On May 2, 2009, at 5:29 PM, Sisu West Ranch wrote:
The cross was made because, "He is right down the road, and the stud fee is only (I can't remember probably less than $100)..."
In this case, if the only stallions available were great, and therefore commanded high stud fees, the mare would never have been bred. (The mare owner doesn't have much money, and is terminally cheap.)