In a message dated 6/4/2004 12:23:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, dotwgns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<<"I can't afford to breed her, I need her to ride, she's the best horse I have." or "I can't afford not to breed her, I want another horse with her good qualities>>
This reminds me of something told to me quite a few years ago. A trainer I knew worked for a well known "facility" that bred Arabians. She said they had some mares that were so crazy that they could not be broke to ride... so they tossed them out into the brood mare pasture. What a pity.