If you could get a free horse

[prudery]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

What is a 'wobbler' ? Is that a medical condition or a horse who has really bad action? I've never heard the term before.

It is a condition affecting the cervical vertebrae which causes gait instability ...

Exact cause is not clear--may be physical defects or can be inflenced by protozoa ..

Seattle Slew had wobbler like symptoms as an older stallion ...

A free horse with wobbles is not free ...

A great many wobblers are euthanized for obvious reasons of being unsafe under saddle or to themselves sadly ...

[Linny]

Shamardal, a son of Giant's Causeway was a wobbler. It is however very rare that a wobbler can have a productive existance. Slew has some degenerative issues in his neck that gave him wobbler type symptoms, before his late life surgery.
This colt is well bred and obviously could run some but it's not likely that he'd be a profitable stallion. In fact the fame caould be said if he were retiring today, healthy. The market is dreadful and very good and proven stallions can be had for a song.