This message is from: Sarah Clarke
Equus publishes a report every year. Tbs Quarters and appalooses are always
the top of the list with ~100,000 registrations
If someone has the time to research current
> numbers of live horses within the various registries, I
> would find that interesting.
>
ny without leaving some mark on it
forever.
-Francois Muriac
www.heartsandhoovesforever.blogspot.com
> Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 09:28:35 -0700
> From: starfiref...@usa.net
> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
> Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
>
> Th
This message is from: Starfire Farm
Steve McIlree wrote:
I certainly agree that several breeds have been bred to excess, but
I'm not sure it's fair to point a finger at Morgans.
Not trying to point fingers (except for the QH industry). Just comparing
numbers. I happen to like Morgans (my be
This message is from: Steve McIlree
Starfire Farm wrote:
...as of Feb 17, 2009, more than 132,000 Morgan Horses have been
registered. Compare that to the NFHR recently registering it's 6,000th
Fjord...
While this is true, you have to remember that the NFHR just celebrated
its 25th anniver
This message is from: Starfire Farm
Eric Kozowski wrote:
>Raising horses, especially right now, is not a money making proposition.
>
>
This is very true, unless you are willing to put a lot of money into
marketing and are willing to sell just about any horse to just about
anybody, which we a
This message is from: "debi crocker"
I aggree the general public has no idea what we are spending to purchase our
brood stock then locate a stallion and manage the mare for 11 months then
deliver and raise the foal for another 6 months. Fjords are a very special
breed. Look at how hard the
This message is from: Amy Evers
This message is from: Linda Lottie
17+ is getting there:)
Hmm, I would call 17 "middle age" rather than "old"...? Mid 20s is more what
I'd call old. And I've had a?couple that I really didn't consider "old" even at
that age.
Amy
Amy Evers
Dun Loo
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
>
> This message is from: gcsolita...@aol.
This message is from: gcsolita...@aol.com
What do you consider OLD?
-Original Message-
From: Linda Lottie
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Sent: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 4:21 pm
Subject: RE: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
This message is from: Linda Lottie
Well, exactly, Beth
hu, 26 Feb 2009 09:59:03 -0700
> From: starfiref...@usa.net
> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
> Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
>
> This message is from: Starfire Farm
>
> I'm sorry, but I just can't get by the notion that under $2,000.00 for a
&
This message is from: spiek...@isu.edu
- Original Message -
From: spiek...@isu.edu
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009 5:01 pm
Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
PS, I am retired, trying to live on a tanked -strike that-gone 401K. I have
This message is from: spiek...@isu.edu
- Original Message -
From: gcsolita...@aol.com
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:16 pm
Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
You are not crazy. While I am not breeding any right now I am trading two
11:16 am
Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
This message is from: Eric Kozowski
Starfire Farm wrote:
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.
Anyone else have thoughts on this?
I have some
This message is from: gcsolita...@aol.com
Eric thank you, my thoughts exactly.
Amy Schnelle
-Original Message-
From: Eric Kozowski
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Sent: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:16 am
Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
This message is from: Eric
has out priced itself to those that are
less fortunate. Call me crazy!
By the way if the horses are started I can finish them..
-Original Message-
From: Starfire Farm
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Sent: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 9:59 am
Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for
This message is from: katesei...@aol.com
No, it's not reasonable at all. But these are getting to be pretty
desperate times and may be feasible in this environment. My biggest worry
with
something like this is that people will sell how is the best way to put
this"less than well t
This message is from: Eric Kozowski
Starfire Farm wrote:
> 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.
>
> Anyone else have thoughts on this?
I have some thoughts based on what I've seen in the horse market in the
last
This message is from: spiek...@isu.edu
- Original Message -
From: Starfire Farm
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:22 am
Subject: Re: auction - reasonable prices for Fjords
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Your figures are quite in line and this supposes nothing for the year in utero
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Beth -
I happen to agree with you - however, there are people that cannot afford to
feed their horses. Here in Oregon there are 100s of well trained horses
given away daily. Our rescues farms are full of horses all ages all training
levels. No one is buying horses out here.
This message is from: Starfire Farm
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.
At a basic minimum, the financial cost (only the financial cost) of
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