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[MISTERGEE]

Originally Posted by Honu

Storm Cat has ruined the breed , the sooner he is pensioned or dies the better off racing will be.

can you explain?

[Honu]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

can you explain?

Fragile horses , bad airways, bad feet , bad knees and bad attitudes. How many Storm Cats do you see run as 5 yr olds?

[MISTERGEE]

a half million dollar stud fee for all that?

[Honu]

Originally Posted by MISTERGEE

a half million dollar stud fee for all that?

I know , its highway robbery....... My bosses owners dont breed to him very often but we have had about 10 come thru the barn and they are a nightmare. When they gallop they dont bend their knee's , they always have throat issues and need myectomys and tie forward surguries which usually are a waste of time and money and their feet are often mal-conformed and dont match. Sometimes when they come in they are nice to be around but as soon as you start to put the pressure on them they melt mentally.
I dont care if I ever see another Storm Cat bred horse as long as I live , and whats worse are all the sons to him that are out there just throwing that crappy gene to more horses. Good example , Giants Causeway , every single one I have been around has been hard headed , extremely nervous , and not a good doer , they sweat and fret everyday and get so wound up that if they were human they would prolly commit suicide.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Honu

Fragile horses , bad airways, bad feet , bad knees and bad attitudes. How many Storm Cats do you see run as 5 yr olds?

You are making too much sense honu......

[Honu]

Originally Posted by GPK

You are making too much sense honu......

plttth

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Honu

Fragile horses , bad airways, bad feet , bad knees and bad attitudes. How many Storm Cats do you see run as 5 yr olds?

I remember Cornish Snow winning a stake race at age 8...he was also 2nd in the Tom Fool at age 7 to Trippi.

They bred Storm Cat to the spectacularly talented Mariah's Storm, who ran a (jointly held record for a mare) 120 Beyer Speed figure, a few years after suffering a horrifc broken leg in a KEE 2yo stake race.

The first result of that seemingly all-time mating of fragility produced a world class talent nicknamed "The Iron horse."

If a Storm Cat offspring is really any good, he or she is probably not going to be around racing as a 5-year-old because of economic reasons.

I'm not going to try and pretend that Storm Cat has done anything positive for the overall soundness and toughness of the breed---but, I can't possibly say that he is the reason horses aren't as sound and tough as they once were.

It's my gut feeling that the overuse of medications (illegal and more often legal) have had the biggest impact on why horses aren't nearly as sound as they should be.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

It's my gut feeling that the overuse of medications (illegal and more often legal) have had the biggest impact on why horses aren't nearly as sound as they should be.

I would think someone who has some analytical powers would see the fallicy of this weakminded, simplistic argument.