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[RC] Nice horses at auctions. - Ranelle Rubin

Folks, there are nice horses to be found at auctions!

Anyone want to see the 3 yr old Arab/Paint DR Thunder Bask filly we have who went through a mixed breed sale and sold for $650.00??? Fortunately, a local endurance rider bought her. She was way too nice a filly to be there in the first place. She was not sure what she was going to do with her, but grabbed her anyway. I found out about her through the grace of her dtr who emailed me to let me know. We bought her the next day for $800.00. She will be my project this winter and next spring...then eventually my boyfriend's next mount.

She is Black, and at 3 already as stout as my full Arab Doc son. Happy to send a pic.

Bringing home two more 4 yr old Doc sons from Oregon next week...can't wait! One belongs to Hal Hall and is a full brother to my horse, one is a half brother and out of a Kozsar dtr and will be mine. These two were bought as yearlings from a breeder who selectively breeds for endurance. She has an incredible stallion right now who is just starting endurance. She has a handful of mares and a well thought out breeding program that produces only a few horses a year. These are the type of breeders I favor.

By the way, if anyone IS looking to breed a mare, consider MMF Thunder's Echo..oh my goodness he is a nice boy..and a definite "Echo" of his daddy..with Koszar thrown in for great measure!

Ranelle Rubin, Business Consultant
http://www.rrubinconsulting.com
Independent Dynamite Distributor
raneller@xxxxxxx

916-663-4140 home office
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From: CK <kingmonk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fwd: Re: [RC]  " Ethics "of slaughter..etc.
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 8:44:27 -0400


Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 8:43:49 -0400
From: CK <kingmonk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Spottedracer@xxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC]  " Ethics "of slaughter..etc.

What is ethical living? Yes, I think morals and values are involved , esp. what our society and religions believe. Plus, add community and family values. i also have to live by the ethics of my profession or lose my license. ( Psychology).

Enough of that academic stuff:
Yes, there is an over population of horses.I know slaughter or starvation are two options for many. When I saw the slaughter house HORSE tape, I wept. It was horrific.
It is easier to think of the"unwanted equine" going to slaughter. What if it is YOUR ,young, broke, sound, reg., athletic horse that you can't find some one to buy it and there is a drought?????? Send him/her to slaughter..Could you do it?

I don't know about the rest of you.. but, I do patronize horse sales. There are all levels of sales, including those that sell top race and show horses.Some times I sell horses at sales to buyers looking for a horse for themselves. I don't think I have ever sold to a MEAT buyer. ( I did say think) I have also bought plenty of horses at sales. Mostly, they turned out well and I competed successfully with some of them. I was also able to place most of them in good homes when I was ready to sell them. Some were probably going to slaughter because of some fault/vice that made them unmarketable to the general public.. Example: barn sour, blind in one eye, head tosser, thin. By the way, Arabs and Saddlebreds do not bring any $$$ at a sale. Although I know they are great athletes , they have a bad reputation and buyers avoid them at mixed breed sales.


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