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Re: [RC] re: stud fees - Becky HuffmanYep. That's part of the fallout from the overbreeding of the 'hot' show type, and the race type. Most of the older style horses are not so hot, or if they are hot, they're not dangerous. -just very very happy on occasion. I've raised my kids riding my broodmares and I wouldn't breed anything the kids couldn't trail-ride or joust on. That's part of my performance testing. Becky Huffman, Cleburne, Texas www.TheOriginalSeries.com "Of the long years of peace ... there is little tale." JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion ----- Original Message ----- From: Cindy Collins <ccollins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 11:08 AM Subject: [RC] re: stud fees OK...here's "my" truth. I don't think that stud fees are out of line and I'm happy to see that many breeders give discounts for mares who have proven themselves in endurance. However, for someone like me, who has very limited funds and limited physical facilities to raise a foal (I'd prefer to see them grow up where they can run and play on 40+ acres and I only have 5), it is just stupid to breed horses. I can pick up really good horses from "free" to $1,500. These are horses ages 3 on up who are generally just too hot for the people who have them. Often they are already green broke and just need some training and lots of miles. I can't raise a foal to rideable age for less than $5,000, probably more. For me, it's just economics. I've been given two "free" horses that were great. Please don't think I take just any old horse that needs a home...I'm too old for that. Anyhow, as long as I can buy sound, straight legged, grown Arabs for under $1,500 it is hard to give up being able to afford endurance rides in order to breed my mare. My heart does go out to you quality breeders who are trying to get a decent price for the horses you raise. One thought is that if breeders wouldn't sell Arabs to people who can barely ride, folks like me wouldn't end up with free horses! Cindy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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