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In a message dated 3/8/2003 1:49:01 PM Mountain Standard Time, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> And you think that doesn't happen in the stock breeds?  I had Paint and QH
> clients breeding by shipped semen to the "flash in the pan" sire of the
> moment without even SEEING the horse, and getting shorted on shipped semen
> because the people were breeding 250 mares IN ONE SEASON  to these
> stallions.  YES, many of these foals end up in the killer pen, eventually,
> even as some of their paternal half-siblings are reaping the rewards of
> stardom.  And if you don't believe this is happening in your breed, you'd
> better hang out at some of the big stallion stations in the midwest and
> California, and watch the Equitainers go out the door every day!  This isn't
> about percentages--when a stallion puts THAT many babies on the ground, he
> doesn't NEED percentages.  SOME will be stars, simply by random luck
.

Wonderful post, Heidi.  
    --Frank