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I really admire that people who do this and would LOVE to do it someday when 
I have the appropriate time, money and facility, realizing it would just be 
for the learning and reward of doing it rather than to make money by it.  I 
do dog rescue, a little cat, and bird too, and am fostering a donkey.  It 
costs me a lot to do rescue but the rewards are priceless!  I never would 
have learned what I know now about people and animals by doing anything 
else.

Amy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ranelle Rubin" <raneller@xxxxxxx>
To: "Ed Kilpatrick" <whytrotfarms@xxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:45 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] selling horses


> Oh Cowboy, you got it. My biggest joy came from taking a horse that no one
> wanted, teach it to travel in frame, watch it finish Tevis in 22nd place,
> and eventually sell it to Seichi Hasume who cherishes him on his ranch 
> near
> Tokyo. Casey even has a fan club of young girls there. He put Mr. Hasume 
> on
> the map in Japan and is in magazines and a book about Tevis. When I met 
> that
> horse, the owner had not ridden the horse in 2 yrs because he did not know
> what to do about the way he traveled. He had him in a horrific bit that he
> had learned all kinds of avoidance techniques to become reasonably
> comfortable. He was the most nervous, spooky horse I had ever seen in a
> mature horse.  The first day I rode the horse, I said to his owner, "If 
> you
> ever want to do something about the way this horse travels, let me know".
> The guy basically turned the horse over to me, and he developed into a
> fabulous horse!  Now, that is joy! He was 12 when I met him, 13 when he 
> did
> Tevis, and has finished top ten since then numerous times. The owner had
> tried to sell him several times, with no luck. I shudder to think what 
> would
> have happened to him if I had not had the good fortune of meeting that
> horse. There is no way the guy would have paid for what I did out of pure
> love for horses and their possibilities.
>
> I am now about ½ way through re-habbing a mare that was headed to auction.
> She had been screwed up by a cowboy with big spurs and an even bigger ego.
> He was so proud of himself that he could ride this "spirited arab". He had
> her all bunched up and wild-eyed. She is now a relaxed, happy horse. The 
> big
> difference is she is MINE, and a wonderful mare. She is the first mare I
> have ever owned. She is the sweetest, most affectionate mare I have ever
> seen. She did not come to me that way. Somehow she KNOWS.
>
> Ranelle Rubin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ed Kilpatrick
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:06 AM
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC] selling horses
>
> one thing for sure, dont even consider getting back what you put into a
> horse when it comes to money. if you are interested in making a lot of
> money, there are many other ways that are much more productive in that
> regard.  i might sell a horse that i raised for $1500 and recoup part of 
> my
> investment, but i got to use and enjoy that horse for awhile, and didnt 
> have
> to buy one to use and enjoy.  something that many of you might not have
> considered though, is that you get something intangible out of working 
> with
> a young horse, getting it ready to ride, then selling it and watching
> someone else ride it, enjoy it, and maybe even make the highlight film a
> time or two.  put a price on that.       cowboy ed


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