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Date Posted: 22:22:10 04/05/08 Sat
Author: Jesse
Subject: RE: Randy, Friesian Buying- Support the Importers
In reply to: Randy 's message, "Friesian Buying- Support the Importers" on 14:00:03 04/05/08 Sat

Randy,

The point of my original post was to tell people that it is OK to buy Friesians from your local breeders. I personally know quite a few breeders that have yearlings, two and three year olds, and older still for sale. And they have all been on the market since the day they were born! But yet, still no one wants to buy these horses. For the simple sake that they are not from a big time seller/breeders. So then I take a look at some of the popular Friesian Horse importers. And all I see is SOLD, SOLD, SOLD in bright red lettering. And these horses are basically being bought sight unseen! And yes, if you do want a rare bloodline or a horse by a specific stallion your more than likely going to half to import. No doubt. But, in my opinion that is a very risky thing to do. There are no guarantees! Then the person will think to themselves “hm I hope I didn’t just make a 30k dollar mistake because this horse isn’t right for me”. If only that person saw the horse first! But, people get caught up with the excitement of buying their first Friesian or their tenth Friesian. They forget to use their common sense and their head. As soon as they find their perfect Friesian the money is wired, and they cross their fingers. They just hope that they didn’t just make a mistake.

Randy, you must not be a breeder! I get the feeling that you are not because you wrote, (Try loving your horses and foals for something other than the money they can make you by selling their innocent little babies). Every Friesian breeder knows that there is no money in breeding these horses. I’m speaking for all Friesian breeders when I say that we breed Friesians for the love of the breed. Not to make money! Every breeder knows that there is no money to be made. We all love our horses but you must understand that most breeders run their breeding operation as a business. As with any business it is important that horses get sold. Other than that breeders which are here for the preservation of the breed incur huge costs in feed, vet, farrier, insurance, etc. over the period of time which the horse is in the breeders possession. We all understand the responsibility that we incur as horse breeders, but understand that it is important that the horses that we breed get sold and go to good homes. If horses don’t get sold we breeders understand that we love the horses while their here, and take good care of them till they find that special person! That’s the most important thing! That they go to good loving homes!

Can you tell my why I would want sell one of my babies to a buyer sight unseen? I cannot imagine spending huge sums of money to breed my mares, just so an importer can buy them at weaning time, and then import them across the ocean!! And then sell them to god know who!! Do have any idea the amount of stress that a foal goes through after being weaned! It’s enough stress for a foal to be weaned it doesn’t need added stress by being shipped across the freaking world! So if you were to ask me if I wanted to buy a full-papered 1st Premium Folkert 353 baby that was still in the Netherlands, and that could be imported once weaned. I would say to you- You can keep the Folkert baby for the sake of it’s health! The health of a baby is more important to me than any premium, stamline, or that it’s sired by some amazing stallion that we can’t get babies from over here in the states!!! The health of the baby comes first! Not the bloodlines! I would much rather prefer to look at several babies in my region in person, examine temperament, character, conformation, papers, bloodlines, health, etc… then make my decision from there. It’s important that I see theses horses in person! They’re not all sweethearts! Nor are they all created equal just because they’re black, and because they’re Friesian. Unfortunately, ignorant people come into this breed thinking that all Friesians have the perfect temperament. Not! People need to see through the beauty, feathers and all the hair! That these are HORSES! Not fashion accessories.

Hopefully I’ve opened your EYES Randy, and that I’m not being to much of an ASS!


Jesse ^_^

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