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Hunter Hampton

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Dec 18, 2009, 6:21:02 PM12/18/09
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I just read an article in the paper and googled a picture of the
horse. He's so break taking I decided some of you would enjoy seeing
him. This is darn near perfection.


http://www.taylormadestallions.com/images/stallions/main/wildcat-heir-th.jpg

Here's the article....

http://www.ocala.com/article/20091218/ARTICLES/912189984/1402/NEWS?Title=Local-stallion-sets-world-record

Hunter

JC Dill

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Dec 18, 2009, 6:41:19 PM12/18/09
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Quoting from the article:

> Wildcat Heir stands at Journeyman Stud in Ocala, which was founded by
> Brent and Crystal Fernung, and produced 108 named foals from his
> first year as a stud in 2006.

That's a LOT of foals on the ground! Back in the day, a TB stallion had
a full book if he booked 40 mares. To put 108 foals on the ground means
he bred about 166 mares given that not all will carry to term (~65% of
TB mares bred on any given year deliver a live foal the following
spring) and that not all foals that are born will survive and become
"named". Most TB foals aren't named by the breeder, but by the person
who buys them as weanlings or yearlings - the only foals the breeder
names are the ones they retain for racing.

jc

Laurel

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Dec 18, 2009, 7:17:25 PM12/18/09
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On Dec 18, 6:21 pm, Hunter Hampton <airstreamingy...@geemail.com>
wrote:

> I just read an article in the paper and googled a picture of the
> horse. He's so break taking I decided some of you would enjoy seeing
> him. This is darn near perfection.
>
> http://www.taylormadestallions.com/images/stallions/main/wildcat-heir...
>
> Here's the article....
>
> http://www.ocala.com/article/20091218/ARTICLES/912189984/1402/NEWS?Ti...
>
> Hunter

Good looking horse. Solid pedigree, too. Thansk for sharing :)

Laurel w/6Arabians

Nancy DeMarco

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Dec 18, 2009, 7:59:32 PM12/18/09
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JC Dill <jcdill.li...@gmail.com> wrote:

> To put 108 foals on the ground means
> he bred about 166 mares

Hence the smile. :)

Nancy

Susan

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Dec 18, 2009, 8:17:47 PM12/18/09
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Oh, my - I do like a handsome bay! What a looker.

Susan

Hunter Hampton

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Dec 18, 2009, 9:04:41 PM12/18/09
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On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:21:02 -0500, Hunter Hampton
<airstrea...@geemail.com> wrote:

>He's so break taking I decided some of you would enjoy seeing
>him. This is darn near perfection.
>
>
>http://www.taylormadestallions.com/images/stallions/main/wildcat-heir-th.jpg


Damn spell checker... I wrote breathtaking.

Hunter

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