bringing up baby

["Brickson" <brickson@delanet.com>]

Do *any* riders buy their own youngsters (much less than competition age,
like 1-4yo) to start?  Do all non-breeder riders look for "made" horses?
I'm interested in this discussion.

I know of a few sweepstakes babies available in case anyone is interested in
going this route.  One owner rescued a show-quality baby and wants to find
it a good home (she runs an all-breed rescue along with a bunch of
volunteers), the other is a breeder that had *all* colts this year (3) and
last year (3), so wants to sell most of them to good using homes.  He told
me the prices; they start at $500 for the youngest and smallest, a pretty
grey (that looks bay currently) o/o a Wisdom daughter.

Bridget
Jeff and Bridget Brickson