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RE: [RC] Breeders VS Rescues - heidiIt is a good point that good horses can end up in feedlots--even horses specifically bred to be good performers. That said, too many people make the opposite assumption--which is that they can take purtnear any horse out of the feedlot and make a performer out of him. There are all kinds of horses in feed lots--but many are indeed culls.
Although I'm a breeder, I have also "rescued" a few feedlot horses--I pulled Marcia Smith's horse Harry out of a feedlot, along with a horse that we named Spider who appeared to be his younger brother. We rode both of them for a couple of months and sold them to Chuck Stalley, who resold Harry to Marcia. Both ended up having successful endurance careers, although Harry is better known because he won Tevis.
That said, these two horses stuck out like a sore thumb at the feedlot--obviously quality well-bred using horses that had just fallen on hard times. Good breeding still comes out in the end, even if it detoured through the feedlot.
Heidi
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