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I guess it just highlights the difference between 'industry' and  
'recreation'.  We (endurance in the US) seem to mostly get our horses  
from other industry cast offs (show-halter, racing, etc). We do have  
a few breeders who focus on Endurance, but very small numbers when  
compared to other sports/industries.

Even USA breeders of endurance horses still have to deal with the  
cast offs (not every horse bred for endurance will be a good  
endurance horse). That is the nature of breeding - especially  
breeding for racing performance.

Steph

On Oct 7, 2007, at 5:38 PM, Truman Prevatt wrote:

> And that impacts the answer to Angie's question, how?
>
> Truman
>
> Steph Teeter wrote:
> > Interesting question. How many thoroughbreds (race track) do you  
> > think we produce each year... and where do you think -they- go?
> >
> > Steph
> >
> > On Oct 7, 2007, at 3:42 PM, rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to imagine 427 young endurance horses produced by an  
> > > area the
> > > size of a couple of our states. Is there *that* much demand from the
> > > Gulf? What happens to all the leftover "also rans"?


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