[AskAVet] Re: Stallions

Sounds like you hit the jackpot on that one. I hit one with my mare too. I was looking for my first horse (an Arabian) and after searching for just the right one, I found an Arab/Saddlebred that didn't fit any of my criteria, but fell in love with her and bought her. I knew she was registered National Show Horse, but I didn't know anything about Saddlebreds. About a month after I got her home someone was asking about her bloodlines and I mentioned her sire's name - Phi Slamma Jamma - and was told that he was the #1 Champion Saddlebred sire. I looked him up on the internet and there he was. What a surprise! But it didn't make me love her anymore than I already did and even though her babies could have sold for a pretty penny at that time, I didn't want her for the $$ she could bring in, I just wanted a horse to love & care for. But now I'm faced with the reality that I won't be able to keep her forever. She's 13 and I'll be 71 next week. I have joint problems, can't ride anymore and even have difficulty walking her. What will happen to her when I can't do it anymore? A friend rides her and would love to have her, but she couldn't possibly afford to take her. My son said he would take her, but they have 3 draft horses and don't really have room for any more. Sooooooooooo??? It was something I didn't consider when I saw this beautiful young face looking at me with those big soft eyes. All I know for sure is that I will love her until my last breath, no matter where she is.
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--- In askavet@yahoogroups.com, Kim Hollingsworth <kim_hollingsworth@...> wrote:
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> Hi Lisa,
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> That's sad this stallion talk turned into a bloodbath on another site.  But I sure am happy we all agree that unwanted horses are a big problem.  If you have 81 Sonny's I will be in the market for one, lol, that will leave you with 80, lol. 
> Most of my rescues are TB's due to the massive breeding programs every year here.  Many standardbreds do not get the chances the TB's do, though I took in 2.  The prestigious TB studs here are never accountable for their breeding en masse.  Nobody criticises them. 
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> It kinda reminds me of dog breeders, too, the "backyard breeders" cop a lot of flack, yet the registered ones seem accepted, just like when it comes to horses.  Prestige comes with owning a horse breeding establishment, yet if you breed one yourself, you cop it. 
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> I agree with your thoughts on horses being worthwhile, special beings, whether or not they come with papers, etc.  My first "rescue" was a black TB standing in the saleyard...with a latter number on his rump.  There was not much hope for him.  There was no time for a vet check.  The so-called experts at the sales told me "he is lame, he is over 25 yrs old, he is a TB cross".  Mmmmm, I thought he was 14 and a well bred type, with a temporary injury.  There was no information with him.
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> I bought the black beauty.  After the sales, the seller walked up to me and handed me his papers.  I had just bought myself a much sought after son of the top 10 TB sires, who turned out to be a Schoolmaster, worth around $10 000 market value at the time.  To the sales' people he was worthless, to the horse world he would have fetched 5 figures, to me he was priceless and still stands in my yard. 
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> It's value in the eye of the beholder.
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> Kim xoxoxoox
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