I watched him for a while at Michegan Bluff, as Matthews crew was set up
not far from where we were set up, and at that point the horse looked
fresh and ready for the next leg of the ride; he looked great.
When Matthew stated that he was for sale, right there at the finish line,
the whole crowd moaned and you could hear lots of comments like "how
could you sell a horse after winning Tevis and OD on him?". I don't get
the feeling from Matthew that there are many horses that have won his heart.
He certainly takes great care of them, this was a very well ridden horse,
but my feeling was that Fred was no pet in the way that my horses are pets.
He looked to have had a heck of a good life, none the less.
Great horse... I wish him a bright future with many green pastures.
Linda - Gilroy Ca.
On Aug 17, 7:43am, TETERVIN@bms.com wrote:
> Subject: More concerns about Fred
> I was also very surprised to read that Fred was sold after putting in such a
> fantastic effort for his owner this year. In the horse world, $10,000 is not
> that much money for a talented horse (too much for ME but for lots of serious
> competitors in dressage, jumping, eventing etc, it's peanuts). Personally
> speaking, I would never part with a horse like Fred, even when retirement
time
> came along. -Amy
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