldine]

*Noor was tough, but not mean or roguish.

However, other *Nasrullah sons like BOLD RULER, FLEET NASRULLAH, and NASHVILLE were diabolical and dangerous.

LITTLE CURRENT and his sire *SEA-BIRD had mean streaks in them.

I was told by Claiborne that DEVIL'S BAG was one of their nicest horses, while DAMASCUS, *FORLI, TOM ROLFE and SEEKING THE GOLD could be dangerous.

STORM BIRD was likely the worst of the worst, though. It took three tough Irish lads to handle him when he was brought from his stall.

In 1993 I was at Kerr Stock Farm in California when FOOLISH PLEASURE, then 21 years old, arrived. The next day I was chatting with the farm manager when the horse's groom appeared at the doorway, white as a ghost. Apparently he had turned his back on the horse as he was leaving his stall when he felt a burst of air approaching him from behind. He dived out the bottom of the stall door just before FOOLISH PLEASURE's open mouth could grab him.

When the manager heard this he told the boy, "go take care of him." I didn't know what this meant but when he returned in 10 minutes with a big grin on his face and a bullwhip in his hand I figured it out.

Beating on an old horse is the epitome of bad horsemanship and was likely the common treatment Foolish Pleasure received for many years prior to this final attack. I moved my horses at Kerr Stock Farm within a few weeks of watching this sad event.

[Mood Swings]

[Patuxet]

Many years ago I was warned about Prove Out during a visit to Hobeau Farm.
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"He is pure air and fire and the dull elements of earth and water never appear in him; he is indeed a horse ..." Wm. Shakespeare - Henry V

[oleos93]

And yet the JC STILL will not allow AI for TB's. It would be so much easier to collect these studs and put their goods on ice and geld the SOB's!!

[Kelly Kip]

[kezeli]

So I guess no one rembers the book?? Oh well the info is still interesting!
Had a fleet nashrula mare long ago that was a real piece of work. Someone asked if this temperment issue could be mostly handling, I think not, temperment often is inharited in any species. But racehorses are not bred to be house pets.

[summerhorse]