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in case you ever wondered
when i talk about my horses and riding, specifically reining. this is what i do, but i can't do it without a bridle.
this video is craaaaaaaaaaaazy. i <3 reining. http://www.reining-appaloosa.com/highnoonpage.html there's a link to the video on the page. nice horse. BTW I DONT WEAR A COWBOY HAT. |
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i just really love it because: A) it's a very nice horse B) the trainer did an amazing job on him |
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there's a lot more to this sport than go go go stop. it's the basic moves used to work cows, but done in a pattern. we call it "dry" work when we're doing the working cow horse classes. Dr.O, who's the state vet at Hastings where i work, gets a daily report on Barbaros condition. he's doing very very well considering he had 23 screws and a long metal plate put in, fusing the entire fetlock joint; the equivilant to fusing your ankle joint. i do have before and after surgery X-ray pictures that Dr.O got in one of his reports. it's amazing to see, his leg is half metal now, he's like the bionic horse. can't wait to see what his stud fee will be, i'm guessing $25,000 for the first season. |
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good to know they didn't have to put the poor horse down. $25K for each time barbaro mates, so how many times will they make him do it? and why do u say "$25,000 for the first season"? is it less second season and why? |
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they get $25,000 for every live foal he produces.
normally the stud fee will change after a couple seasons based on how many mares he gets at that price and how his foals turn out. if he produces some runners, then the price goes up. if he produces some duds, then he cheapens up. if no one is willing to pay the fee, it's supply and demand. he can only cover so many mares a season, 125 is max i'd say. Storm Cat has the higest stud fee i've heard of at half a million USD. he only EARNED $574,000 which is nothing when you consider Ferdinand made $3million and had no remarkable foals, and Skip Away is the richest horse in the world earning over $9 million yet his stud fee is under $100,000. but what makes Storm Cat so valuable is that his horses are runners. sure, he doesn't cover many mares, but at $500,000 a pop, how many mares does he NEED to cover to profit? plus, his yearlings have sold in Keenland for up to $13million. |
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good job. |
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i did some reading. http://www.forbes.com/business/2005/...investing.html seems it's investment for the ultra rich. |
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it's certainly not a simple nor cheap thing to get into.
the bloodhorse magazine is a great resource, it has up to date stallion standings lists for diffrent catagories like freshman sires, broodmare sires and GSW sires, etc. it also has all the news on what's going on regarding the politics of racing and new improvements being made in the game. any change in this game is hard, slow and painfull. it's such an old sport that is filled with static characters who fear change and progression. now as the old school trainers are dying and a younger crowd like myself and my boyfriend come about, some changes are being made that are long over due. a good example is the poly track. |