Well, he's better than most of the halter horses out there, so perhaps he's a 'step in the right direction' as you say. However, I don't like his legs, and I don't like his topline. I'm concerned that with those legs, he's already carrying the weight he is-- not going to do any favors for those legs, that's for sure. I personally think he'll be 'just another halter horse' within a couple of years. Age won't fix his legs or do much to his topline. He's an attractive horse, but he's far from the 'perfect horse' they're touting him to be.

In dogs, breeders that collect young studs generally feel they need to get those breedings in before the dog 'falls apart' as he matures and loses his eye appeal. I've seen tons of dogs that look fantastic as youngsters and people rave and rave about what they will do for the breed and count the days until they can get a breeding to him. Then you see that dog matured at 3 years of age and thank your stars you didn't use him in your breeding program.

Unless collecting yearlings is now 'the thing to do' I have to wonder why they're doing this. I'd run away from anyone that wanted me to breed a mare to a stallion that they thought needed to be collected as a yearling...