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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 91390" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Some good comments on this thread... ;-) </p><p></p><p>Yep...think a lot of the "successful" horse breeders & ranches are on an ego trip or something like that. Even the "small" operations that have the nice barn, pens, aluminum trailers....</p><p></p><p>It's sorta like... "yes, you have a very nice looking colt (filly, mare, gelding)... lots of potential... just bring him/her over for 3+ months and we'll provide some quality training (~ $500 month)." Ok... but can you tell me about what training or what we should do next??? "Well... as I said before... just bring him/her to us for board/training...."</p><p></p><p>And, you know the rest of the story! LOL.</p><p></p><p>Yes... it is very difficult to make money with horses! You just SPEND money on horses. Yet... they why do all these people spend six, seven figure $$ on their horse operations??? ... Prestige, glamour, ego trip, showing is everything, have to "invest" the $$ I got (won, inherited, etc.) on something... </p><p></p><p>All this aside... when I was in the Landscape & Irrigation business, I didn't ever have any problems giving any of my acquaintances, competitors any of my "trade secrets"... Those "secrets" would not necessarily transfer 100% to another's operation. And, I still had all the business I could handle...</p><p></p><p>Back to horses: Even a simple question such as "Why does my saddle pad keep slipping back?" was often met with... "You would benefit from bring your horse to our facility and letting us work with him/her (and you) for a couple of months".</p><p></p><p> ;-) :help: :x <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 91390, member: 9"] Some good comments on this thread... ;-) Yep...think a lot of the "successful" horse breeders & ranches are on an ego trip or something like that. Even the "small" operations that have the nice barn, pens, aluminum trailers.... It's sorta like... "yes, you have a very nice looking colt (filly, mare, gelding)... lots of potential... just bring him/her over for 3+ months and we'll provide some quality training (~ $500 month)." Ok... but can you tell me about what training or what we should do next??? "Well... as I said before... just bring him/her to us for board/training...." And, you know the rest of the story! LOL. Yes... it is very difficult to make money with horses! You just SPEND money on horses. Yet... they why do all these people spend six, seven figure $$ on their horse operations??? ... Prestige, glamour, ego trip, showing is everything, have to "invest" the $$ I got (won, inherited, etc.) on something... All this aside... when I was in the Landscape & Irrigation business, I didn't ever have any problems giving any of my acquaintances, competitors any of my "trade secrets"... Those "secrets" would not necessarily transfer 100% to another's operation. And, I still had all the business I could handle... Back to horses: Even a simple question such as "Why does my saddle pad keep slipping back?" was often met with... "You would benefit from bring your horse to our facility and letting us work with him/her (and you) for a couple of months". ;-) :help: :x :( [/QUOTE]
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