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You are right on in your comments about the best horses being those you
raise. I have found that out since becoming a breeder in 1990. The ones I
have raised myself will do anything for me. Further, as a breeder, I make
the best money, and am still able to give a good deal on the price for the
buyer, when I sell a weanling. Unfortunately, it is hard to convince people
to buy weanling and wait 2 to 3 years to ride it and put the money and time
into raising it right, having it trained, etc. Most people want something
they can ride next week. It is too bad, those people who don't raise a
horse never know what a difference it makes in the responsiveness and bond
between the horse and the person. Your comments about getting what you pay
for, or don't pay for and paying for it elsewhere, like the ortho
specialist, are also correct, in my opinion. Our farm motto is "We breed
for temperament, gait and temperament!" because I don't care how good the
horse looks, what color it is, or how well gaited it is, if it doesn't have
a decent temperament, it is not a horse I would want to ride or sell to
someone else.
Annette Gerhardt
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