This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
At 01:40 PM 8/12/99 -0400, you wrote:
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IF we had 25 horses, and IF each entered only one
event, the price per horse would be $120 per horse, NOT counting stable
rental, hotel, meals, and mileage on behalf of the owner.
Seriously, everyone, how feasible is this
I think you will find most of the horses that have been evaluated already
have paid at least this much and probably more so I guess it IS
feasible. Horses are expensive. We are going to the Woodstock show in a
few weeks. The show will cost well over $1,000 before it is over by time
we pay for the gas, the stall fees the class entries, the hotel & the
food. That is for ONE horse and one rider/driver. Again Horses are NOT
cheap.If someone told you they were they were lying to you!!! A smart man
once told me that it doesn't matter how much you pay for your horse because
it will end up being the cheap part in the long run. Boy was he
RIGHT!!! Right off the bat a 20K truck & a 5K trailer took care of his
prediction before we even left the barn. That was back in 90 or 91
too. Don't even think about the harnesses, the carts, the saddles the
clothes etc, etc. HORSES ARE NOT CHEAP. They are NEVER going to be cheap
either.
If all the existing Fjord clubs became affiliated with the NFHR, the
evaluation process could become easier.
What becomes easier?
The NFHR CONTROLLS the eval process every step of the way.
Not exactly. It controls it to the extent that they have to all use the
same equipment, same tests and ring sizes etc. Yes this is true. If it
wasn't then you wouldn't be comparing apples to apples would you?
The NFHR controls evaluator fees, expenses,
No it does not. The Evaluators set their fees not the NFHR.
ground requirements, equipment requirements,
yes see above.
stabling, number of horses entrants, plus more.
No you will not find anything about stabling in the handbook. The number
of entrants is only a guideline to make it feasible in the first place.
The evaluation in and of itself is a NFHR entity!
Yes it is.
Therefore, the NFHR should be required to cover all expenses of
evaluations minus entry proceeds.
If that is to be true then the rules would even be tighter to assure
expenses were met.
Evaluations should not be about money, nor profit.
I can tell you for sure there has NEVER been a profit made by the NFHR on
any evaluation. The one in Blue Earth last year actually did have money
left over. As far as I know it went to the Midwest club not the NFHR though.
The goal
should be to break even, while providing owners and breeders the opportunity
to evaluate their horses at a reasonable cost.
That is the goal right now. Break even.
If the NFHR assisted with cost, the entry price would go down.
But eventually something has to pay for it. Membership fees would have to
go up or registration fees or something.
If this is not acceptable, we propose loosening up the evaluation process.
Private onfarm evaluations,
On farm evaluations are allowed now. Just not private. Private would just
cost you more because there would be less horses anyway.
only one evaluator required,
Then you are open to personality problems. To be honest there probably
should be 3 of them not 2.
I am certain we could all think of possible alternatives.
You can't imagine how many of them have been explored already.
Mike
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