This message is from: Linda Lottie <horselo...@hotmail.com>
17+ is getting there:)
Linda Baker Lottie
Wild Wind Farm Equestrian Center
"Where Hearts and Hooves Come Together"
Grantsburg WI
No love, no friendship
can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it
forever.
-Francois Muriac
www.heartsandhoovesforever.blogspot.com
> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
> Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:33:23 -0500
> From: gcsolita...@aol.com
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> This message is from: gcsolita...@aol.com
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> What do you consider OLD?
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> From: Linda Lottie <horselo...@hotmail.com>
> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
> Sent: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 4:21 pm
> Subject: RE: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
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> This message is from: Linda Lottie <horselo...@hotmail.com>
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> Well, exactly, Beth. No matter what the breed, a well trained horse is not
> likely to be found at that price unless it is old. Nothing wrong with an
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> horse.....I rather like them, but, age brings it's own issues.
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> > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:59:03 -0700
> > From: starfiref...@usa.net
> > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
> > Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
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> > This message is from: Starfire Farm <starfiref...@usa.net>
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> > I'm sorry, but I just can't get by the notion that under $2,000.00 for a
> > trained Fjord, especially well trained enough to be a reliable horse for
> > a lesson program, is a reasonable price.
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> > At a basic minimum, the financial cost (only the financial cost) of
> > raising a horse is about $1,000.00 per year (plus or minus, depending on
> > the cost of hay, veterinary services, farrier services, etc. and the
> > fluctuation of those expenses). Multiply that by at least 3 or 4 years
> > (depending upon when the owner decides to start the horse under saddle
> > or in harness). Add the time or finances to have the horse trained, or
> > the time to train the horse yourself, to the capablity of being a good
> > lesson horse and you probably have -at the very least- another $1,500.00
> > (minimum) to $3,000.00, depending upon the quality of the training. So,
> > at a minimum for a 4-5 year old horse, you have a financial investment
> > of at least $5,500.00 for a trained horse.
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> > Anyone else have thoughts on this?
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> > A price of less than 50% of that financial cost just doesn't sound
> > reasonable. Desperate, maybe, but not reasonable.
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> > Beth
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> > gcsolita...@aol.com wrote:
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> > >This message is from: gcsolita...@aol.com
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> > >I am looking for a group of solid fjords for a lesson program..... I am
> located in Colorado. Please let me know if anyone has several trained
fjords
> for sale at reasonable prices. Under $2,000.
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> > >Amy Schnelle,
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> > >Spirit Lake Farm.
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> > Starfire Farm
> > Beth Beymer and Sandy North
> > http://www.starfirefarm.com
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