Who are your favourite big horses?

[Matt73]

Like the title says, who are some of your favourite living big horses.

My fave are Cumano (ridden by Jos Lansink). He effortlessly jumps these massive jumps. It looks like he's plodding around a hunter course:

and Cabardino, a Holsteiner based here in Canada. He's a champion 4' hunter and jumper. If I had the right mare, this is who I'd breed her to:

P.S. I don't think it's a problem using these pics as they are public and the stallions are marketed. Correct me if I'm wrong

 

[chandab]

Don't know if he's still alive, as I quit following when he retired; but my favorite is Big Ben. [i pretty much quit watching jumping when he retired. I'm a die-hard western rider, but loved watching Big Ben.]

 

[Ferrah]

Big Ben passed away a couple years ago from colic

My favorites right now are Hickstead the show jumper, Colnels Smoking Gun, and Banjo Whiz.

 

[Matt73]

Don't know if he's still alive, as I quit following when he retired; but my favorite is Big Ben. [i pretty much quit watching jumping when he retired. I'm a die-hard western rider, but loved watching Big Ben.]

He was my fave too. He's been dead for quite a while now (1999).

 

[Kendra]

Cumano is the one that bucks his way around the course, isn't he? He'd make my list too! I love watching him, he obviously loves his job so much!!

Bleu Hors Matine of course, I still watch the You Tube from the WEG every so often!

Grated Coconut - he's such an athlete, so great at what he does, and he knows it! He's also a sweetheart.

Bio for Grated Coconut (I'm still looking for a pic ...)

 

[Ashley]

Im kinda bias but here are my favs

Rogue

Lokey

 

[Shari]

Humm....

Favorite big breeds.... Icelandic's, Fjords, Marans, Highland, Nordic horses for the most part. All the Traditionally built ones.

Favorite all time Stallion. An High school Andalusian stallion I worked with wayyy in the past named Bizzaro, or Biz for short. He was an Traditional old fashion 14.3 hand broque stallion which I loved and sadly not something you see with in the breed now a days.

 

[Lucky-C-Acres-Minis]

Hmmm..

Well I have several and can't choose a few, sooo I'll go with my fav. studs in my favorite breeds:

For appies I LOVED Dreamfinder, you just don't get any prettier than he, and boy has he proven he can produce both quality and color:

DREAMFINDER

I also loved one of his sons, he was my dream horse, saw him born live via foal cam on the net 7 years ago, have followed him through his show and breeding career, finally was able to meet him in person a couple years ago when he was bought by a couple here in Ohio and was standing at stud at a farm just down the road, will never forget that day

Unfortunately he passed away just a few months ago

HI TECH COWBOY

For Paints, I LOVE LOVE LOVE this fella, he's proving to be an awesome all-round sire

BEARLY A DIAMOND

For AQHA, I love the Zippo bred horses

Have one of my own (he's also Hotrodder's Jet Set grandson

)

I also like a dun stallion named Golden Impact, he's foundation bred but has the style and look to compete (and win) in today's halter classes AND he can also compete and win in performance classes, which I feel is the type of horse AQHA/APHA/ApHC need to focus more on

Those that can halter AND ride

Golden Impact

Just a few.. I could go on and on

 

[Danielle_E.]

Mine was Big Ben as well. I also had an affinity to "Monopoly" . Jill Henselwood living just up one street over from me I was THRILLED to see her medal win at the Olympics this year

 

[ErikaS.]

I like pretty much any Freisian stallion like the one on Ladyhawke. I loved Gem Twist- I got to see him live in the Baltimore Jumpling Classic back in 1980-something.I am partial to Secretariat, who won the Triple Crown the year I was born.

 

[Matt73]

Beautiful choices and pics so far. I'm not familiar with the Western world at all (big name horses etc.), but so appreciate the discipline and want to see MORE

 

[TinyMiteVillage]

My all time favorite horse is no longer living........

Phar Lap- Australian Race Horse

 

[Matt73]

What a heart...

 

[Floridachick]

They look really thin and undermuscled.

Im kinda bias but here are my favs
Rogue

Lokey

 

[Shari]

Ashley rescued them and are feeding them up.

 

[Floridachick]

PHEW!~ I am so relived to hear that! GO Ashley!

Ashley rescued them and are feeding them up.

 

[wildoak]

I don't have pictures at hand, but Rugged Lark was a big favorite, super talented and versatile horse. Zips Chocolate Chip, western pleasure champion & sire, others I can't remember - have been out of it for too long. Some of the old Doc Bar horses were fantastic athletes.

Personal favorite of what I have owned is my now 30 yr old Quarter mare. She's Skipper W mostly, good solid breeding nothing particularly fancy or trendy at the time, just a well made, incredibly good horse.

Jan

 

[Ashley]

I wouldnt starve my horses.

I got Lokey, the appy, almost 2 months ago. HE is 24(what I was told but think hes older) and is in almost perfect condition now.

Roger has been here a week. HE is 27 and those pics were the day I got him. He to has filled in a bit, but is for sure shinny and alot more spirit now.

 

[Lucky-C-Acres-Minis]

I don't have pictures at hand, but Rugged Lark was a big favorite, super talented and versatile horse

Ahh yes, Rugged Lark

A 2-time Superhorse who won major awards in NINE different events

Rugged Lark

(Photo above was taken at 22 years of age) Unfortunately he passed in 2004

I love Lynn Palm's Rugged Lark son, Rugged Painted Lark

Rugged Painted Lark

Matt73 Beautiful choices and pics so far. I'm not familiar with the Western world at all (big name horses etc.), but so appreciate the discipline and want to see MORE wink.gif

Ok Matt you asked for it!

Let's go with my favorite reining stallions:

Hollywood Dun It, a gorgeous buckskin that needs no introduction and makes any reining person smile and nod with approval, NRHA Hall of Fame member, NRHA's Leading All-Time Sire of Reining Horses whose sons/daughters earnings have totaled well over $4 million.. Unfortunately lost him as well in 2005 to testicular cancer

HUGE HUGE HUGE loss

Hollywood Dun It

And a short clip of him doing what he did best

Topsail Whiz, second stallion to hit the $5 million offspring mark (in 2007), (and I believe the current leading reining sire since Dun It's death, will have to check into that) He's the only stallion to produce a champion in every division of the National Reining Horse Futurity.. Believe he's 21 this year and still going strong

Topsail Whiz

 

[Matt73]

I don't have pictures at hand, but Rugged Lark was a big favorite, super talented and versatile horse

Ahh yes, Rugged Lark

A 2-time Superhorse who won major awards in NINE different events

Rugged Lark

(Photo above was taken at 22 years of age) Unfortunately he passed in 2004

I love Lynn Palm's Rugged Lark son, Rugged Painted Lark

Rugged Painted Lark

Matt73 Beautiful choices and pics so far. I'm not familiar with the Western world at all (big name horses etc.), but so appreciate the discipline and want to see MORE wink.gif

Ok Matt you asked for it!

Let's go with my favorite reining stallions:

Hollywood Dun It, a gorgeous buckskin that needs no introduction and makes any reining person smile and nod with approval, NRHA Hall of Fame member, NRHA's Leading All-Time Sire of Reining Horses whose sons/daughters earnings have totaled well over $4 million.. Unfortunately lost him as well in 2005 to testicular cancer

HUGE HUGE HUGE loss

Hollywood Dun It

And a short clip of him doing what he did best

Wow...Thank You