You can start paying in Oct the year before the fut. with penalties for late payments.
We never pay up any of ours. The way we feel if the new owner likes'm
that much, they can pay him up or use a slot.
So many are crippled by the summer, that owners need to find another to fill the slot.
This last Feb we sold a really nice colt to a owner that rasies his own like we do and his trainer and colt get along great. It was nice to see our colt going into a good program. They do plan on hitting the early fut. with him. This colt is so laid back I know he can handle the mental stress, the owner and trainer will be watching for pysical stress. It was a good deal for all. Those are hard to find.
More than once we have sold for less because of the home they were going to. We have been lucky so far, I don't think any have been resold in the 12 years we have been breeding. (knock on wood)
It sounds like we are all in the same boat.
There has been talk of people putting on unapproved (NCHA) shows because it has gotten so elite. Like you guys same winners all the time.
We are now also having the discussion of a trainers fund. They will add 5.00 to every entry fee on the weekends which will go to the trainers retirement fund. I don't know of one member who is for it.
Crazy.........what happened to the 50% of their winnings?
Chubby did say that there would be no trainers union at the convention.
I wonder if he knows that is illegal for a non profit.
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