Thank You Breeders!!!

Well I've been reading the nursery forum for quite a while now and I just want to say a big "thank you"to all you breeders! I really had no idea that there was so much involved in getting a foal on the ground! I've had no experience in this area of horses and I appreciate all that you do from choosing the right crosses, mare care, foal care, and all those lovely vet bills and tests, and all the waiting and worrying. It's made me decide that it is defintely something I will leave to you professionals, although in the future, I plan on buying a halter weanling and giving that a go once I get all my daughters out of the show ring so I can have a little more time to go in!!! Thanks again!! I love you all for you hard work, patience and dedication!!

thanks for the post... there is so much that goes into breeding, research, $$$, time and committment on the mares showing and trying to make them worth something so their babies are worthy and also the studs and making them valuable or if you breed to outside stallions finding just the right one (we have one mare we want to breed outside and that is fun researching). Then halter breaking, training etc.. not to mention vet expenses my vet loves me this time of the year so far I have spent over 2k with him so he loves me and caters to me but to do it right it costs a lot vaccinating, suturing mares, ultra sounds, etc... for all that I wouldn't trade raising babies for anything I live for my foals, being with them and their mommas, and watching them grow seeing them become "somebody" finding the right person I have one going to a PRCA roper maybe one day we will see him at the NFRs can you imagine how great that is... it makes me feel all fuzzy inside to remember when they first stood and nursed. Makes me all teary eyed just typing this. You ever want a cow type horse let me know, my forum friends I will get you a nice one with good breeding, proven bloodlines, with a good start at a good price (so I can follow their progress.) I love being able to see where they go and how they do..

I will second the big THANK YOU for sharing your foals with us! I wasn't able to have my own baby Clara this year as I had hoped, so it is really nice to have a place where I can go and see other foals! Thanks!

Lynn's right, a lot of hard work and some let's see what we get comes in to play here. It's hard letting those ones go that have tons of potential, you wanna keep 'em all!

Lynn, I'll give you a clue on yoru vet bill. When you pay the vet, pay everything but $1... I don't know but for some reason, as soon as I pay mine, something happens. Course breeding season, but I'm talking in the regular course of things... make sure you owe a vet at least $1. I told him from now, I pay him 25 cents a month... maybe that'd help...even had my vet's wife, who's his bookkeeper call me and say, Sheila, you owe just a dollar. I know, I said. She just laughs - I think it drives her bonkers.

That's too funny Sheila! My vet would be like whatever!

LOL.. My vet bill was like $1200.00 just for ultra sounds and HCG.. Oh and the trip out here.. Then there is my help for stalliom collection. That was about $400.00..OH. and can't for get the semen I had shipped from KS.. That was almost $500.00 (not including the breeding fee). And, I only have two mares in foal for next year.. EEK