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Re: [RC] Arabian Stud Fees - Zephyr Arabians

From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC]   Arabian Stud Fees are just too
high



Please Reply to: Amy Claiborne amyc@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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========================================I've been

reading most of the talk about supply and demand,

etc.  The AHA wants us

to breed more arabs, but who can afford the stud

fees?  I haven't seen

any arabs I'd want to breed my mare to for under

$1,000.  Ridiculous!  I

have a nice CMK mare that I would love to breed

for a purebred foal, but

just can't afford the fees.  


Gee, that's odd--I've found very few OVER $1000 that
I'd care to breed to,
as they are mostly the caricatures from the show
ring, and you are paying
for name and hype, not quality.  There are a few
nice stallions with
higher stud fees, but the majority I've run across
that I'd consider are
between $500 and $1000.  And there are lots of
donated breedings to
outfits like NASTR, CAT, etc. that can be gotten for
well under $500 to some very nice horses.


I have to agree with Heidi here.  Especially as the
original poster (sorry, I missed that post when it
came through on digest) says she has a CMK mare.  I
think she'd find that if she talks to CMK breeders --
particularly those actively involved in endurance --
she'd find that they might be willing to negotiate and
offer deals if her mare is a good match for their
stallion(s).  I haven't met a CMK breeder yet who is
in this for the money (what a joke that would be), nor
do I see a whole lot of good stallions with fees much
over $1000.  

~Nicole
www.zephyrarabians.com

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