When the market forces finally catch up to the Arabian Horse industry we
could find ourselves paying $10k to $25k for a good "endurance prospect." This
is the situation in the hunter jumper biz and like performance fields where WB's
dominate. Or would you be willing to pay $10K and up for a green hunter pony for
your kid to train on and show?
Perhaps for years we endurance folk have had a "free ride" in the horse
acquisition aspect of our sport due to market forces driving down the prices of
Arabians. But when availability of good Arabian horses gets very low, the
prices will naturally go up, way up. Just like it has for fuel for our trucks:
think $3-5/gallon for next year.
