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Re: [RC] re: stud fees - Becky Huffman

Sandy,  that is exactly the truth.  I can't say how many times I've seen people buy a horse with a lower price tag, only to have to put it in training for an extended period, or find out it needs extensive vet care before it can be ridden (if it's ever really ridable).  If you have the skill to do the work and training, it may be a bargain, but if you don't the training fees and hospital bills quickly add up to more than the cost of the more 'expensive' horse.
 
 
Becky Huffman, Cleburne, Texas
www.TheOriginalSeries.com
 
"Of the long years of peace ... there is little tale."
JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion
 

 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] re: stud fees

In a message dated 4/8/2005 7:58:14 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, ccollins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I
can't raise a foal to rideable age for less than $5,000, probably more.
This is a HUGE truth for breeders who attempt to provide a source of quality competitive Arabians, and for the buyers, if one does their homework and checks references, the guesswork is reduced considerably. We have taken numerous "free" horses who did not turn out to be so FREE. They were in the end very good horses, but at some cost, aside from normal care. In the end, some breeders - like us - DON'T breed very many and DON'T sell to people who shouldn't have them - at least not knowingly. You would not believe the lengths people will go to "prove" they are competent! Interestingly, the WORST horse we EVER engaged in buying was also the most expensive. This isn't a comment on expensive horses, just something to think about. SO when you go to buy a horse, don't ask what is wrong, just because perhaps MY yearling is half the price of a yearling down the road:).
S

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