that you can spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on a horse (in this case rugs - neck, body, hoods, tail bags mind you all in designer colours and patterns and which have been guarranteed in blood that they will not rip, tear or tarnish) and yet they never seem grateful that you have gone to this expense and end up ripping and tearing all and sundry?
Take Charlie the yearling for example. 1 x Ripstop Canvass rug - $60, 1 x Ripstop Neck Rug - $66, 1 x Ripstop, waterproofed winter rug - $90. This was bought to stop him from growing hair. Hmmm, next good idea.................
I havent even mentioned the fact that I painstakingly lined all of the above in Hession so that it would pull out the hair - my time of course, invaluable!
Each day he finds new ways of tearing the lining, pulling off the rings and clips and breaking straps. Is this ungrateful behaviour? I think so. LOL
Lets face it, if a horse is going to grow hair, there arent many ways to stop it, bar 24hrs a day, 7 days a week 27 degree temperature or perhaps a pair of clippers.
What is the point of my story today? (You are probably wondering!). I think what Iam trying to get at is that it doesnt really matter how hard you work to present your yearlings for sale. It doesnt matter if they can stand on two hooves and whistle Dixie, while juggling saltlicks in the air. If they are commercial and "in fashion" then it doesnt matter if you dye their forelock yellow and paint their toes red. People will buy at extrordinary prices, which will push up service fees. One wonders where it will end? (One also wonders where people get the money to pay for these?)
Yes, we are frustrated yearling preparers (and not the only ones i imagine) ... In the meantime, we will continue on as we have been and hope that we can stop this hair growth.
AAAArgh!
Helen
Take Charlie the yearling for example. 1 x Ripstop Canvass rug - $60, 1 x Ripstop Neck Rug - $66, 1 x Ripstop, waterproofed winter rug - $90. This was bought to stop him from growing hair. Hmmm, next good idea.................
I havent even mentioned the fact that I painstakingly lined all of the above in Hession so that it would pull out the hair - my time of course, invaluable!
Each day he finds new ways of tearing the lining, pulling off the rings and clips and breaking straps. Is this ungrateful behaviour? I think so. LOL
Lets face it, if a horse is going to grow hair, there arent many ways to stop it, bar 24hrs a day, 7 days a week 27 degree temperature or perhaps a pair of clippers.
What is the point of my story today? (You are probably wondering!). I think what Iam trying to get at is that it doesnt really matter how hard you work to present your yearlings for sale. It doesnt matter if they can stand on two hooves and whistle Dixie, while juggling saltlicks in the air. If they are commercial and "in fashion" then it doesnt matter if you dye their forelock yellow and paint their toes red. People will buy at extrordinary prices, which will push up service fees. One wonders where it will end? (One also wonders where people get the money to pay for these?)
Yes, we are frustrated yearling preparers (and not the only ones i imagine) ... In the meantime, we will continue on as we have been and hope that we can stop this hair growth.
AAAArgh!
Helen
1 comment:
Looks like you'll just have to take him to the barber to have him looking great for the sales.
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