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There are QHs and QHs.  I've had several that were healthy, happy, and
useful well into 20s. And know of many others.   And most did lots of hard
work, including endurance rides for some.  QHs have suffered the same as
Arabs from poor selections of breeding stock.
I've heard that many of the Doc Bars (and there are a lot) have a shorter
than average life span.

I hate to see a whole breed trashed because of the "show ring"
representatives and types.   The Arab folks are just as guilty of promoting
poor quality as some QH breeders.

There are fine, useful, tough, healthy horses in all the light horse breeds,
if you get out of the show circles.
It's not very practical to put the time, training and money into a horse
that isn't going to be there a long time.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RIDECAMP" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Dot Wiggins"
<dotwgns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: high-dollar sales (was Re: [RC] [RC] buying, selling, breeding,
producing)


> But I think QHs do not live as long as Arabs and Morgans, if I recall
> correctly.
>
> Barbara
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dot Wiggins" <dotwgns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:36 PM
> Subject: Fw: high-dollar sales (was Re: [RC] [RC] buying, selling,
breeding,
> producing)
>
>
> > And you can win money with these kinds of horses in this kind of events.
> > It's the years of experience and the skill, not the age that counts.
That
> > horse will teach somebody how it's supposed to be done.  Worth his
weight
> in
> > gold.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <walkergirl@xxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: high-dollar sales (was Re: [RC] [RC] buying, selling,
> breeding,
> > producing)
> >
> >
> > > I have been very interested in the asking prices for working QHs
lately.
> > > Ads in our local livestock auction yard flyer show (example) a 15-17
> year
> > > old QH, expert team penning, roping, etc. for something like $10,000.
> > Lots
> > > of money for an older horse!
> > >
> > > Barbara
> >
> >
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