Can you critique my stallion, please?

Sherrie

Hi, this is my 7 year old APHA stallion. Just wondering what you think. Sorry, I only have pics of me riding him right now.

Here's a link to his pedigree, as well.

http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/heza+blue+pistol

Any comments would be appreciated!

Thank You!
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Ryan · Active Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 321

He'd make a wonderful gelding! Why was he a stallion for so long? His pedigree isn't a bid deal. Does he have a show record? produce record? I'd geld him.
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AppyLady · Member Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 110 Location: Colorado

Personally, I think he's beautiful! What do you call that pattern -- tobiano with splash? I don't know much about Paint patterns.

Sherrie · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 2:27 pm Post subject:

Ryan - He's been a stallion for so long, because I always intended to breed him, but I've had two children since he was a colt. So sadly, I haven't had time to mess with him.

As for his pedigree, his sire (The Spotlight) is an APHA World Champion Jumper, an American Warmblood Supreme Stallion and World Champion Sire. His Dam's sire has a ROM in Racing. His Dam's grandsire is Top Yellow (the famous APHA Race horse). His Sire's Grandsire is Poco Leo Bars (Grand Champion twice and Reserve Grand Champion 4 times) and if you go one more generation back, he has Mr. Meyers, Lady Yellow Jacket (Dam to the famous Yellow Mount), Top Moon and Johnny Dial (The famous AQHA Race Horse). He doesn't have any show points of his own yet, but I am hoping to show him this Spring.

AppyLady - Thank You! He's a Tob-Overo or Tovero, which is a combination of both the Tobiano and Overo patterns.

Thank you both for your input!
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horsewoman1965 · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:30 am Post subject:

From what I can see he looks nice to me. Love the color. for some reason his name seems familiar to me. you haven't done anything with him? have you advertised him as a stud locally? just trying to figure it out. wondering if I seen something around since we're in the same part of the country.
I never realized Depth Charge sired Johnny Dial. I was also under the impression (from years ago being told) that Johnny Dial was National Reining Champion back in the 70's???
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Sherrie · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:48 am Post subject:

Thanks:)

I haven't advertised him, so I don't know where you've heard the name before. But, his grandsire Heza Pistol was from Arkansas, so maybe you heard of him?

I am a member of APHA and they also show Depth Charge to be Johnny Dial's sire, plus I've seen that on other pedigrees as well, so I'm pretty sure that's correct. As far as what Johnny Dial actually did, I'm not so sure. My father was told that he was a famous cutting horse. I've read in a couple of places that he was a famous barrel horse. And then on this website "allbreedpedigree", it says he was a race horse. I'm not a member of AQHA, so I can't check his performance record there.
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RacingQH · Member Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 75 Location: Eastern WA.

Johnny Dial was a World Champion running horse. Not a reiner or barrel horse. He was foaled in 1948. His last foal was born in 1975.

TX-WI · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:18 pm Post subject:

classic tovero. I used to ride a mare with Johnny Dial breeding on top and Balmy L Mac on the bottom. Great all around mare (unfortunately, I wasn't able to show her in APHA shows as I went off to college and while I was there, mom sold her. Hadn't forgiven her for that one yet!). She could get down and boogie, come back and pleasure, jump a tidy fence then go chase some cows.

Before giving a final verdict on your stud, I would have to see some conformation pics of him set up and not standing in tall grass. So far, he looks to be long in his back and not sure if I am seeing it correctly but his neck tying into his shoulder and chest doesn't look correct to me but that is why I need to see the conformation pics.

He's got great color and looks like he has a great personality.
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summerhorse · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject:

He is GORGEOUS. Looks like he has a lot of color genes in there. At least 2 and possibly all 4! I hope you can get conformation photos of him from the side. Just can't tell much when they are being ridden except he doesn't seem to have any HUGE major faults but just can't say without him standing still.
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