Since my sister & I purchased Arabid, (Our TB Mare) we have been on the hunt to find a TB stallion to breed her to. One we felt would cross well with her bloodlines, and was within out budget…
Yesterday afternoon we made the 2 hour trec to Santa Rosa to look at the stallion Slewy Jet…
Here are a couple pic’s my sis took…
Slewy Head Shot (I really like this one)
Slewy Conformation Shot (not the best of him, but he was interested in the grass0
I think we are going to go with him… he does have a couple foals on the track right now… that are doing well…
I do like his head alot too, its not big or plain and it has a cute quality to it, like a pony. I like his hooves too, they look like he’s never had a problem with them which is really important. I also like that his withers are pretty prominent, which would hold a saddle on pretty well if its passed to his babies. Not a big thing, but something nice haha.
I’ve been pretty busy lately but got a chance to read your post. At first glimpse he is a very attractive horse but after a closer examination I found these few things.
He is a little too straight (post legged) behind than I like to see, and a little camped under in front and over at the knee (Though it might be the shadow). He looks pretty comfortable the way he’s standing so I doubt it’s just that. He does have a nice big shoulder, which I like, but could use a larger hind quarter. I like his hind pasterns a lot, their short and have good substance for shock absorption. However, I don’t like how upright he is in front and how much longer they appear to be.
Over all, I think he has some slight conformational errors but is a nice looking horse. As a stallion prospect I would maybe shop around for something that may be slightly better put together behind and straighter up front. These errors may or maynot cause problems later on down the road soundness wise, but in a race horse i wouldn’t want to take the chance. On another good note he does have a nice pedigree.
Don’t take this as a good or bad analysis. I don’t want to put him down or build him up I just want you to see what is there so you can make a good judgement call.
If you Google ““Illinois Storm” thoroughbred” there is a link where they are auctioning off a breeding to him for charity and the bid is at $500 i believe. Happy hunting…
Here’s a genetics link that looks like a million bucks to the breeding industry. Go to the attached link and see if you want to have your mare genetically linked to the best horse possible. ]]http://www.thoroughbredgenetics.com/US.PDF
Nice conformation, too, and he looks surprisingly non-cresty for a stud.