Re: Endurance & Economics

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

But they are NOT buying breeding material.  They are only interested in
performing horses and mostly geldings at that.

I have often thought that three years of dedicated training on a decent horse
and (if need be) hiring a young, strong rider to compete my animal on a few
100's and do well, I might get $500,000 for it. Not a bad return on the
investment.

Teddy

Janice Taylor wrote:

> >Paul adds:  Is anyone really thinking about the implications of the fact
> that people from the Middle Eastern Arabic countries are coming to the
> US & buying top endurance mares for top dollars (10 and more times the
> prices most endurance horses go for here)?  There goes proven genetic
> material from OUR gene pool - gone forever!<
>
> Please send them to my house, I'd like to break even in my lifetime!
>
> Jan & Tut El SAkkara ( sire of Jeddi)