We all have different lingo,,,,,,,,,maybe I am

[Frankie]

But what the heck does "Own son" mean?????? When someone is selling,,,,,,,,,and they say,,,,my horse is an own son of Magic Man.

What does that mean?????

How can a son be more than a son?

Why not just say son of Magic Man?????

Not trying to tell someone what to do or say,,,,,,,honest question.

Does "own son" mean more than son?????

 

[HGFarm]

I've heard the term before also and it has been used a long time. Dont know why or where it started, but it does mean it is a direct son of the horse named. (have heard that term used also) Yep, a son is a son, no matter how you describe it! LOL :bgrin

 

[Lisa-Ruff N Tuff Minis]

LOL unless I am missing something how can a horse be a indirect son?

 

[CLC Stables]

Oh Carolyn

Don't attribute that to ALL out Westers...........................cause I agree with you, A SON IS A SON, nothing more................nothing less

 

[HGFarm]

I guess some folks use the term so as not to mistake the horse being a grandson, or something else of the horse mentioned?? Heck if I know!!

Ruff & Tuff, that would probably be one of those unexplained scientific miracles, LOL

 

[ChrystalPaths]

As opposed to your son..own son... :lol: who knows...how is the non-smoking coming? Speaking of sons..how is yours doing?

 

[Jill]

I hear you

BUT when you have a son of a famous horse, it's tempting to do the "own son" reference regardless of how silly it is when you think it out! :lol:

The "west lingo" thing made me think how in the east, we have "farms" and we have "paddocks". In the west, they have "ranches" and "corrals".

 

[Sun Runner Stables]

I have always thought that it ment that it was a mare you owned and foaled out the resulting progeny of said famous stallion.

.... So instead of their farm name, yours, and therefor your "own" son? Sounds kinds funky, and I may be completly wrong... but that's what I have heard before. :saludando: (still seems kinda silly though huh?)

 

[REO]

Indirect son: Mirrors were used. (to "reflect" the sire) :lol:

Maybe an own son is better than "Grandsire is a great grandson of" ??

I don't use the term "own son".

To each their own

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[Katie12]

I was always told it meant a direct offspring. Like an own daughter of Boones Buckeroo not a grand daughter or in the case of a direct son .

 

[Songcatcher]

I agree, a son is a son. However, I think it is used to emphasize that it is a direct son, not grand get. I cannot count the times I have heard someone refer to their Buckeroo colt, GMB colt, or EK colt, etc. when in reality the famous stallion they were referring to is possibly 4-5 generations back in the pedigree.

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[disneyhorse]

It is a phrase that bothers me, too.

I think it is meant to emphasize that it is an ACTUAL son of the horse.

A lot of people say "Buckeroo bred" which could just mean it has Buckeroo somewhere in the pedigree. A lot of times it can get confusing because your horse could be BY a son of Buckeroo. If your horse is an "OWN SON" I think that just draws attention to the fact that it is ACTUALLY A SON of the said horse.

As you can see, when you read the weird wording it DOES draw your attention to the word "son" which by itself might not have!

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Andrea

 

[bluerogue]

I always understood it to mean a son (or offspring) of the famous parent that you own yourself (or your farm does, or whatever). At least that's how I've always taken it. It's not something I use myself, as it tends to be very confusing for people to understand what it means. So I guess by the responces, it means various things, depending on how you take it.

 

[bevann]

Jill, when I was visiting in Southern CA 2 acres was called a ranch.Here in Delaware that is just a big LOT.guess it's just the terminology of the area.An Easterner's vision of "ranch"is BIIGG like you see on the cowboy western movies.

 

[wildoak]

I've heard "own son/daughter" all of my life, never gave it a second thought until I learned in the last couple of years that I was incorrect lol and that the correct term is "direct son". Just a matter of semantics in my mind, all means the same thing.

Jan

 

[HGFarm]

Hahaha, yes, here in AZ, 2 acres would just be considered a large yard. LOL The ranches here are usually not measured in acres, but in sections. One that we worked on covered 136 sections.

I must say that just the ranching terms in different states are different- here on the ranch, you call your horse herd a remuda, or herd. In Oregon, they called it a cavvy. For the brief time of ranch life up in Oregon, it took a bit to get the language terms straightened out!! LOL

 

[hairicane]

Guilty here!! I sometimes use the term that a horse of mine is an "own" son or daughter of a famous horse. And like someone else posted I use it to emphasize that my horse is a REAL son. So many times I will see Buckeroo or Orion stallion for sale and even Buckeroo son and in reality they might be a grandson or grt grt grt grandson! That is very disappointing to me. So I go to great lengths to help people understand that I have direct offspring of famous horses. Sorry

: if others find it offensive but I have heard that term all my life.