Updated 4/2005: There is so much that could be said about Amir. Amir definitely has 'issues' and I felt (at one time) that they could best be resolved by gelding him. Amir's foals were nice, but were more similar to their dams than to Amir - so no overwhelming reason to keep him as a stallion. And then Risaan got old enough to MOVE and all of the sudden gelding Amir was no longer an option. Foal after foal had incredible movement - especially with their hind legs. The hours that I had spent riding horses over cavalettis would never need to be spent on Amir's foals. Now I have 3 of his daughters that I plan to keep and will be breeding mares to him for foals in '06. Of course, I hope for more fillies since all of his foals are so nice and I happen to REALLY like horses with good movement. Amir is offered for sale because I have his fillies and have purchased another stallion so Amir is no longer absolutely necessary to my breeding program. I also have a number of mares that AREN'T related to him, so I have the option of breeding more foals with incredible movement.