10/23/2025
โI wonโt buy a weanling for thatโ
Feeding the mare for a year = $3000
Stallion Fees= $14,400 (without show fees, farrier, vaccines or any vet care expenses
)
Mare Veterinary care:
Vaccines =$200
Deworming =$200-$400
Mare Fees (AI)=$400-$1000
Farrier=$300+
Teeth=$300+
Shavings=$500+
So just to get the foal on the ground, WITHOUT factoring in a single stallion fee, we are at $5700 on the LOW end with no extra vet expenses.
If you purchase a stud fee and pay collection and shipping itโs even MORE.
Now add in any emergency vet care for when the foal is born or throughout the year, IgG testing, registration papers (the cost of this has gone up to nearly $200 a foal without any color testing), vaccines for the foal, dewormer, and grain. ($500+)
Not to mention all the time put in training and handling the foal so itโs a civilized member of society. That it has the basic knowledge of life so the new owner is not getting something feral and terrified of people. So you are not purchasing a lawn ornament!
If you want something cheap, my foals are probably not the place for you.
There are plenty of breeders that probably donโt vaccinate, deworm, trim feet, or handle their babies and will sell their foals cheaper.. thats not me nor will it ever be. Broodmares and stallions should get the same level of care as any horse used for riding or competition.
Iโve devoted so much sweat and tears into my program to raise the best AQHA foals I can that are amateur friendly and can go in many different directions. Iโve found mares that cross well with my stallion to produce foals that are easy to work with and be around so that people actually enjoy owning them.
I wont sell them cheap.
I have no problem selling out of foals every year and getting what theyre worth, and making sure they get in the very best of homes.
If there comes a time where I canโt give them everything they require and care starts lacking, then I would stop breeding all together. They deserve great care.
Borrowed from another breeder and altered to fit our program.
