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Re: [RC] quarters/paints and the numbers - Chris PausLori said:> I just personally think it's who people think you > are, I think that's just part of the equation. It takes so long to develop a reputation and clientele in this business or any business. And in horse breeding, it takes so long, years, to get something not only on the ground, but rideable and out in the public where people can see the fruits of your labors. I've been in this sport for awhile, but haven't ventured out of the central region so a lot of people know me by email. And I do a lot of CTR so if you look in my AERC records, it doesn't look like I've done a lot in 8 years, LOL...because my CTR miles don't show up. So judging what horses and people have accomlished by their online records can be misleading. The other part of the equation for me is that I'm awfully picky about where my babies go and I've been selling mostly babies. If I have a riding age horse to sell, it wasn't bred here. A lot of people don't want to mess with youngsters. They want a horse they can hop on and ride now. And I'd rather that people not buy a baby if they aren't ready to deal with all the training and groundwork that goes into them. I've got a very nice homebred mare that everyone who sees her wants. This one I'm keeping and I'll have her out in competition next spring. She's only 4 this year. When people fall in love with her, I can tell them that her full brother is for sale back at the farm, LOL... I guess I'm not a very good horse seller in that once I fall in love with one, it's not for sale. That's another reason I sell babies... the longer they stay, the harder it is for me to part with them! chris ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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