Heel Fly said:
Wow ya'll lost me. I guess I was agreeing more with what RAB had said about selling horses. I missed Katrinas post, was that supposed to be taken the way it sounds???? :shock: :shock: We're all friends lets not take our opinions and beat eachother with them.
I know that. Thats one of things that annoyed me about her. If I say it/Its wrong. If you say the same thing /she is cheerleading.
Like I will admit Team Roper has a point about location. But its not all about location. Example to move from Alberta to a place like SK to sell horses would not make sense because there just isnt much of a market there. However if somebody like Carl Gerwin or Gerry Hansma moved there im sure people would seek them out to buy from them.
But hyorses are bought and sold over large distances to people from all over western North America all the friggen time and I cant believe anybody would think differently. I know one girl who imported here Warmblood from Europe and paid over $20,000 US for him and he was just a yearling. There are lots of reining trainers exporting to Europe. Now these are real high end horses. But any type of trainer or breeder has to promote his horses.
I mean look at team ropers. Its nothing for them to go 500 miles to a roping. My neibhor goes all the way to AZ just to rope. You mean to tell me they wont go a few miles to look at a horse? I know I have traveled quite a few miles to buy prospects

I know there are a hell of a lot of QHs imported into Canada from as far south as Texas. Look at Douglas Lake! They are about as remote as you caqn get but people will travel thousands of miles to get one of their horses. These are just ranch horses! My neibhors kid rids for them! Its not like we are talking about Grand Prix Dressage horses!
This conversation is silly!