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> Please Reply to: Amy Claiborne amyc@xxxxxxxxxxxx or
> ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================I've been
> reading most of the talk about supply and demand, etc.  The AHA wants us
> to breed more arabs, but who can afford the stud fees?  I haven't seen
> any arabs I'd want to breed my mare to for under $1,000.  Ridiculous!  I
> have a nice CMK mare that I would love to breed for a purebred foal, but
> just can't afford the fees.  I have two foals out of her, one very nice
> filly by an unknown Weiscamp bred QH stallion for a $150 fee, and the
> other filly by a money-earning son of Doc O'Lena for a $500 fee.  The
> nicest by far is by the $150 stallion.  What gives with the stud fees?
Gee, that's odd--I've found very few OVER $1000 that I'd care to breed to,
as they are mostly the caricatures from the show ring, and you are paying
for name and hype, not quality.  There are a few nice stallions with
higher stud fees, but the majority I've run across that I'd consider are
between $500 and $1000.  And there are lots of donated breedings to
outfits like NASTR, CAT, etc. that can be gotten for well under $500 to
some very nice horses.

What is expensive about raising foals is not the stud fee--it is raising
them to a useable age.  Now THAT can run into some bucks!

Heidi



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