Re: RC: Breeding and philosophy (and brag at the end!)

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 02:13 AM 4/24/00 -0400, Heidi wrote:
> Well, I've got you all beat.  I never did
> breed for sales.  I breed for me, and always have.  Sure, one
> tries to be as business-like as possible to make ends meet.

In our case, we had to be totally business-like because in the eyes of
the IRS we were a business.  However, being business-like does not
preclude breeding with vision, and I feel that the horses that we've put
out there in the world as *endurance prospects* shared some
characteristics we felt were very important:  Temperament, great
legs & conformation, and a basic ability to do the job.  We bred
for that, but once the new owner gets a horse, there is more that has to
go into the pot.  Like quality care, training &
conditioning.  Given all that, I believe we had the right to call
our horses endurance prospects.  I believe the happy owners can
speak more to that.  

Congrats Heidi on your great dressage show.  Lif

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