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There is value for a horse other than competition. Possibly as a ranch horse or a trail horse.


Holy @#%$, don't let the board hear that.

TRD nearly craps himself when someone implies that a ranch horse isn't PROVEN. They work hard dammit!

For me, proven means the horse is good at what the owner bred him for. If he was bred for competition, he better have some blues/money. If he was bred for ranching, he better be freakin' out working when I come to visit. You get my drift.

For yourself, the horse is going to be competition proven...and for anyone marketing competition PROSPECTS, yeah, I'd be looking for competition proven parents/siblings.