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RE: [RC] [RC]Horse Buying/Selling - Nancy Mitts

Ahhh, yes, the Hildago Syndrome. Grab one of these cheap off the range babies and they'll show them A-rabs a thing or two. Not. Really, there are a few nice ones. There are people who have what it takes to make good using horse out of them. Do I see them getting to the endurance trail in great numbers? No, I don't think so. The 40-50-60 year old riders who are getting into endurance aren't going to be spending the time and effort to get these horses gentled and down the trail. A lot of them board their horses and wouldn't have a place to keep one. I suppose some may give it a try, and it could hurt the market. I've been wrong once or twice before ;-]
Nancy Mitts

From: <bobmorris@xxxxxxxx>
To: "'Nancy Mitts'" <mitts_n@xxxxxxxxxxx>,<ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx>,<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [RC] [RC] [RC]Horse Buying/Selling
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:30:00 -0600

What 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

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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
>

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