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Location: Kansas | Itsme - 2015-03-05 3:01 PM rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
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| I didn't read your original thread, but I also couldn't afford to breed to one of the "Top" designer stallions out there...so I purchased one of their grand get as a foal and will make his name for myself. Stupid? Perhaps. Dreaming like a 10 year old girl playing with Breyer horses? Maybe. But if I do it I will have my own stallion to market and charge breeding fees for, and if he doesn't make it...I will have one fast sonnofa... to ride and win on as a gelding. (You could purchase 3 or four of my little colt for one of the breeding fees to "the greats.")
Think outside the box...you might find yourself with the upper hand. And I agree with others, it is fun to see how many of the fancy, expensive horses you can beat on your "Craigslist Specials." Or at least I think so.  |
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| 3canstorun - 2015-03-05 3:38 PM Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:26 PM 3canstorun - 2015-03-05 3:20 PM Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:01 PM rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
What do you want to breed to?
And, if you could would you send a prospect to a "top trainer"? I dont want to breed and no I wouldnt ship any of our horses off to a trainer, but I would ship my daughter off to one.
The best money I ever spent was sending our horses for tuning. Our trainer is one of the best hands in Texas and my girls riding improved so much people were asking what we were doing different- which was having the horses tuned on by someone who knows way more than we do and then under her guidance, teaching the girls how to keep them working. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 4:45 PM 3canstorun - 2015-03-05 3:38 PM Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:26 PM 3canstorun - 2015-03-05 3:20 PM Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:01 PM rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
What do you want to breed to?
And, if you could would you send a prospect to a "top trainer"? I dont want to breed and no I wouldnt ship any of our horses off to a trainer, but I would ship my daughter off to one.
There are a lot of people in areas that are willing to do that. Having someone close by really makes a difference. I have to travel at least two hours in the backwoods to get to someone. But, when I make an effort it shows. |
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Location: WI | rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 3:45 PM 3canstorun - 2015-03-05 3:38 PM Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:26 PM 3canstorun - 2015-03-05 3:20 PM Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:01 PM rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
What do you want to breed to?
And, if you could would you send a prospect to a "top trainer"? I dont want to breed and no I wouldnt ship any of our horses off to a trainer, but I would ship my daughter off to one.
Ditto! I've been riding/training my own for 20+ yrs and what a trainer can get done in a month amazes me! Highly recommended!! |
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| jbhoot - 2015-03-04 8:15 PM
Keep in mind that all the great studs where a no name horse in someone's back yard at one time.
Like a colt that the owners wanted gelded, but he was injured and could not be cut that day. He then went to the track and had to earn his proper regestration papers, because thoes who approved the horse felt he was to thourobreed type. Oo ya his name was Dash for Cash. And look what he did!!!!! |
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| OP - I understand prices are high, but there are so many reasonable priced well bred prospects out there, look save save some more and keep looking!
I have huge dreams, HUGE, are they expensive yup, am i rich not even close. Dreams arein our heart for a reason, even if I do not run into the areanas in my dreams im going to love this jjourney and cherish ever victories on the why there. Despite all the setbacks i just cant give up. Have I walked away for a bit to 're group YUP but thats not giving up, its stepping back so you can step forward in the feature RIGHT. (Or left ha ha i made a funny)
Money does not define or limit me, my work passion and love for this crazy sport do. |
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Location: So. Cali. | hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 1:39 PM Itsme - 2015-03-05 3:01 PM rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
 This response has nothing to do with the OP. I just wanted to say thank you for this meme. I will be saving it for future use... |
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Scorpions R Us
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Location: So. Cali. | I made the decision to breed my personal barrel horse this season. I too can't afford the top dollar proven studs as much as I would've liked too. Since, in the perfect world, this foal will only be mine, I figured up what I had to have and shopped with that. It is unforunate because my mare is well bred and proven, even with the discounts for proven mares fee's are still out of my range, especially when you take in all the other AI fees. So I kept it within my personal budget and what I personally wanted.
I dont hold it against any of the stallion owners. In a way I believe it's great to have higher stud fees, I think it allows a higher line of mares to be bred to your stallion. But I may also think my mare is one of those high line horses and the stallion owner or the next mare owner may not. All a matter of opinion.
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| Im woundering what do you feel is high, there are a lot Stallions that are proven and have proven get up here (canada) standing around the 1,000 mark. To me that is very reasonable price.
Like Corona Cartell is a little out of my budget but there are lots of nice studs around 1K
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Location: Where I am happiest | Hard work will trump talent when talent doesnt work hard. Fact!
I also want to add, really in the grand scheme of things, breeding for barrel horses is in it's infancy. It really wasnt that many years ago we were all still using every other disciplines has beens and rejects. It hasnt been all that long that we even started really tracking earnings and sires and sire lines. So I do not believe we have yet found all the families who are or would be proficient in barrel racing. |
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| Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:01 PM rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
Admit it.
