positive and come back.
In my area of the northwest it is hopefull and a new year brings a new
outlook...
I was at a barn today over in Idaho and they had four new babies all of
them were less than a week old what joy to see the folks running and playing
a bucking with their dams ... three Qh's and one paint and the owner said
that they were very excited as they were getting calls on breeding to their
Paint stallion who is just a five year old and starting his show carreer.
for all of those thinking about the horse market in the future it is like
our country , in flux right now .....
I think that those who stick with the good bloodlines will be fine no
matter what breed of horse you like ...
the buyers are out there
but now the breeders have to do more to sell their offspring
they have to be more polished
and more reasonable
and be willing to hold onto and train those foals up to a rideable age ...
it use to be that you could have foals and they were so darn cute they
would sell right off the mare at weaning time
but now the buyers want to get something more for their money they want
the horse already trained and so that means long term commitment from the
breeders .... it means get a trainer to live at your barn and be willing to
show all ages of the horses and be willing to have the horses long term not
just for a year or so ..
the real horseman will survive and the wannabe's will drop by the wayside.
It means having to spend the money and hours and trips down the road to
show to get sales ...
it means no fast quick bucks to be made
but steady sure and solid horses still bring a good price ... I have no
doubt that the haflinger will do just fine
and it might take a few years to adjust
but there will be some nice foals
to be raised up
if the breeders are willing to put in the time and training they will get
new buyers ... so don't worry good horses always bring good money.
Peggy in eastern Wash.
who is fitting up a very cute yearling QH palomino colt that is a son of
my QH stallion Physical Te who is now 25 and this yearling colt is
catching the eye of some serious QH folks that are looking to buy ... so listen
up , there are still folks wanting to get into horses so don't worry the
buyers are still out there ...
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