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Re: [RC] Selling (buying) horses - Steph E CaldwellKaren Casemier wrote:Obviously, a lot of these bargain hunters have never had serious accident, or never been scared by the goofy things young horses do, or never had to spend a weekend trying to teach a sour horse to load, or had the general frustrating experience of trying to undo the poor handling a "bargain" horse has received. I'm not so much into bargain horses, but all 3 of my horses are rescue/retrains. I can do it, the horses needed out of their current situation, and I liked the horses they could become. I paid a pretty penny for one of my horses because I'd always loved him. My point? I'd rather buy the rescue or retrain because a confirmed bolter, rearer, or agressive horse isn't going to have much of a future without someone like me. A good calm, kind, sweet horse has much better chances of finding a good home (like you :). I have dicey moments, this year I've come off 3 times (off my newest horse when I first got him), but it's what works for me. Eventually, I'll get my endurance horse, but I can't pass up a skinny/abused horse just because he doesn't fit the bill for what I want. Once the horse is retrained they're more saleable (I keep saying that, but now have the only 3 horses I've ever owned... I still own them!) It's all in what you want and what you'll put into a horse. No offense meant to anyone... Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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