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4beck Reg. Dec 2015	Posted 2015-12-25 2:37 PM Subject: Opinions please
boon Posts: 4	My dad is considering breeding this mare (pedigree in link below) to A Streak of Fling for a 2107 foal. Just wondering what opinions are on this cross. The resulting foal would be for sale so he wants to make sure it's a marketable cross, although since the mare hasn't been run and has no earnings it will be less marketable than if she did (obviously). This would be her first colt and she just this past summer had her first 30 days of training, she is very athletic and smart so far. It's not a for sure thing, he's just doing some thinking. http://forums.barrelhorseworld.com/forum/photos/show-album.asp?albu... (pedigree.jpg) Attachments ---------------- pedigree.jpg (76KB - 164 downloads)
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RacingQH Reg. Aug 2004	Posted 2015-12-25 2:46 PM Subject: RE: Opinions please
The Color Specialist Posts: 7530 Location: Washington. (The DRY side.)	I wouldn't do it. His stud fee alone is $4500 this year. (2016). IMO that mare doesn't warrant a stud fee that high if your goal is to sell it.
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4beck Reg. Dec 2015	Posted 2015-12-25 2:57 PM Subject: RE: Opinions please
boon Posts: 4	Thanks for your opinion! Basically that's exactly what he's wanting to know. He doesn't want to make a poor investment and he doesn't want to end up with a poorly bred foal that won't appeal to anyone.
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ndiehl Reg. Feb 2011	Posted 2015-12-25 3:33 PM Subject: RE: Opinions please
Can You Hear Me Now? Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving	I wouldn't do it either. Unless your mare is proven the return on investment just isn't there IMHO, you can get a better bang for your buck out there.
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4beck Reg. Dec 2015	Posted 2015-12-27 2:58 PM Subject: RE: Opinions please
boon Posts: 4	Suggestions on a good cross? I'm not up to speed on running/barrel racing bloodlines. He may not even end up breeding her after its all said and done. (FB_IMG_1451250347626.jpg) (FB_IMG_1451250328282.jpg) Attachments ---------------- FB_IMG_1451250347626.jpg (58KB - 153 downloads) FB_IMG_1451250328282.jpg (65KB - 148 downloads)
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oija Reg. Feb 2012	Posted 2015-12-27 3:22 PM Subject: RE: Opinions please
Expert Posts: 3782 Location: Gainesville, TX	She's a pretty mare with a mediocre pedigree. Finish training her and see if you have something THEN she might be worth breeding with some performance points or money won on her record. Most ASOF sell super well but you'd get maybe 1/2 what anybody else would on a foal with the weaker bottom side than say someone who had own daughter (as versus granddaughter) of FG.
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4beck Reg. Dec 2015	Posted 2015-12-27 3:43 PM Subject: RE: Opinions please
boon Posts: 4	Great points! I was just explaining that to him the other day that a mare with earnings or proven as a producer is going to have a more marketable foal. Last we discussed he was planning to send her back to training in January. As far as showing her, not my dads cup of tea, so I would be the one showing and with being a busy mom and my husband travelling for work, I'm just not so sure I'd have the time to really get anything under her belt for a while. She's 5 so no futurities, but we still have time to make some accomplishments.
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