Sport horse auction -- a peek at the catalog

Performance Sales International just released its dressage horse catalog for an upcoming auction. The Web site really raises the bar for showcasing horses online -- a consistent presentation in pictures and video.

Shall we peruse the sport horses and imagine for a moment we can afford one of them? Actually, I peeked before you got here, and here are my faves...

Heather has two mommies, but Royal Schufro has one grammy
Who wouldn't like to own this Don Schufro son, Royal Schufro? At only four, look at that active hind leg, the freedom of shoulder, and... oh, my. Look at the pedigree.

His grandmother on the maternal side and paternal side are both the same mare, Loretta. She's a famous broodmare, but could it be too much of a good thing? Line breeding, when relatives appear a few generations back in a pedigree, is common. It tends to produce desirable traits more predictably in the resulting offspring. But inbreeding? A stallion? It dampened my enthusiasm a bit. I hope in the Russian roulette of genetics, he comes away without some genetic weirdness. Let's move on.


"You just like to say salsa"
Does anyone remember that Seinfeld quote? Well, I just love to say Dubai, it's such a cool word. And now there's a 3 year old stallion to boot (pictured top right). I'm amused to see that he is Riley's age, just three, and they share the same paternal grandfather (DeNiro). That pretty much sums up their similarities. Here's his catalog entry, and of course the video is below...