> there's really no logical/financial reason for doing it. I'm > certainly > losing money in my small breeding operation, but I wouldn't take > anything > for the joy of having had seven healthy foals born here. I'm not > sure I'll > have the stomach to do it forever, but there is a true joy in parts > of this > job. Just no money...:)
I definatley agree with Karen on this one.....we try to re-coup our investment ...land, feed, shoeing, trimming, salt , minerals, worming, vaccinations, floating, fly sprays, shampoos, trailer costs, fencing costs, solar chargers....buckets, feed bins, water troughs, hoses, barns built, every little thing costs money.....the cost of the horses, whew! We breed because we love the breed and want to share that with other people, we love the babies- right now we have 3 in our lower pasture....2 of which we are keeping this year, and we have one more baby coming.....making money....mmmmm, the breeder I bought all my Icelandics from has never made a dime, only lost a ton of money on the horses, shipping costs, feed, and buying stock that never arrived with their paperwork as promised....and inspite of everything she still loves the horses.....and wants to keep breeding them. I do other things to make money. I make more money breeding dogs than I ever will on my horses. Storme ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front
