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Re: [RC] [RC] Selling (buying) horses - Juli JakubHere Here!! I love the ones no one else wants! because you are right, without people like us who have the skill and the dedication and the lack of common sense : ) horses like that have no future. And keep your head up I have successfully re trained and then sold some of those rescues...including a TB that cost barely anything and sold for 12...and an abused Appendix QH that was cheap and sold for 10. It does happen and I applaud you for your heart. But it isn't for everyone and it can be dangerous so it is not something I suggest for everybody...but it is rewarding! I am glad those three horses found you!
<BLOCKQUOTE style='PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #A0C6E5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px'><font style='FONT-SIZE:11px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif'><hr color=#A0C6E5 size=1> From: <i>Steph E Caldwell <biothanetack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx></i><br>To: <i>Karen Casemier <kcrazzmatazz@xxxxxxxxxxx></i><br>CC: <i>ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</i><br>Subject: <i>Re: [RC] Selling (buying) horses</i><br>Date: <i>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:57:07 -0400</i><br>>Karen Casemier wrote:<br>>>Obviously, a lot of these bargain hunters have never had serious <br>>>accident, or never been scared by the goofy things young horses do, <br>>>or never had to spend a weekend trying to teach a sour horse to <br>>>load, or had the general frustrating experience of trying to undo <br>>>the poor handling a "bargain" horse has received.<br>><br>>I'm not so much into bargain horses, but all 3 of my horses are <br>>rescue/retrains. I can do it, the horses needed out of their current <br>>situation, and I liked the horses they could become.<br>><br>>I paid a pretty penny for one of my horses because I'd always loved <br>>him.<br>><br>>My point? I'd rather buy the rescue or retrain because a confirmed <br>>bolter, rearer, or agressive horse isn't going to have much of a <br>>future without someone like me. A good calm, kind, sweet horse has <br>>much better chances of finding a good home (like you :). I have <br>>dicey moments, this year I've come off 3 times (off my newest horse <br>>when I first got him), but it's what works for me. Eventually, I'll <br>>get my endurance horse, but I can't pass up a skinny/abused horse <br>>just because he doesn't fit the bill for what I want. Once the horse <br>>is retrained they're more saleable (I keep saying that, but now have <br>>the only 3 horses I've ever owned... I still own them!)<br>><br>>It's all in what you want and what you'll put into a horse. No <br>>offense meant to anyone...<br>><br>>Steph<br>><br>>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<br>><br>>Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.<br>>Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp<br>>Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp<br>><br>>Ride Long and Ride Safe!!<br>><br>>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<br>><br></font></BLOCKQUOTE> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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