This may sound odd…but I am very curious as to how some trainers ‘make’ hocks on horses. I have a couple horses in the barn that snap up their hind feet and hocks like they were wearing park shoes- and they are barefoot. It isn’t a ‘natural’ movement. It is very mechanical or automated. Almost like when you first wrap up your horse in shipping boots and they over exaggerate the height of the steps they take. Def. man made. I have seen most devices used, and understand the basics of how and why- but not sure how this was done to these horses. I’m not looking to do this myself- just wondering what these horses had done to them.

The following message was sent to me by Jim Taylor regarding the Signature Sale: 

Everyone seems to want to know how we feel about the sale and what the future holds for Signature Sale. This was the First Annual Signature Sale and there will be a Second, a Third, a Fourth, and so on. We have made this commitment not only to the breeders, the trainers, and the owners of Morgan horses, but to the Morgan Breed as a whole. We firmly believe there is a need for a venue of this type to be used as a market place for all Morgan enthusiasts.

We will continue to make every effort to create an event where both the consignor and the buyer will benefit.

We were very pleased with the group of horses offered this year and would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our consignors and buyers for helping to make our inaugural sale a success.

We are already working on the 2009 Signature Sale and looking forward to assisting you in marketing your Morgan horses.

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Jim & Jenny Taylor

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