Re: RC: Purebred but not registered

["Jessica Spoone" <lady_selene@hotmail.com>]

In my opinion, for a gelding papers don't matter, a mare or stallion you 
would want papers though in case they were breeding caliber. Jess


>From: "guest@endurance.net" <guest@endurance.net>
>To: "ridecamp@endurance.net" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Subject: RC:  Purebred but not registered
>Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:27:20 -0800
>
>Karol Read ksassy3@yahoo.com
>I am contemplating on purchasing (cheap!) a very good endurance prospect.  
>Here is the glitch....He is a 13yr old gelding, purebred arab and bred very 
>well (I have many related siblings)as well as great athlete....the owners 
>never took the time to register him so in the real world he is considered 
>grade.....He has been started under the best of conditions ......my plan is 
>that I would like to scoop him up...condition him and put him out on the 
>endurance trail.....my end result is to prepare him to be very saleable (I 
>know that he will be a competitor).
>Here is my question:  How big a part does "registration papers" play in the 
>decision to purchase an endurance horse.  All mine are registered but I 
>bred and raised them myself and its a habit from the show ring days!!! I am 
>not looking to make my life's fortune on this adventure!!! I would love to 
>hear the comments from ridecamp as it is the pulse of our sport....
>
>Thanks,
>Karol
>
>
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