#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#SPAN class=postbody#ed_cl#This question was posed over on another forum that I belong to, and the question was: #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#/SPAN#ed_cl##ed_op#TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width="90%" align=center border=0#ed_cl##ed_op#TBODY#ed_cl##ed_op#TR#ed_cl##ed_op#TD#ed_cl#
#ed_op#/TD#ed_cl##ed_op#/TR#ed_cl##ed_op#TR#ed_cl##ed_op#TD class=quote#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#What are the benefits (are there any) of turning a youngish sound mare into a broodmare? A lot of broodmares it seems are retired competition horses who have shown for quite a few years.. some are horses who were being shown but got injured so found a new job. #ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P#ed_cl#I guess the more specific question is, if you have a young mare who can be sold to continue competing or kept as a broodmare, which would you do? What factors would affect your decision? #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#
#ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#/TD#ed_cl##ed_op#/TR#ed_cl##ed_op#/TBODY#ed_cl##ed_op#/TABLE#ed_cl##ed_op#SPAN class=postbody#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#I responded with: #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#/SPAN#ed_cl##ed_op#TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width="90%" align=center border=0#ed_cl##ed_op#TBODY#ed_cl##ed_op#TR#ed_cl##ed_op#TD#ed_cl#
#ed_op#/TD#ed_cl##ed_op#/TR#ed_cl##ed_op#TR#ed_cl##ed_op#TD class=quote#ed_cl#hmmm ... very good question! #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#For me, in my *niche* breeding program, the mares can generate FAR greater income as broodmares than they can as riding/show horses. I wont get any more for the resultant foals if the mare was champion hunter at 10 "A" shows than if she sat in my backyard and didnt show at one single show ... #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#I *AM* thinking seriously of sending both Faux Finish and Whatever to the track though, to see how well they can run plus I love the racing end of things as well ... #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#For FF - its important for me in the overall grand scheme of things with Guaranteed Gold, to see if I can promote him as a viable sire of race horses. THATS a long road to hoe, so it important that I get started SOMETIME on that particular path! #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#As Whatever will be bred to GG, part of the same program will also be to see if I can prove her as a race horse, so her foals by GG will have some worth (hopefully!) in the racing end of things! #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#Plus - if you do have a horse that has some speed and ability and use your head, you can generate some pretty decent revenues from a good race horse which would be a nice change to have the horses pay for themselves! #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#So for me - the youngsters will go to line shows as weanlings, yearlings and 2 year olds, will get broke as late 2 year olds or early 3 year olds and we will see then what we have. Some will be for sale and some we will keep ... #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#Yes - some of the babies may well end up in the show ring - again - to promote GG and get them out in the hunter or jumper or event venues ... #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#We just bought (for a client in the barn) 3 REALLY nice young (2 coming 3, 3 coming 4 and 4 coming 5) TB mares that will be added to their pool of 5 other mares that are all sound and tall and beautiful movers all to breed to GG in 2006. Yes - they could ALL be sold as green prospects, but since that particular market is NOT very healthy right now, why would you??? #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#Again - in our very narrow, *niche* market, the mares are worth more in foal, then they are as green broke young prospects. What someone does with them after they buy them and foal them out is entirely their business, but the reality is they are worth more in foal than walk, trot, cantering around a ring and jumping a few fences ... #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#
#ed_op#/TD#ed_cl##ed_op#/TR#ed_cl##ed_op#/TBODY#ed_cl##ed_op#/TABLE#ed_cl##ed_op#SPAN class=postbody#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#How do you all feel about this? Retiring perfectly sound, able and willing young mares into the broodmare ranks rather than riding and competing them? #ed_op#BR#ed_cl##ed_op#BR#ed_cl#Yes - after several years of showing and MANY thousands spent on training and showing them they will probably be worth FAR more than the young mare in foal is, but looking at a simple "R.O.E." (Return on Investment) principle, if you can get $12,000 for this young mare in foal and $3500.00 for her as a green broke prospect, what would YOU do?#ed_op#/SPAN#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#