ASKHQ: YEARLINGS

Q: What do I need to know about my yearling? A: A yearling is a colt or filly between the ages of one and two years old. These horses aren’t foals anymore, but they also haven’t quite reached adolescence yet. Characteristics Yearlings are most likely fully weaned and independent of their mothers. They sleep less and spend…

BylizzieApril 16, 20250Comments

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ASKHQ: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A YOUNG HORSE TO BECOME BALANCED?

Asked by Briana McGull This is a very open-ended question that is entirely dependent on the horse's individuality and upbringing. Some horses are naturally better balanced than others, even from a very young age. Foals and yearlings who are turned out in big paddocks are a lot more likely to learn about balance than those…

BylizzieMarch 13, 20190Comments

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BSA’s 40th National Yearling Sale at Gosforth Park

Don't miss out on BSA's 40th National Yearling Sale [dropcap][/dropcap]The nucleus of South Africa’s horseracing industry, the Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s (TBA) sales arm Bloodstock South Africa (BSA), hosts its annual National Yearling Sale in April this year at the TBA Sales Complex in Gosforth Park, Johannesburg. This will be the 40th National Yearling Sale at the TBA’s…

BylizzieApril 18, 20160Comments

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Local colt fetches a cool R1.5 million at yearling sale

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] dream came true for two assistant farm managers at Varsfontein stud farm, Jaco Erasmus and his wife Carolyn, when they sold a thoroughbred colt for R1.5 million at the Bloodstock South Africa (marketing and sales arm of the of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association South Africa) Cape regional sale held at the luxurious Val de Vie…

BylizzieFebruary 26, 20160Comments

ASKHQ: YEARLINGS

ASKHQ: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A YOUNG HORSE TO BECOME BALANCED?

BSA’s 40th National Yearling Sale at Gosforth Park

Local colt fetches a cool R1.5 million at yearling sale

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