You liked your own post. |
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Location: the high desert | Sorry it has taken me this long to respond, been a busy day. So let me start off by saying I was not meaning this as a "poor me" thread, in order for everyone to see where my point of view was coming from I had to tell you my way of thinking. I will try to answer everything best i can without getting to lengthy...well, actually i wont because it doesnt really pertain to my original statement. But I do want to say this forum is full of kind people who will lend a helping hand when you are down and will help pull you back up. So unless you guys are wanting to hear more of why i am the way i am, I will keep it to myself and spare you. |
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| Just Plain Lucky - 2015-03-05 5:32 PM
Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:01 PM rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
You liked your own post.
Nope. We have been training in 20 degree weather, but ill give it a vote up now. |
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| MS2011 - 2015-03-05 3:34 PM
Itsme - 2015-03-05 3:26 PM 3canstorun - 2015-03-05 3:20 PM Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:01 PM rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
What do you want to breed to?
And, if you could would you send a prospect to a "top trainer"? I dont want to breed and no I wouldnt ship any of our horses off to a trainer, but I would ship my daughter off to one.
We have a great lady we work with, multi futurity winner, breeder, trainer and she has a older stud that still outruns some of the "newer and better" models. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Itsme - 2015-03-05 3:01 PM
rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM
Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
A lot of people can not and even do not want to breed to a name brand stud. But some of dang sure want to and work our butts off to do so. When you can't breed 40 or more mares, when you've only got a couple to see what you get, you can bet some people want to stack the best odds they can for success and breed to those lines known to be successful and who sell well if the horse does not pan out for whatever reason. Personally many people have worked hard to try for that chance. There is nothing wrong with someone wanting a horse bred a certain way. I'm darn proud to work on having name brand horses and have bred some nice ones. The OP indicated she wouldn't mind having a nicer bred horse at some point. Most of the comments have just been supporting her in her dreams. She doesn't have to have a name brand but if she wants one at some point there's no darn reason she shouldn't be encouraged to go after her dreams. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | Iwish, you say you can't afford the horse you dream of, I say you can. It might not be this year or next, but I guarantee you, if you start putting $20 a month in a coffee can, one day you can get that dream horse. I totally agree it doesn't have to be a name brand and totally agree that hard work will make it happen. You are so hard on yourself and you really need to work on that. I know you have a story, but stop letting that dictate you. Only you can stop letting negatives rule you. My friend, Jessi, always says that the juice is worth the squeeze.....and, I laugh at her......but, she is right. The end result is worth the sacrifice and hard work. You can do anything that you set your mind to doing. |
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Location: the high desert | I like that idea LRQHS...I may just go and start that today. I don't know if barrel racing will be my "sport", but it certainly would still be nice to look at that horse everyday knowing they got a power packed pedigree. Mainly because i have never owned one, but i don't mind having a "no name" pedigree horse, I really dont. I love the idea of a underdog and the only reason that horse is a underdog is because it doesn't look impressive on paper or no papers at all. My self doubt holds me back so so so so much, not just with horses but in everyday life. I have no one to blame but myself (I have a supportive loving family, there not horse people so some things they don't understand but the still support me the best they can), I and only I have engraved self doubt so deeply that I'm not sure how to function without it. |
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| Itsme - 2015-03-05 8:39 PM
MS2011 - 2015-03-05 3:34 PM
Itsme - 2015-03-05 3:26 PM 3canstorun - 2015-03-05 3:20 PM Itsme - 2015-03-05 4:01 PM rodeomom3 - 2015-03-05 9:48 AM Itsme - 2015-03-05 9:05 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-03-05 8:49 AM I'm right there with you. I have a big dream, and unforunately being a single mom with a psycho ex-baby daddy....I will never be able to accomplish that dream. BS! Were being led to believe you need a ta fame horse when in fact you need to weed through a ton of horses of any breed to get THE ONE, some people have the weeding out part done for them.
We are not led to believe we have to have a name brand. I am capable of thinking for myself.
not the feeling i get from 99% of the posters on here...
What do you want to breed to?
And, if you could would you send a prospect to a "top trainer"? I dont want to breed and no I wouldnt ship any of our horses off to a trainer, but I would ship my daughter off to one.
We have a great lady we work with, multi futurity winner, breeder, trainer and she has a older stud that still outruns some of the "newer and better" models.
Do you work with Wendy? She's the only CO person I can think of that fits your description. |
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Location: Where I am happiest | Iwish - 2015-03-06 8:20 AM I like that idea LRQHS...I may just go and start that today. I don't know if barrel racing will be my "sport", but it certainly would still be nice to look at that horse everyday knowing they got a power packed pedigree. Mainly because i have never owned one, but i don't mind having a "no name" pedigree horse, I really dont. I love the idea of a underdog and the only reason that horse is a underdog is because it doesn't look impressive on paper or no papers at all. My self doubt holds me back so so so so much, not just with horses but in everyday life. I have no one to blame but myself (I have a supportive loving family, there not horse people so some things they don't understand but the still support me the best they can), I and only I have engraved self doubt so deeply that I'm not sure how to function without it.
Did you watch the video clip I posted for you yesterday on the previous page? If not, please do, and really, I mean REALLY listen to it. |
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