nootka
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Carolyn's right. A horse is worth what it sells for, and I don't really feel it's all that bad taste to advertise what he sold for. Granted, there were different circumstances, but I think most of us know there usually are (partnerships, etc.).
That auctioneer at the World Sale said it very succinctly: Your stallion is half your breeding program. (or something like it)
So if your mares are 4-6k a piece (I'm talking fairly average, good quality mares w/decent pedigrees and correct build), and you have four or five of them...a $20,000 stallion doesn't seem all that "out there"?
I would guess that Zorro's harem is more like $10,000 each for a low guess, though I know there are girls with higher selling values in there, and not sure how many of them there are, but even 40 of them puts him right where he should be for worth. Just one way of looking at it.
Everyone has their own taste in horses, and even the biggest winner/seller may not float your boat, and so that is the beauty in the world, to each his own.
Liz M.
That auctioneer at the World Sale said it very succinctly: Your stallion is half your breeding program. (or something like it)
So if your mares are 4-6k a piece (I'm talking fairly average, good quality mares w/decent pedigrees and correct build), and you have four or five of them...a $20,000 stallion doesn't seem all that "out there"?
I would guess that Zorro's harem is more like $10,000 each for a low guess, though I know there are girls with higher selling values in there, and not sure how many of them there are, but even 40 of them puts him right where he should be for worth. Just one way of looking at it.
Everyone has their own taste in horses, and even the biggest winner/seller may not float your boat, and so that is the beauty in the world, to each his own.
Liz M.