tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post5273515969740030790..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Totilas baby at auctionStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-21403194547470482972011-06-15T16:56:39.522-04:002011-06-15T16:56:39.522-04:00I, too, never thought Totilas was "all that&q...I, too, never thought Totilas was "all that" so I agree w/ you guys. I'm sure the baby will be WELL-insured, so their financial risk is limited, but it still seems excessive. <br /><br />Billie, that is the saddest thing! Between your story, and the video I saw recently with an old broodmare wanting to mother a giant stuffed pony, I feel like I've learned a lot about how much RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-23708778219244604102011-06-15T08:23:21.949-04:002011-06-15T08:23:21.949-04:00omg I would never spend that much on just bloodlin...omg I would never spend that much on just bloodlines, the foal is still a baby! He could be a fluke and not rock out like his pappa, who by the way I dont even like. It looks like he is always piaffing...Checkmark115https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-87716136563109265932011-06-15T07:49:16.555-04:002011-06-15T07:49:16.555-04:00Hmmm...I don't know...beautiful foal, of cours...Hmmm...I don't know...beautiful foal, of course, but if he wasn't a Totilas, what would he have gone for? IMHO, he would have gone for what he should have gone for. I just think spending that kind of money on a foal is ridiculous. <br /><br />Even in the racing world, you don't often see weanlings going for that much, and in racing, there's at least a chance the foal will one day Carolynhttp://www.fanfreakingtastic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-68369885441934089062011-06-15T07:30:32.432-04:002011-06-15T07:30:32.432-04:00I can't help but comment on the way they do th...I can't help but comment on the way they do these auctions. The mare looks distressed and the baby has to be too - why can't they come up with a less stressful way to show mares and foals for sale and inspections?<br /><br />I have a 28-year old German Hannoverian mare who now has two miniature donkeys she thinks are her babies - if I open the trailer door they donkeys hop in and poor billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-8786491782060163762011-06-14T19:06:53.872-04:002011-06-14T19:06:53.872-04:00Wow! I guess some people have money to burn. He is...Wow! I guess some people have money to burn. He is a beauty, but jeeez!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068684611506771719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-11575460445404762392011-06-14T17:13:54.222-04:002011-06-14T17:13:54.222-04:00Wow! The dressage market is catching up to the rac...Wow! The dressage market is catching up to the racing world. Imagine spending that kind of money on a young foal like that...untested, untried and so hard to tell true potential. They say good horse evaluators can tell a lot in the foal's first few days, but after that, as it starts to grow, until it's around 2 years old, it's really difficult to judge. <br /><br />This little one is Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-37347552463819231562011-06-14T17:03:11.864-04:002011-06-14T17:03:11.864-04:00I'd be breaking a sweat in that bidding war. I...I'd be breaking a sweat in that bidding war. I'm sure the winners certainly did!Dressagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849960430806754249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-38686313466188368952011-06-14T16:08:09.201-04:002011-06-14T16:08:09.201-04:00talk about a marketable breeding - that's a LO...talk about a marketable breeding - that's a LOT of money for a baby!!! What's his stud fee running? LOL! I'm sure it's WAY out of my price range!hammerhorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144749417680923288noreply@blogger.com