All Glory to God

Arctic Cielo · Postby **Arctic Cielo** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:37 am

His ad was up one equine.com and he is already sold for a very cheap price...who are the new owners of this white boy?

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:33 pm

How much did he go for?

Skipitgirl · Postby **Skipitgirl** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:18 am

He should have sold cheaply. He was definatly not a runner and the only reason he is still a stallion is because of his color.

Arctic Cielo · Postby **Arctic Cielo** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:25 am

He was advertised for $2000. I think these tb's are more suited for hunter/jumpers than racing. And h/j still go for a good price. Just because he can't run doesn't mean he is worthless. And for that price he was sold within an hour.

Skipitgirl · Postby **Skipitgirl** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:50 am

I agree, he would make a lovely hunter. I never said he was worthless. Just not stallion material.

StayOutFront · Postby **StayOutFront** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:05 am

I'm not a hunter/jumper person and I know very little about that sport/discipline (much to the amusement of the Chronicle of the Horse forum, I'm sure). But this thread made me wonder...

I saw All Glory To God as a yearling and he was quite athletic...not fast, but athletic. A very pretty mover. So let's say he ends up being a really nice hunter/jumper.

Have there been many successful hunter/jumpers that were entire, and that then became h/j sires? Or are the best hunter/jumpers always geldings and mares?

halfpint23 · Postby **halfpint23** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:32 am

StayOutFront wrote:I'm not a hunter/jumper person and I know very little about that sport/discipline (much to the amusement of the Chronicle of the Horse forum, I'm sure). <SNIP>
Have there been many successful hunter/jumpers that were entire, and that then became h/j sires? Or are the best hunter/jumpers always geldings and mares?

Laughing..... I'm not on the COTH board either, but - wow, so many to choose from!
OK, TB list, let's go with my first reaction, a horse named Hand in Glove. American bred TB, raced, then retired (HAH!) to the jumper ring. Possibly the most beautiful TB I have ever seen. Sold for large dollars to a French breeder and now regarded as one of the foundation sires in Selle Francais breeding.

Bottom line is, a LOT of stallions first prove themselves in the showring - especially if they have very valuable sporthorse bloodlines - before ever knowing the breeding shed (or vet's office) exists.

Arctic Cielo · Postby **Arctic Cielo** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:06 pm

check out my website to see the new pics of my agile horse on the stallion page http://www.derbylynfarms.com/stallion.html . If AGTG is anything like him, he will be a fancy jumper. I believe they share the same sire.

Bondama · Postby **Bondama** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:16 pm

Stayoutfront - here is a link to an interesting web site that discusses jumper sires, also links to other related sites. This might be some good reading for your question about intact jumpers.

http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/JumpSires/JumpsiresBT.html

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Skipitgirl · Postby **Skipitgirl** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:00 pm

If this horse had been CHESTNUT and come off the track with only $800 in winnings I doubt anyone would be talking about how he "MIGHT" make a great hunter jumper sire. Its all about the color.

ak1 · Postby **ak1** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:41 pm

Arctic Cielo wrote:check out my website to see the new pics of my agile horse on the stallion page http://www.derbylynfarms.com/stallion.html . If AGTG is anything like him, he will be a fancy jumper. I believe they share the same sire.

Your son of Forli is looking awfully good for his age...I was really surprised when I scrolled down and saw his pedigree/year of birth. Happy looking boy. And a very frisky looking Arctic Cielo!

Arctic Cielo · Postby **Arctic Cielo** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:43 pm

Your right it is. It is a Bonus with the color b/c he can be shown at breed shows (APHA) which is what I do. These horses are great on the h/j circuit there b/c they are tb's. People are always crossing paints and qh's w/ tb's for hunters. APHA breeders DO care about color b/c that is part of their breed and registry. They won't look twice at a solid chestnut.

Arctic Cielo · Postby **Arctic Cielo** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:44 pm

ak1-that picture is of when he was 21. He is now 29 I think. I acquired him in September and he has put on some weight since then. And yes frisky. He thinks he is the man.

StayOutFront · Postby **StayOutFront** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:52 am

Thanks for the interesting comments and information. Bondama, that tbheritage site is great! I've been there for a few things (such as Grave Matters) but never noticed their extended jumper coverage. I've been looking at it and shall read further (I've never heard of Orange Peel, who figures so heavily in show jumping pedigrees - fascinating!).

As mentioned, that All Glory To God was a darned attractive mover as a yearling - fluid and happy - so I wish him well in his pursuits.

Thanks again for the interesting information.

And Arctic Cielo, Community Interest is a fascinating looking animal. I, like ak1, was really surprised the first time I saw him on your website. Forli was a such a wonderful sire.

Good luck with him and your other sires!

foxhavenfarm · Postby **foxhavenfarm** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:55 am

Just to let those interested know, we purchased All Glory to God and he will stand at our farm in Jennings, Florida. He is a very nice stallion with excellent conformation. He will be in training as an eventer (not a hunter/jumper) and will stand to outside mares starting in 2008. Recent pictures are up on our website.