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At the stud where I keep my Baltic King there was a 3yo filly whose owner has long since run out of cash and the nomination on her was never paid. She was just sitting around costing the stud money.
Finally after many conversations the stud to which the nomination was owed agreed to take the filly.
A few days later there was a phone call to say that there is a problem with the filly. She is in foal!
The hunt for the likely culprit has not taken long as there is only one horse on the place still with his crown jewels………….
My Baltic King 2 yo !
The moral of this story - Keep impressionable colts (no matter how young) and fillies well, well well apart.
Finally after many conversations the stud to which the nomination was owed agreed to take the filly.
A few days later there was a phone call to say that there is a problem with the filly. She is in foal!
The hunt for the likely culprit has not taken long as there is only one horse on the place still with his crown jewels………….
My Baltic King 2 yo !
The moral of this story - Keep impressionable colts (no matter how young) and fillies well, well well apart.
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Which stud ?
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I'm mentioning no names. Surffice to say they are mortified / horrified / embarrassed.
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I know it is no laughing matter but that story really made me smile, this will send your Baltic King one way or the other PP. George washington and Kingsgate Native got over it relatively speaking.
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I think that's taking inbreeding just a step too far.
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neil d it also happened to friends of mine who had a yearling filly covered by a colt (S J warmblood types) and the filly had her foal okay but the amusing thing was that the colt was actualy a diagnosed wobbler who you'd think would be the last type to climb on board! As you say, caution is advisable.
Anyway, in the meantime perhaps you should give Coolmore a ring. Afterall your chap is the right sireline and they might be grateful if you shipped him over there to give Starspangledbanner a hand! |
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Amazing
 PM, I'd have thought the studs would want to keep these occurences quiet, another reminder that they're not machines I suppose what will happen with the Baltic King now PP?, will it be possible to get his mind on the job or will ye have to geld him? How has he been since? |
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Apparently it happens more than people realise and some fairly prominent studs have been caught out over the years although it does seem to be kept fairly hush hush.
It had been suggested to me pre "hump-gate" that he should be gelded as it was getting a bit "colty". Maybe this explains why as he'd already got some action. I think we'll try and keep him on the straight an narrow however if he can't concentrate then yes he will most certainly be gelded. |
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Mike Hourigan had a similiar thing happen about nine years ago. A 2yo, who eventually named Lord Venture, was out in a field (or in an adjoining field, not exactly certain) with a few other horses including a 2yo filly. You can guess what happened anyway. The produce was called It Did Happen who was no good but I think the prospective stallion did win a p2p in England a few years ago!
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The young chap just couldn't concentrate fully, henceforth he will now carry the letter "g".
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Hong Kong so!!
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Poor young man I'm glad to say I don't know the feeling but I myself know that at times its hard to concentrate with the two things your now gelding has had chopped off PP
 But in all seriousness it wont do him any harm or be any detriment to him at all even if you plan to sell,oddly enough it may even enhance him. |
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He was concentrating about 70% which is't really good enough. Also with the plan being to give him until he's 3 before racing it would be a shame if he spent that year trying to get his end away with any fillies in the next field rather than concentrating on eating that lush Westmeath grass and getting big and strong.
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 Filly Foal - small and light of bone, hardly surprising  Technically I think this makes me a Grandfather! |
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Well grandad. Firstly my undying admiration of your technical abilities to post a photo on here, your talents are becoming the stuff of legend!
When they are a bit small and pathetic at birth I always think you stand a chance as those type can improve a lot. Small strong and beautiful and you're in trouble. I imagine that the mare owners will be thinking of an 'alternative' career for the filly though so they have my sympathy for a chesnut filly as it's just another hurdle isn't it! |
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It appears I was misinformed, it is not a filly but a colt.
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Now that's a happier ending!
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Refreshed for the benefit of B.B.C. !
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Many thanks PM. I just remembered this tale. As you say though, PP's Baltic King colt is now a gelding, so not much use to Soviet Song.......
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If the colt doesn't grow, the market in racing ponies is on the up!
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