Little Wolf Ranch
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Long story short, I've decided that with this economy and the number of Miniature Horse breeders out there, I'm not adding to the population anymore. I had four stallions on the premises at one time - Sampson, Ranger, Timmy and Azul and so I sold Azul to a loving family in NC who is driving and showing him. I've since decided that I am having Ranger and Timmy gelded, along with the two colts born here this past March - Smitten and Braveheart. So I guess I will have FOUR geldings here at the farm once fall sets in and the flies go away!
I am still back and forth on whether or not to geld Sampson as he is such a nice and handsome boy....I'm going to wait on him seeing as he's not hard to handle and I have the proper facilities to seperate him from the girls, but odds are he is doing to get snipped as well! Before I got to thinking that I wanted to stop breeding and geld all the boys, I did breed one mare for 2012 - Allula who had lost her filly this March. So regardless of what she has, that little one will be staying too!
I think I figured out I just can't let my little ones go - I get to attached LOL.
So my one and only girl who may be bred for next year is going to be closely monitored, once again!
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SO HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO GELD THE BOYS AND STOP BREEDING? It was a hard decision, but atleast now I get to enjoy my new geldings come this fall!
In this economy, and with so many breeders it just doesn't make sense for everyone who has a stallion to be breeding! Not to mention I know of several farms around me that breed 15-20 foals per farm, per year - it adds up fast folks! You can get a show quality miniature horse for a STEAL now a days, especially if it's a colt....you're lucky to get a fourth of what they were worth a few years back.
I decided that showing and enjoying my minis was a LOT more fun, a LOT less stressful, a LOT less heartache and a LOT less expensive than breeding. Two DOA mini foals and two live mini foals later, I've seen the pros and cons and personally, I think I will stick to the showing and buying!
With so many other people breeding on the East Coast alone - if there is something that I want here at my farm, I'm bound to find it available for sale by a breeder and this way, you get EXACTLY what you want!
Here are my soon-to-be show geldings......
Ranger......(pictured at 3 y/o - now is 4 y/o) please excuse the funny angle lol
Timmy......(pictured as an almost 2 y/o - now is 3 y/o)
Smitten.......(pictured at 5 months old this month)
Braveheart........(pictured at one week old, now is 5 months old)
I am still back and forth on whether or not to geld Sampson as he is such a nice and handsome boy....I'm going to wait on him seeing as he's not hard to handle and I have the proper facilities to seperate him from the girls, but odds are he is doing to get snipped as well! Before I got to thinking that I wanted to stop breeding and geld all the boys, I did breed one mare for 2012 - Allula who had lost her filly this March. So regardless of what she has, that little one will be staying too!
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SO HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO GELD THE BOYS AND STOP BREEDING? It was a hard decision, but atleast now I get to enjoy my new geldings come this fall!
With so many other people breeding on the East Coast alone - if there is something that I want here at my farm, I'm bound to find it available for sale by a breeder and this way, you get EXACTLY what you want!
Here are my soon-to-be show geldings......
Ranger......(pictured at 3 y/o - now is 4 y/o) please excuse the funny angle lol
Timmy......(pictured as an almost 2 y/o - now is 3 y/o)
Smitten.......(pictured at 5 months old this month)
Braveheart........(pictured at one week old, now is 5 months old)
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