Laura of Cal.
--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Lene" <leneandersen@...> wrote:
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> --- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "cedarglyn" <cedarglyn@> wrote:
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> >> Hummmm. . . I keep seeing Haflingers for sale--<<
> >> I continue to be surprised at such low prices . . . <<
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> Me too. I joined this group as I'm considering a Haflinger for my next horse. As an "outsider" I must say it doesn't give me any confidence in the breeding seeing all those very cheap Haflingers for sale. Your example with the 3 year old for 700 would make me think (maybe wrongly) that this is a result of back yard breeding (meaning not very serious or considered) and that not much effort has gone into assuring a good upbringing and basic training. More likely this horse has sat in somebody's back yard.
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> Another problem I see, is that if you sell young horses cheap then some of them - the ones who are later resold, might end up as a husband/child/trail horse for somebody, who does not put much effort into the training of the horse. Then when the kid outgrows the horse it is put up for sale for maybe 2000 as a 7-8 year old. I would not buy such a horse.
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> I'm also looking into Knabstruppers. Now there's another "story". There are very few around. Breeding seems to be on few (profesional) hands and the prices are quite high. But because the horses actually can be sold at a good price - I assume they are being pampered during their upbringing and they are not likely to be become back yard horses, which keeps the resale value high too.
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> I know the above is generalizations - but I don't think I'm way off. I do believe the Haflinger as a breed in US has problems.
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> Regards Lene
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> PS: I don't mean anything derogatory with the phrase 'back yard". Merely use it as "not much effort" put into training.
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