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Dear Sandy (sorry I didn't sign my own name to message--brand new to this
forum!) I agree that too many people are training horses who don't know what
they are doing. I have a boarder like that and have had to tell her she
either works on her horses "barn manners" or find someone who can. But there
are also a lot of folks out there who may not be "proffessional" trainers but
CAN take a green horse and end up with a good, well trained mount. If I ever
ran into a problem I did not think I could handle--and I took that chance
when I bought my green gelding--i'd find someone with more experience who
could, and then my $1200 horse might not be such a great buy. Bought the
horse at 3, he is six now and we are doing great. My last gelding I did the
same with--got him "cheap" as a 4 year old 'cause owner couldn't handle him
and was convinced no one else would want such a "mean" horse either. He is
24 now and we have had a great life together--and he is still a sound and
useful ride.
Still, the fact remains the market rules and there are an awful lot of good
arabs out there. If you can get $3000 for your horses--and have the option
fo waiting on a sale till you get it, GREAT! Not everyone can do that.
David had everything I was looking for in an endurance prospect--should I
have turned him down because the owner wanted to sell him fast and was
willing to deal? Should I have said, I value Arabs too much, let me pay
more? Of course not. If breeders want more for their horses they must
either be willing to wait--as ytou seem to be, or stop putting so many babies
on the ground.
Trish
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