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Re: [RC] [RC] selling horses - Juli JakubAnglo arabs do well in eventing and you see some nice novice and training level arabs...I do not know if I have seen straight Arabs at the higher levels. I don't see why they couldn't! I think Morabs would excel at eventing also...do they do okay at endurance? There seem to be some options of breeds that would work in both. I would prefer to train lower level eventers anyway...actually the market for them is much better. You have many more people dabbling at the lower levels that will shell out major money for a nice well trained novice or training horse than you have professionals looking for a good Prelim/Intermediate horse that has potential to move up. I would think that it is the same in endurance...more people doing 25 ers than 100's. In Eventing even at Prelim you start weeding out the girls from the women because those jumps get bigger and lots of people get to training and are happy to stay there. The jump to Intermediate is even worse! The nice thing about training eventers is they get good basics in dressage, jumping, and being out in the woods jumping or conditioning. So not only can you sell them to eventers often jumpers, hunters, dressage, and other disciplines will look at them because they know they are well rounded. Maybe that will have to be the game plan. I am not really looking to make money at this. I just want to do it for my own enjoyment mostly. If I make a profit on a horse here or there wonderful...if not I will have found a nice horse a good home!<html><DIV> <P>Juli Jakub</P> <P>The Air of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears.</P> <P>~ arabian proverb</P></DIV></html> <BLOCKQUOTE style='PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #A0C6E5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px'><font style='FONT-SIZE:11px;FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif'><hr color=#A0C6E5 size=1> From: <i>"Dabney Finch" <dabneyesq@xxxxxxxxxxx></i><br>To: <i>"Juli Jakub" <fahraway@xxxxxxxxxxx></i><br>Subject: <i>Re: [RC] selling horses</i><br>Date: <i>Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:18:40 -0700</i><br>>Absolutely stick with eventers. Planning on conditioning and then <br>>selling endurance horses is like investing in playing the lottery <br>>(if it wins Tevis you could sell if for some $$, but generally <br>>people take a loss).<br>><br>>Do people buy Arab eventers? Then, you'd be able to cherry pick the <br>>best of your for sale prospects for your own personal endurance <br>>uses...<br>><br>>The bigger French-bred racing Arabs would be ideal...<br>><br>>Dabney<br>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Juli Jakub" <br>><fahraway@xxxxxxxxxxx><br>>To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx><br>>Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 7:52 AM<br>>Subject: [RC] selling horses<br>><br>><br>>>I have a question for breeders and sellers out there. What do good <br>>>endurance horses go for? Proven ones and not so proven ones. The <br>>>prices look low and I was wondering. My Prelim eventer sold for <br>>>$12,000 to a good home...she was an investment of $500 out of a <br>>>race barn pasture, green and I did all the training. She was <br>>>campaigned and proven when I sold her but I was really picky and <br>>>trying to sell fast ( like within a period of two months I was <br>>>moving and couldn't take her!). I had an offer of $25,000 for her a <br>>>year earlier, but I did not like the people nor at that time was I <br>>>willing to sell her. I have a student who just bought a green <br>>>Morgan eventer (against my recomendation)...5 year old...potential, <br>>>but no jump training yet and only basic walk, trot, canter both <br>>>directions some leg yielding ect....cute mover and good solid <br>>>basics...for $12,000! I was boggled that they were selling her for <br>>>that much and that my student would pay that for a green horse! But <br>>>it seems like there is more money in training eventers and jumpers <br>>>than training and selling an endurance horse...why is this? Just <br>>>more money in those disciplines? I am asking because I eventually ( <br>>>not this year certainly) want to have a backyard training/breeding <br>>>program. Just a few horses that I train or re train and sell or re <br>>>sell. It seems like even though I want to try endurance it might be <br>>>better for selling purposes to train eventers still. I can do what <br>>>I want with my personal horses, but it is looking like for sale <br>>>purposes it is better to stay connected to the eventing world. <br>>>True? It seems like in the endurance world prices are really low <br>>>for a good horse be it campaigned or potential...<br>>><br>>><html><DIV><br>>><P>Juli Jakub</P><br>>><P>The Air of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's <br>>>ears.</P><br>>><P>~ arabian proverb</P></DIV></html><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<br>>><br>>>Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.<br>>>Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp<br>>>Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp<br>>><br>>>Ride Long and Ride Safe!!<br>>><br>>>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<br>>><br>>><br>><br>><br></font></BLOCKQUOTE> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. 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