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Re: [RC] 'pound dog' mentality for horses? - Chris PausMy broodmares were never broke to ride. I got them as rescue cases. They now are 17 and 12 and when they need to retire, they'll just go out to pasture, if I can afford to just keep them as pets. It is a shame they were never broke to ride. I started to saddle train them, but then decided it would be easier to buy a riding gelding already broke. It is a shame that people don't think of these things when they are planning a horse's future. That's the whole thing.. they don't plan for the future.... My young mare is going to be a riding horse first and foremost, and maybe I'll breed her, maybe not. chris --- GoldenCMK@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 9/4/2004 11:54:24 AM Central Standard Time, sunibey@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: One thing for people to know who sell their horses at auction: horses that have been trained to be ridden are culled by some of the feedlot owners and are put aside while he tries to sell them. Bottom line, if you send your young, untrained horses and your untrained broodmares to auction, you are very often sending them to French dinner plates This is such a pet peeve of mine. Why do SO many Arabian owners not break their horses? This is a horrible epidemic that Arab owners need to remedy. I make a point of breaking all my horses, broodmares and stallions and I will not sell a horse over the age of 4 unbroke. They have a better chance of making it if they are at least broke. Another problem is too many people breeding for the sake of breeding. I know of someone who is plain and simple a "puppy mill" in Arabs, breeds over 10 mares a yr, sells the foals for almost nothing, and usually not halter broke. Most of the adults are not halter broke. It is a sad situation, but what can you do? Maria ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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