Quote Originally Posted by Badgemash View Post
TexanLady - I do love the thoroughbreds, there aren't many breeds with the athleticism to be competitive on the track as babies and then learn a whole new sport and compete at the highest levels there too, whether it's jumping, eventing, or dressage. I don't have the kind of budget for a big German import (apparently people out here think $30k on an untried prospect is a bargain ) so I pick up my jumpers off the track, they always seem to make up for a lack of jumping-specific breeding by having an extra dose of grit and heart. That said you are so right about not being barrel racers, I think with the momentum of their big bodies they would run into the wall before they made it around a single corner! If we're not getting photos of the taffeta-splosion, then we're definitely going to need some of the shire/donkey herd, because that is too adorable. And I'm super jealous of your farm set up, board and training at my barn starts at $800/month, not including shoes, supplements, worming, blanketing, and everything else!

Sorraia - I grew up with arabs, so I tend to favor them. But sometimes they're too smart for their own good, the only horse I ever met who could undo snap bolts with his teeth was an arab. He used to undo his bolt, open his stall door, and turn himself out.
That's one thing I love about Arabs!

I know about cost. Before I bought this house and moved my horse here, I was paying done $250-300 for a pipe corral (don't remember the size, but I think 12'x24') and hay. Trims (thankfully don't need shoes), supplements, shavings, turn out, etc all cost extra.