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At 06:02 PM 7/18/2004, Truman Prevatt wrote:
> Your numbers aren't even close - they don't take into account the overhead 
> associated with breeding - the extra barn space, the extra pasture, the 
> video system to monitor the mares, the medication you are one to keep you 
> from going bonkers during the first the breeding and second the foaling 
> process.

I know!  Every three year old endurance horse prospect that has any 
justification for calling it an endurance prospect (parents' 
accomplishments, pedigree, conformation, disposition, etc.) that's for sale 
should really *start* at around $5000 (that's for those who live in places 
like I do where you actually could feed a horse for $75/month, farrier, 
vet, etc. on top of that) and at $5000 for a coming 4 year old endurance 
prospect, that still might be only be a break-even price for breeders.

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