--- Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just because someone sells an Icelandic for a lot of money does > not > > mean they are making a killing on the price...... > > > > There is the stud fee > > feeding, Stallion, mare in foal and foal > > Supplements > > Trailering > > Vet > > ground work > > under saddle training > > Fencing > > Truck and big ones cost dough > > > > If you use a professional trainer the cost goes up.... > > > > And there are other hidden factors, gasoline, insurance yadda > yadda > > yadda.... > > > > I just get so irritated when the have nots get jealous or angry > of > > the ones who enjoy something different with their horse.... > > > > We sell our Icelandics between $3500 and $4,500.....at 6 months, > > halter broke and trained for the trailer > > well what about the weanlings for 15,000 cheryl?? > Janice
You still do not know their farm expenses, how long that breeding had been planned, what the stud fees were, shipping costs, etc....you just do not know....also, once in awhile you get a foal that is a cut above the rest, as far as conformation, attitude, and you might be able to make up some money lost on this special one..... The woman I bought my Icelandics from is just now getting results from her breeding program that she has had in place for over 12 years....over 12 years of planning...getting the Stallion to breed her mares, shipping them over here, and then waiting till they were old enough to breed and then start the process over...she just now after over 10 years has 1, 2 1/2 year old gelding and a nice, very nice stud colt, and one foal hopefully any day. She would want $15,000 if she sold her 1 year old stud colt..he is awesome....of course she has 2 other icelandics that she purchased in California that she lost over $25,000 on, because the woman will not give her the paperwork....she is trusting and did not get the papers the very second the money was passed...so even if she sold he stud colt for %15,000, she is still very very far behind in the horse game. Unless your playing, please do not critizise..it is an expensive hobby...yes, hobby..even when you are selling for big bucks, you have to have big expenses.... Have you ever ridden a well trained Icelandic? I have and I have to say he was worth every penny...phenonmanal trail horse, had been in the rose parades, down a lot of trails, professionally trained..he was my best horse Ever, and he was worth the $15,000 I paid, he was a gelding.....big 14-2 hand pinto gelding named Drekki, I miss him dearly. I have a mare of my dreams here, but Sally and I are training her, it is a lot of work....and she is awesome, but I still miss having the perfectly trained gelding that I bought that was trained through level 2 dressage, and I do not even do dressage.....some things are worth the money...... We breed trail horses here, not show horses, but I do not critizise the people who want to breed and show....their horse cost more, but there is more money and time into them.....we have a few retired show horses here on the island, one in particular Baldur fra Bakka, one of the biggest names in Iceland, he makes a wonderful, perfect trail ride, he has seen and done it all, very solid. 2 Mares from the shows in California are here, they are both awesomne and wonderful, both Pintos actually, both are great and well loved. There is a gelding here from Holar, he is a fun ride, big and beautiful, well loved and yes he was expensive..... I am saying if you do not like our Icelandic Horse congress, join them, join the trail riders program, log in some hours in the saddle, if you do not like showing, fine, there is a way to participate without showing...there are some of our members who do that here on our list, they look like they are having fun, representing the breed. I just do not think their should be such a chasm between the people that Show and sell horses for bigger money and the people who trail ride and sell horses for less. I think its silly actually. Energy wasted, lets go ride....that is what I am doing today....the last 2 days I was snorkeling, my other love....and I never talk bad about the professional divers who sell masks for $250., and want to take you out on a boat and charge you $500 for a snorkeling day....I just do what I love and, which is buy the cheaper mask for $30 bucks, use the same fins I have had for 5 years, that were $25 bucks and jump in and enjoy the fihses. Storme
