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RE: [RC] [RC] [RC]Horse Buying/Selling - bobmorrisWhat you all are forgetting is that the US Government has a nation wide advertising program that cannot be equaled by any private breeder. They are advertising and strongly pushing mustangs for endurance. Realize that there have been some very successful mustangs competing and the BLM (Federal Agency) has an advertising budget and promotional budget far exceeding that of the rest of the equine industry. And the cost of the horses is far, far below what any breeder could consider selling a horse for. In fact it is well below meat price. So, with this subsidized marketing of horses how do you expect to compete? Bob Bob Morris Morris Endurance Enterprises Boise, ID -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nancy Mitts Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 7:53 PM To: ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] [RC]Horse Buying/Selling That's not what I'm getting at, at all. The "central authority" would be no more likely to chose "correctly" than any one breed show fads do now. There just seems to be an attitude prevalent among endurance riders that it is somewhat "stupid" to pay several thousand for an endurance prospect instead of going to the local auction. If one is able to pay what it really costs a breeder to raise a horse up to riding age, it would be nice if they found a breeder whose stock they liked and buy from them to support their efforts. Not everyone can afford to do that, I understand. I started out with a $300 project horse, and there is something to be said for rescues. Maybe I'm just niave in thinking that there is NOT an endless supply of good horses out there to be bought at bargain prices. From: "Ed & Wendy Hauser" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@xxxxxxxxxxx>,<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] [RC]Horse Buying/Selling Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:50:50 -0600 The only solution I can see is to abandon freedom and capitalism and have some central authority decide what mare can be bred and how often. This would cause a scarcity of horses and the price of all horses would go up. It is not a solution I would ever advocate, or put up with. Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx 406.642.6490 ____________________________________________________________ _____ Planning a family vacation? Check out the MSN Family Travel guide! http://dollar.msn.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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