 |
Re: [RC] [RC-Digest] Vol: 03.2517 - Zephyr Arabians------------------------------------------------------------ From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] Arabian Numbers+SUPPLY & DEMAND It has been my hope in trying to educate about breeding, conformation, biomechanics, and metabolic heritability that people would be able to cut the sifting process short by going straight to the sources of horses that have continued to be bred for these traits. This is a very important point Heidi makes. If people don't buy the production of those breeders who breed for endurance & other athletic endeavors (in any breed, not just Arabians), those breeders will eventually stop breeding -- because they give up the fight, because of finances, or just because they grow to old to continue to breed and no one picks up their program. And, when that happens, the only horses available will be the show-ring regects which will often lack the very traits that endurance riders are looking for in their mounts. I realize lots of riders continue to think "pedigree doesn't matter," but what goes into that horse you're riding is his/her ancestors and the selection choices made by his/her breeder and the breeders who came before them. (Or by the harsh reality of life in the case of mustangs.) If the breeders who care about athletic qualities stop breeding, then finding horses with athletic qualities really will be a crap shoot. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Sherman" <sherman@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [RC] riding shoes I get about a good year or longer on my Roper Horseshoes, athletic = style. I wear them most of the time, but NOT in the mud....that's what = my Muck boots are for. Kathy Grass Valley, CA And on a completely different topic, I also ride in Roper Horseshoes and have gotten several years out of the pair I have. :) ------------------------------------------------------------ From: SandyDSA@xxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Arabian numbers Amen to that, HEidi - has anyone ELSE been just appalled by the full page ad in AHW that tells us that "this horse paid for my daughter's college education" or something like that? sigh! And we just want to ride sound horses. s In what felt like a terrifying move to me at the time, I actually stopped subscribing to AHW several years ago. I can remember when everything would just stop for me when my issue would arrive: I'd sit down and spend hours pouring over every page. But, eventually the magazine started making me angry whenever I'd open it's pages. I finally realized I had to stop looking, as the anger and disgust just wasn't healthy. I haven't missed it one little bit. And, now it sounds like nothing has changed. :( ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Bette Lamore <woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] Arabian Numbers+SUPPLY & DEMAND Sorry, Mary Ann Now that makes much more sense :-) Although when a breeder has a terrific horse that they have put as much training into as required for endurance, that figure does not seem so outrageous when you figure the hourly wage. You don't even have to take into consideration the hourly wage. Just the actual cash-flow out can easily reach "megabucks" by the time a foal hits the ground, let alone riding age. That's why those of us who continue to breed do it for love, not money. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Bette Lamore <woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [RC] Arabian Numbers+SUPPLY & DEMAND I am sooo sorry I neglected to mention you, Claudia. I simply haven't seen your name for awhile. I got skipped too. But, as I haven't been posting much lately and also haven't had a foal available in years, I will forgive you. <g> ~Nicole * Zephyr Arabians & KattWmn Web Design * * http://www.zephyrarabians.com * * http://www.kattwmn.com * *Native Californian Newly Transplanted to the PNW* * * * You have the right to remain silent, anything * * you say can be misquoted and used against you. * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|