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Horse Sales
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The commericial horse business is growing all across the world. In the united states there are dozens upon dozens of breeds of thoroughbred horses that are bought and respectively sold each and every day. One such breed is the Tennessee Walking Horse. Which was originally bred in the Southern United States to carry the owners of plantations around their lands. (A closely related breed is the Garrett Walking Horse) Their unique four-beat "running walk" is especially comfortable to ride, making the breed a well-suited trail companion. The process for a consumer to determine the appopriate horse to purchase for their money is not an easy task. Many factors must be considered. ---- * Does the horse have the proper gait, or the potential for development of such. * Will the size of the horse negligably effect it's performance and/or show quality? * Does the asking price match up with the Caliber horse presented? * What is the true pedigree of the horse? * Does the vendor have the pedigree (bloodline) of the horse documented and official? * The sex of the horse matters considerably, is it a Stallion or a Mare? ---- Again, in the case of the Tennessee Walking Horse the gait is, as aforementioned, a "running walk", which should be inherently bred into the horse. These horses do not posesss this gait from birth but as their bloodline dictates training into this 'natural' gait pattern will be effortless, and is the beginning process of the training of such a horse. Pedigree is very important when purchasing a thoroughbred horse. Using the example of the Tennessee Walker a licensed bloodline/pedigree document should be presented. These should be presented in a format that shows the family lineage as is shown in the previous link. They should bear the seal of the TWHBEA organization and denote the specific 'WGC' or World Grand Champion Sire's. Intuitely one should realize the more World Chand Champion Sire's presented in a horses pedigree the greater the odds for the horse the become a champion him or herself. This is basic breeding 101. The better the genetics the greater the odds for performance. However this doesn't only translate into taking a horse to become a World Grand Champion. Many people simple desire to purchase a horse for pleasure riding or other non show purposes. The bloodline becomes less significant for these purposes but is not a moot point. The better the bloodline the more apt the particular horse is to being considered 'smart and sensible'. It also often allows for a more adaptable horse that will accomplish the goals you have in mind in a quicker fashion. On the World Wide Web there are many diverse commercial sites for the sale of horses. Tennessee Walking Horses are one of the more pre-dominate thoroughbred horses sold. Such an example of a commercial site that has the proper pedigree, and images of the talked about World Grand Champion pedigree Tennessee Walking Horses is . ---- ---- *Note: I have temporarily ended the article submission here in anticipation of approval -- I am not intending on this article to promote any 'company' or 'business' -- However for the nature of the article I will have to mention such sites as the TWHBEA and GuessStables, among others to give examples of 'proper' and 'improper' listings . A sort of what to watch out for when buying, and a link to examples of what is being discussed. (The principle a picture is worth 1000words). I hope you take this in the appropriate context, and I value your input and opinion on the subject matter. (I do realize there is an article on Tennessee Walkers, and I have it referenced here. However there is not on the process of buying and selling such horses. Thank you, *End-Note ---- ---- See Also
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