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Re: [RC] Arabian Numbers+SUPPLY & DEMAND - Nancy SturmAh Bette, And we are so glad a few of you breeders are out there doing what you do. We've had horses for over 40 years and decided at about year five, that it made better financial sense to allow the experts to raise the good horses, do all the work, take all the risk. We prefer buying the results of your research and your labors. And it's way cheaper, too. Thanks! Nancy Sturm [Original Message] From: Bette Lamore <woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: Mary Ann Spencer <maryann.spencer@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <SandyDSA@xxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 4/6/2005 9:06:19 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Arabian Numbers+SUPPLY & DEMAND Now Mary Ann, If you consider more than $800 bucks for a 2 year old creeping into "megabuck" stature, I'd like to know what you pay for hay and what your labor (hourly wage) is. We take good care of horses 24/7 and researching bloodlines and taking pains to look at results to formulate the best matches to produce athletic and correct individuals, not to mention the cost of procuring good breeding stock. I bet you spend more on fast food than $800 per year ;-) IF your employer or your husband's offered you let's say $1000 or even $2000 for a job of raising and being responsible for a project for 4-5 years (by the time you factor in mare care and raising a horse), would you be insulted? For some of us, this is not a hobby but a sense of pride with the ultimate goal to raise the PERFECT horse or line of horses-- a goal perhaps unachievable but something to strive for-- and yes it takes work and planning. And if I hear one more time that Val found Cash for $500 in someone's back yard, I think I'll electronically vomit!!!!! Yes, there are tales of people locating Van Goghs in backyard sales... etc.. AND you have to go to a LOT of backyard sales! You wouldn't go into say Sears and offer them less than wholesale--- same with a breeder. So let's not beat this into the ground anymore or insult those of us who are serious about providing a good product (and one we love). Bette 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 Always remember: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (George Carlin) Mary Ann Spencer wrote:"But the rank and file endurance CANDIDATE should not be a $500 weanling or an $800 two year old." This is not in the spirit of this sport. Sounds like we all should be paying megabucks. Not the American way. Just why the snobery??? Cost vs effective use are not necessarily equivalent.
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