Re: endurance horse prices

[heidi sowards <ribbitttreefrog@yahoo.com>]

But if prices were not low for arabs (in our area anyway) I would not
have been able to afford to endurance ride at all. My boy was $1000
and my boyfriend's was $1500. That allowed us to buy an inexpensive
used trailer and have enough money to go to 2 - 4 rides per summer. If
I had to pay a high price for my horse I would not have been able to
get him. Now as for breeding, most of the endurance riders I know (5 -
10 people personally) will breed mainly for their future replacement
horse. I am personally glad (buyers end I know) that prices are low.
If I was a breeder, I would probably have a different attitude. Just
my humble opinion. Thanks.


---Eric & Gail Hought <hought@humboldt1.com> wrote:
>
> I would love to see Arab horse prices get on par with other breeds, so
> there could be more breeding of good endurance horses.  It's hard to
raise
> good endurance horses when at best you might break even.  Those that
do it
> I respect a lot and I think they do it more for the love of it and
believe
> in their horses.  I personally think the low price of Arabs hinders
our
> sport, because of lack of Arabs being bred for endurance.  Just
because an
> horse is an Arabian doesn't make him or her an endurance horse,
anymore
> than a halter QH will make a cutting or reining horse(or any other
> performance horse for that matter).  
> 
> Gail Hought & "Shaq" (He thinks he's an ATV)
> 
> 
> 

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