This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I wonder if anyone else is concerned about the > implications of the Blonken > posts and the 51/2 Fjords for Sale posts? Yes, Vivian, these things do concern me - for many of the same reasons that they concern you. But there is another reason that these things happen as well, having to do with Mother Nature's recent "ravings". I would guess that a Fjord, or any horse, would be pretty hard to sell in many parts of the country this winter - particularly in Montana. When I visited Libby in September, I found out first hand from my neice that there simply was NO MORE hay to be had in western Montana at that time. It seems they had a pretty universal crop failure - as did many farmers here in western Washington. Hay is at a PREMIUM, if available at all, in many parts of the country this winter. Makes it pretty hard to sell horses, no matter how desperately you need to. Add to that the phenomenon that Fjords in particular can be nearly impossible to market in some blocks of the US - if it isn't a QH or an Arab they won't even look at it. I am completely serious here, having dealt with this for several years. It is one of the reasons we no longer raise Fjords - even though I hate the thought of Line's bloodline becoming scarce in the States. We simply could not sell them locally - or anywhere in Western Washington. Hopefully, with more people out here owning and using them this has changed in recent years. Just a couple more thoughts for "listers" to consider. Mary ===== Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
