I personally havn't bred any mares in two years because the economy is so bad. Yes I miss the foals and love to show the foals that have my name attached, but need to recycle some before adding more. I'm taking a few to a sale this fall, and some mares to sale next spring. I refuse to give any of them away, reason is I've paid a fortune for some of my breeding stock, then turn around and spent time and money bringing the foals into the world. Not to mention, having stallions proffesionally shown, mares shown, producing champions, and not to mention my time watching mares. On the other hand, can't afford to vet and feed if times get any more tough, so some must go. I always think of the horses first. We have a flipper in our area that buys at auction low and resales pets for low, so in years past if someone in my area wanted a show horse they came to me, but with so many out there producing so many foals it's hard to make a sale now. The cost of hay, feed, and gas is going up so if someone sells their horses for a price that gets them into a good home, so be it, it's a shame, but better for the horses.