Re: RC: sweepstakes horses

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/4/00 10:07:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, lynne@glazer.org 
writes:

<< It means that your horse was nominated, in utero, for the IAHA 
 "Breeders Sweepstakes".  The owners paid $300 for this, in hopes of 
 having a foal that would someday excel in the show ring or in 
 endurance/CTR.
  >>

A horse can also be nominated as either an original entry ($5,000 last time I 
checked) or if he has an eligible sire (I think) entry ($2,500).  What that 
means is that if your horse's sire was not "nominated" you pay more to enter. 
 Check it out with IAHA.  My experience has been that the Sweepstakes program 
is a pretty good investment (Harca was among the top 5 money earners in CTR 
for 1996 - 1998 :))  I enrolled him as an original entry when they offered a 
cheaper deal than normal.  Good investment!  I'm waiting for a "sale" offer 
and then I'll nominate Star as well.  If you're going to ride anyway, what 
the heck, why not cover some of those expenses?

Sylvia, Harca & Star & Chance (the "throw-away" who was nominated at birth-go 
figure).