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<blockquote data-quote="spinandslide" data-source="post: 833682" data-attributes="member: 5559"><p>3way, Im not chippie..but we do hae horses..</p><p></p><p>We've been breeding them since 2002..we dont breed crap either..good stuff for a specific market...</p><p></p><p>when the slaughterplants closed, the market collapsed..dropping even the prices of "Good" horses low. We crunched numbers and decided it simply wasnt cost prohibitive to keep breeding them at the scale we were. right now we have 7 horses..of those..one is the older broodmare..who will get put down. then we have my son's mare..which is also a mare with really really nice lines whom we've raised nice foals out of. This mare also can double for either my husband or I to compete on..she has been sucessfully shown in reining and reined cowhorse..AND I give lessons on her.</p><p>We have our stallion..one of those I said we are selling..and his yearling daughter..also wanting to sell.</p><p>We have my son's mare's filly from 2 years ago..who we plan to keep. Her sire is very successful and my husband is looking forward to gentling her and competing her. She is still growthy, so she'll be broken out later this year.</p><p></p><p>I have my 19 year old retired showhorse who gives lessons for me now. And, my pony mare, who, with being my personal riding horse, also is used for lessons.</p><p></p><p>I have debated about selling the 19 year old mare..but I cant do it..Im one of the only people in the areas who DOES have lesson horses..</p><p></p><p>I completly agree about most costing more then they are worth..but I think.."enjoyment" factors in there somewhere..we ride as a family..and, I feel mine do earn their keep...to an extent. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spinandslide, post: 833682, member: 5559"] 3way, Im not chippie..but we do hae horses.. We've been breeding them since 2002..we dont breed crap either..good stuff for a specific market... when the slaughterplants closed, the market collapsed..dropping even the prices of "Good" horses low. We crunched numbers and decided it simply wasnt cost prohibitive to keep breeding them at the scale we were. right now we have 7 horses..of those..one is the older broodmare..who will get put down. then we have my son's mare..which is also a mare with really really nice lines whom we've raised nice foals out of. This mare also can double for either my husband or I to compete on..she has been sucessfully shown in reining and reined cowhorse..AND I give lessons on her. We have our stallion..one of those I said we are selling..and his yearling daughter..also wanting to sell. We have my son's mare's filly from 2 years ago..who we plan to keep. Her sire is very successful and my husband is looking forward to gentling her and competing her. She is still growthy, so she'll be broken out later this year. I have my 19 year old retired showhorse who gives lessons for me now. And, my pony mare, who, with being my personal riding horse, also is used for lessons. I have debated about selling the 19 year old mare..but I cant do it..Im one of the only people in the areas who DOES have lesson horses.. I completly agree about most costing more then they are worth..but I think.."enjoyment" factors in there somewhere..we ride as a family..and, I feel mine do earn their keep...to an extent. :) [/QUOTE]
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