--- Anneliese Virro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> and stallion...and heaven knows, I'll NEVER recoup the cost of my
> > barn, sheds, fences, etc! I've done it so far for the joy of the
> foals, and
> > for the love of the breed, and no way can I ever expect a penny
> for the
> > many, many hours
and stallion...and heaven knows, I'll NEVER recoup the cost of my
> barn, sheds, fences, etc! I've done it so far for the joy of the foals, and
> for the love of the breed, and no way can I ever expect a penny for the
> many, many hours I've invested.
>
> Hello, my name is Karen, and I'm an Icel
On
>Behalf
>Of Judy Ryder
>
>Should breeding horses be a business for profit?
>...
I sure wish I was in business, it would be nice to have a year where
I just broke even. It's a good thing I love what I'm doing!!
Janet
Caliente, California
BTW, I
>>> I work full time and any extra cash I get goes into this obsession I have
>>> :)... but it's a nice obsession.
I know that feeling. Technically, my farm is a business, but I still work my
day job to subsidize it. I'm justlucky that I'm in a field (and at a point in
my life) where I can wo
So. I think it's silly to debate whether you can make money breeding
because it's been proven for decades and decades that you can't - the market
won't bear your costs and you might as well decide if you're
going to do it that you're doing for your own satisfaction.
That's pretty much as I se
On 05/04/07, Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >>> Should breeding horses be a business for profit?
I work full time and any extra cash I get goes into this obsession I
have :)... but it's a nice obsession.
I'm not a breeder, but I sure could beif I won a lottery.
I am in a 'no ba
> >>> Should breeding horses be a business for profit?
There is a reason for some of the old sayings - "Horse Business is the
ultimate oxymoron" - "The way to make a small fortune in horses is to
start with a large one", etc. Sometimes we just have to accept what
is, is and not obsess about what'
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From: IceHorses@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Judy Ryder
Should breeding horses be a business for profit?
...
If it is a business it should, but it often isn't.
Phil
Icelandic Horse Farm
Robyn Hood
>>> Should breeding horses be a business for profit?
Since, I've been breeding, I'll take that one...
No, I don't really think so. It would be lovely if we could find a nice
balance where the horses could become generally more affordable to more
people, but without putting them into the throwawa
On 4/4/07, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Should breeding horses be a business for profit?
it should be to improve the breed and if you profit, fine. You
probably would have to sell them, anyone would eventually, or else you
would end up with too many and once the herd gets too large if
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