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Re: [RC] Looking for a kid safe endurance prospect - rides2far@xxxxxxxxI have never seen a request for a sane, well trained, safe for a kid horse where the writer is willing to spend more than about $1,000. Why is that? I'd say it's often because to the parents of that kid a horse is not a huge priority and $1000 is a lot for a toy that requires upkeep. When you recruit your kid's friend, get them riding your horses, then convince the parents to *consider* getting the kid a horse you do well to get them to commit to $1,000...then you just deal with what you can afford. Somebody may have a *safe* horse that rides like a pogo stick or a jackhammer but is sound. Kid won't even know how bad it is. Everybody is happy. :-) Nobody makes you sell your good horse to them just because they asked, so what's the harm in asking? I sold a totally sound, totally safe 9 year old Arab gelding to my neighbor who was my junior for the next several years and 1000 miles. I got $1200 because I figured that's what her family would pay. It was worth something to me to see him being used by a kid who loved to ride instead of being paid a lot by some parent who had a spoiled brat who would lose interest in the horse in a week. (He also rode like a cart with egg shaped wheels) >g< If the law of supply and demand really determined price, there would be no expensive unbroke high bred Arabs, and a truly kid broke, dependable 50" tall pony would cost more than a Hummer. Angie McGhee ____________________________________________________________ Visa, MasterCard, AMEX & Discover. Compare Offers & Apply Online. Click here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw2Oq3z87OexpOXey5CDiWoOw9otnPfXwXo7p7uwq4Cda8ZsE/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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