This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Ursula Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"...The old adage.....'pay now or pay later'....."
Yes ma'am!!
This is soooo true, and is exactly what I tell prospective buyers when they
get figity over the price of a horse.
Another thing I tell them is that the cheapest part of horse ownership IS
the purchase price.
One of the more frightningly naive questions I was asked by a buyer
recently, after she checked out a nice GREEN 3 1/2 y.o.filly I bred &
trained,(won W/T Ch. @ Turlock this year): "Gee, will she need any more
training after I buy her?"
When I reply to questions like this, I repeat my little mantra over and over
in my head : "e-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n, (be nice), educate.."
This is the best we can do; and along with Ursula's, Catherine's & Pat's
mention of good horsekeeping & training practices, that will consistantly
reward our efforts when these horses are presented in public, wether in
competion or a simple trail ride.
Karen McCarthy
Great Basin Fjords
Carson City, NV
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