I'm sorry, I disagree. We bred AQHA mares back in"the day" years ago and picked up an aged AQHA Champion stallion and an aged APHA Champion stallion that we particularly liked, each with multiple talents and points in multiple events. We could never have afforded to breed all our mares to stallions of this quality back when stud fees were a little higher than they are now.(sometimes). We probably could not have bred even one year without exceeding the cost of purchase and upkeep. We were very selective about our mares and actually made a living at it. Now, with one mare, I would not have the hassle of keeping a stallion, even if I were to ride one. I guess I'm just too old for the nonsense. I barely like my teenage son!! (LOL...just kidding, Carey!)
> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:34:43 -0700 > From: katswig@xxxxxxx > Subject: [RC] Stallion for sale? > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > I am not just looking for a stallion for breeding purposes > > but also to ride as a second endurance horse. > > This is a good reason to own a stallion. > > > I do not plan to bred every year but would like babies that > > I have picked out their bloodlines and bred for certain > > characteristics the sire or dam holds. > > This is not. > > You can "rent" a breeding stallion (i.e. pay a stud fee) for much cheaper than you can buy and own one, especially if you are not breeding "every year," and the other advantage to renting rather than owning is that you have more of a selction of bloodlines and "certain characteristics" to choose from (eg. if you have multiple mares you can select different stallions for different ones, whereas if you own just one stallion and use just that one because it is the one you own, you have dramatically reduced your choices on available genetics, there may not be one stallion that is the right choice for all your mares). > > In fact, one of the biggest mistakes that many breeders make is breeding to the stallion they own rather than breeding to the stallion/s that is/are the best pick for their mare/s. > > Owning a stallion isn't going to save you money over paying stud fees, and owning a stallion isn't going to get you the best genetic selection for all your mares when you do choose to breed. > > You can still "pick" the sires bloodlines and characteristics, without having to own the stallion. And if you are willing to go with "unproven" stallion (which obviously you are if you are willing to look at one that is only 2), then you can definitely rent it for less than you would pay to own (stud fees on unproven stallions are usually pretty low). > > By all means buy a stallion if you happen to want to compete on a stallion. Or you want to compete a gelding if you discover, after breeding your young unproven stallion to your mares that he just isn't a good "nick" for them. > kat > Orange County, Calif. > :) > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > 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!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
