A Twice in a Lifetime Opportunity: Les is Selling His Colts!

Les is offering his two 2-year-old colts for sale, along with the opportunity to have him continue their training through 2011 – the Snaffle Bit Futurity. Both colts are showing great potential already, with sound legs, sound minds, and lots of natural ability. They are both by Tomcat Chex, a proven son of High Brow [...]

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Want some words of wisdom based a lifetime of Horse Trading – Here’s what Les has to say about Buying a Horse

Get Professional Advice First and foremost, if you’re not a professional, get professional advice. Most non-pros are somewhat inexperienced when it comes to the “dos and don’ts” and traditions of horse trading, so choose a professional you trust and who has a good reputation in the industry. First off, when you begin your adventure with [...]

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Answers to questions

Here are a couple responses to some of the comments made on our blog here. I figured I’d answer them first, then get back to “picking a prospect.”   First, Heather has a question about the Music Mount blood lines, she says certain trainers are pretty high on them; however, my experience with Music Mount [...]

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Looking at Prospects

Conformation. Let’s talk a little about that. There are three things to consider when looking for a performance horse prospect: conformation, attitude and aptitude. We are going to start by talking first about confirmation. When you’re looking at a horse, it’s a good idea to keep track of the pluses and minuses. Does he have [...]

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Buying a prospect

Over the next couple of days,  I want to talk a little bit about how to choose a horse to buy and how to hold your money together, and still have fun in the future.  How to have the fun that we all dream about when we buy a new horse!   So now that the fall sales are [...]

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