Dynaformer Pensioned

[Rudeboyelvis]

After a "significant cardiac event"

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...-cardiac-event

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

After a "significant cardiac event"

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...-cardiac-event

Horse health forum?

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Horse health forum?

Didn't realize we had such a thing Freddy... Mods please move if needed

[Riot]

Too bad. One of my favorite (albeit nasty tempered) stallions. But he's a good old guy, nonetheless.

[Danzig]

just saw this a few minutes ago. he's been a mainstay at that farm for years...and mean as a snake. sad to see, but time catches up with everyone eventually.

[Indian Charlie]

Mean as a snake?

I've had many pet snakes, and none of them were mean.

I've caught and handled wild rattlesnakes bare handed, and was never bitten.

Now, had you said as mean as a drunk New Yorker, that would have been better context!

[OldDog]

Wow. I guess I'd just see his name up there forever. His has been the highest stud fee a Three Chimneys for . . . forever.

[trackrat59]

He sure has been around forever. God love him.

If anyone has any stories about him showing his temper I would love to hear them. Or any Dynaformer stories for that matter.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

He sure has been around forever. God love him.

If anyone has any stories about him showing his temper I would love to hear them. Or any Dynaformer stories for that matter.

i do know he was not on the tour when we went there a few years ago-he won't behave for the guests.

[Indian Charlie]

Not that long ago they had Slew, Rahy and Dynaformer.

Now they have Big Brown.

At least it's not as big a drop as what happened to Claiborne.

They went from having Danzig, Mr. P, Nijinsky, Secretariat, Seeking the Gold, Private Account and more, all at roughly the same time, to Arch and Blame.

[Riot]

I don't think they rode Dynaformer at TC (like they did their other stallions for exercise) as he was just a tough guy. He got runners.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Not that long ago they had Slew, Rahy and Dynaformer.

Now they have Big Brown.

At least it's not as big a drop as what happened to Claiborne.
They went from having Danzig, Mr. P, Nijinsky, Secretariat, Seeking the Gold, Private Account and more, all at roughly the same time, to Arch and Blame.

and pulpit.


saw rahy and wild again when we were up there, but slew o'gold was off limits.

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

He sure has been around forever. God love him.

If anyone has any stories about him showing his temper I would love to hear them. Or any Dynaformer stories for that matter.

We were lucky enough to go on a private tour in 2008, and they brought Dynaformer out for us. It was funny -- I'd heard the stories about his temperament, but we walked right up to him. I guess he was having a good day.

I wish the photo was better, but the barn was dark and the backlighting didn't help.

We also saw Smarty Jones in the barn, and got to talk to and pat old Wild Again out in his paddock. The office, barns and grounds were all immaculate -- it's a wonderful farm.

[southerndutch]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

He sure has been around forever. God love him.

If anyone has any stories about him showing his temper I would love to hear them. Or any Dynaformer stories for that matter.

I visited him about 10 years ago and thethick metal bars at the bottom of his stall door were pushed outward from his kicks. I was told that he had recently bit off the finger of his handler. He was quite the character.

[trackrat59]

Originally Posted by southerndutch

I visited him about 10 years ago and thethick metal bars at the bottom of his stall door were pushed outward from his kicks. I was told that he had recently bit off the finger of his handler. He was quite the character.

Geez. That's really something. Thanks for sharing. You would think having all those mares........he would be happy and relaxed.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by trackrat59

Geez. That's really something. Thanks for sharing. You would think having all those mares........he would be happy and relaxed.

Dynaformer comes from a long pedigree of notably "mettlesome and aggressive" horses.