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• Scoped, Scanned, and Sound -- Yearling Sales Prep Update

  The sales repository offers potential bidders some health information about Thoroughbreds being sold at auction. It's part of the sales-prep process to have a foal scoped and x-rayed -- and good results make for happy sellers....( read more ) Read... Posted Sep 03 2008, 04:10 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Equine_Health, Auctions, Yearlings

• Yearling Sales Prep Update

  The Keeneland September yearling sales catalogs are now online. 5,555 hips -- a lot to look through. My colt is progressing through his sales prep and should be looking good by mid-September....( read more ) Read More... Posted Aug 05 2008, 03:33 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Auctions, Yearlings

• Don't Pet Her, She's a Thoroughbred

  Does temper have anything to do with racing class?...( read more ) Read More... Posted Jul 26 2008, 11:27 AM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Foals, Polls, Handling

• Yearling Season Starts Ominously

  Fasig-Tipton July numbers are worrisome for breeders with yearling offerings later in the season. Also, a look at the progeny sales results of my colt's sire and broodmare sire....( read more ) Read More... Posted Jul 16 2008, 10:32 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Auctions, Yearlings

• Sales Yearling: Stallion Choices

  Finding the right stallion for my mare was a big step....( read more ) Read More... Posted Jun 12 2008, 10:55 AM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses

• September, Here We Come

  Breeding decisions made in 2006... foals born in 2007... yearling sales in 2008. I've got a colt headed to Keeneland September... follow along with his sales prep and all the joys (and pains) of sending a yearling through the ring....( read more Read... Posted Jun 04 2008, 10:58 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Auctions, Yearlings

• Hay You Guys

  It's been a rough year for a lot of horse owners, with hay prices reaching record levels -- and that's if you can find any available. In addition to bemoaning the situation, I'm trying to figure out a way to avoid the same problem next year... Posted Mar 31 2008, 10:52 AM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Equine_Health, Farm_Facilities

• Rare Sire Lines: Domino

  Northern Dancer, Mr. Prospector, and a select few other sires have dominated American pedigrees to the point that other sire lines are in danger of being lost forever. The future of the Domino sire line sees hope in sons of Broad Brush; the author also... Posted Mar 18 2008, 03:47 PM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Sire_Lines

• Too Much Winter

  Around the beginning of February, my wrists are ready for springtime. By that part of winter, I've gotten my hands soaked, breaking ice from the thermal waterers, in the frigid cold and biting wind, more times than I can count. I've pitched hay... Posted Feb 25 2008, 09:20 AM by The Five-Cross Files Filed under: Scot's_Horses, Equine_Health, Farm_Facilities