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Re: [RC] Buying on a budget - heidi------------------------------------- Be that as it may, I trust that you are also purchasing your pulling rigs, long distance saddles, etc. also at auction. The same rules should apply in your life throughout. ------------------------------------- The tone of this one riled me a bit. Just because I buy on a budget does not mean I buy "junk" all the way around. Wow, that is arrogant! Well, no, I don't think Kim was being arrogant. I think she was making a point that too often, the horse is the least well researched part of the whole outfit. And too often, she is right. Yes, EVERYTHING I buy is with the same small budget and very careful thought as the horses. When I needed a truck I researched for a long time on what older models hold up well and can do the job. Then, with my budget in mind I went looking. Nobody is belittling those on a budget here. One CAN find good horses on a budget--it isn't the dollars spent that is under discussion here. It is the notion that any old random horse that "looks good" from an auction has the same odds as those that were specifically bred to do the job. And that simply is not borne out in real life. FWIW, a great many breeders will work with those on budgets. Likewise, the information that some of us are TRYING to impart here (and which a few folks are trying to turn inside out and label as "arrogant") is that it pays to FIND OUT what constitutes a "good horse"--and breeding is a part of that package! As MANY posters have pointed out here, good horses DO fall on hard times, and are available to the "budget buyer" as a result. But the "budget buyers" who are the most successful at FINDING good horses are those who paid attention and did their homework, and didn't just go off in a huff when thoughtful people shared information about what it takes to make a good horse. You will go much further in your "horse-search-on-a-budget" if you are well-versed in what good endurance horses look like, move like, and act like--and yes, about how they are bred. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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