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You want to hear a good one, Don?
I had someone very well known in endurance who wanted one of my best mares for 
$1200. She was 4 and I had over that in feed in her. I said no way could I sell 
her for that, to which he replied that Val Kanavy had bought Cash for $500 (boy 
I sure wish I had a dime for every time I have heard that from some endurance 
buyers) and he went on to say that most endurance people would not spend more 
than $1200 on a prospect and frequently find bargain horses that turn out to be 
great endurance horses.
I pointed out to him that there are times that people go to garage sales and find 
priceless paintings for sale that the owner is unaware of their value and charges 
virtually nothing-- or jewelery-- or antiques. HOWEVER, would someone go to a retailer, 
someone who specialized is fine jewelry or art and say "I want to make you an offer 
for your merchandise at less than half what it cost you"-- I can imagine what Macy's 
or Robinsons would say to that.
Then this well known person said-- and I kid you not!--- "If you sell to me, endurance riders 
look at what I am riding and will want to come to you to buy their next horse. "  To which I 
replied "Let me get this straight and check my wallet to see if I was born yesterday. I am to 
sell you one of my best mares for below my cost in feeding her to date (not even factoring in the 
training) with the hopes that more endurance people who you just said don't spend over $1200 will 
come and offer me the same terms on my other horses for sale."
Sounds like something out of Catch 22, huh? Or Saturday Night Live??
Now I also have to add that not all endurance people, fortunately, are like 
that and have paid me a fair price for my horses-- at least something that we 
both can live with :-)
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

"Life is not  a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely
in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --WOW-- what
a ride !! "


Don Huston wrote:
> Hello Nicki,
> I like a good deal just like everybody else but if a buyer is so rude as 
> to expect you to sell them a finished, sound endurance horse for a 
> ridiculous $1500 then here is what your reply to them could be. Years 
> ago in a Montana feed store I saw this sign over the cash register to 
> discourage wheeler-dealers types from haggling with the owner. "IF YOU 
> WANT TOP QUALITY OATS THEN YOU MUST PAY A FAIR PRICE BUT IF YOU WANT 
> OATS THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED THRU THE HORSE THEN I WILL GIVE YOU A 
> SPECIAL DEAL!" Don't be afraid to verbally slap those rude morons 
> around. Hell it costs $2000 just to feed hay to a horse for 5 years plus 
> worming, vaccinations, shoes, training, tell them to go shop at a ranch 
> in their price range.
>
> Don Huston 
>
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