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Hi Laurie
I applaud you Andalusian breeders for conscientious breeding and wish 
more Arab breeders would follow suit. The main reason Arabians go so 
cheaply now is the overpopulation, many of them winding up at 
auctions--- so many that it is difficult making a living in this field 
so most of the biggest breeders now are semi "hobbyists"-- as in Ventura 
Farms where Murdock makes his living in Real Estate, pineapples, etc and 
uses Arabians as his passion( he loves his horses!)/entertainment (and a 
healthy tax write-off I am sure). The bulk of the smaller breeders who I 
have talked to in CA say that they cannot make it for a reasonable 
profit here and all have another source of income. I am happy if my 
horses pay for themselves at this point, although I have made a little 
in good years-- but nothing compared to what I could have made pursuing 
my degree (but horses are oh-so-much more satisfying ;-)  )
So many of the breeders of very athletic horses who are not rich are 
breeding less (and in my case are finding buyers for the foals before 
they breed--- i.e. mare leases-- it appears to be the more responsible 
thing to do given the current overpop problem and the knowledge that 
someone appreciates your program and is willing to pay for the quality 
you produce--- and not just looking for a bargain (yes, i shop at 
Walmart, too, and sometimes you really luck out but I usually go to a 
different store or "brand" which has a good reputation for something 
that my life depends on :-)  ))
Hope your breed sticks to its guns and quality breeders are paid for the 
quality they produce so that they may continue to breed quality.
Bette

Ridecamp Guest wrote:

> Please Reply to: Laurie Lreiser@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Re: Andalusian breeders having a 'corner on the market and being greedy'....
>
> At the end of the day it's all about supply and demand.  Perhaps
> us Andalusian breeders are keeping prices high by keeping the
> volume of foals produced each year low... but that's a good
> thing, right???
>
> I currently have 4 Arab/Andy (Andy is the sire) crosses, 
> 2 coming 3 year olds and
> 2 coming yearlings and they all have good size, good bone,
> good temperaments and are athletic and curious to a fault.
>
> I'm sorta hoping the 3 year olds don't sell next year so I can
> play with them longer and try some LD's towards the end of 2006
> with them.  I'm really hoping to get my Andy stallion on a ride
> this year as well and next year will be crossing an Andy mare
> with my Arab stallion.
>
> But please don't fault breeders for being consciencious (sp)
> enough to not over populate the market, making sure that there
> are plenty of homes/buyers available for the foals they are
> creating.
>
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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com

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