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Hi Anonymous Guest
No one is saying that there aren't mares superior to stallions--- some mares--- some 
stallions. The reality is that a mare has one (or more, now they allow registration of 
more than one embryo transfer/year) foal a year possible and there is always risk 
involved-- either to the mare bred or implanted. Most mare owners aren't willing to 
"stand" their quality mares. I do lease my mares to breed to my stallion--- 
only to promote my stallion--- not to promote the mare who can have limited progeny 
without considerable cost in vet bills. Do the math-- it just ain't profitable whereas a 
stallion can stand and breed many mares in a season at little or no risk to himself. 
Stallion owners are having problems making it--- what would mare owners have to charge 
for a mare fee to make it-- and then there would be the endless whining about mare costs 
;-)
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com

Always remember: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (George Carlin)


SandyDSA@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> In a message dated 4/8/2005 11:58:44 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
> guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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> And I'll  give up the thought that there possibly could be mares superior to  
> stallions.  
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> sigh! No one said this - in fact my reply said just the opposite. Oh well -  
> I didn't think I would have to explain fundamental economics either. Someone 
> has  to foot the bill - and as I tell our daughters, there is no such thing as  
>  free ride - what is free to YOU costs someone else, somewhere, sometime. 

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