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Update on the CMHA Stallion Service Auction for 2010

It’s a well known fact that timing is everything, and if the time isn’t right, it’s better to take a step back and wait for the right time.That is the case with the CMHA Stallion Service Auction.We had a terrific line up of stallions donated for the 2009 Auction,and some great bidding by mare owners taking advantage of the Quality of stallions offered.

Nobody knew at the time when we were planning the Stallion Service Auction that the economy would take such an incredible down turn, and Breeders would be cutting back on their breeding to the degree that they are. Having said that, we have heard from the Stallion Owners as well as Mare owners who are opting to cut back on their breeding until such time as the economy picks up and the Horse Market re-bounds from the bad economy.

It isn’t fair to ask Stallion Owners to donate a breeding from their Stallions if the bidders aren’t out there and the bids won’t do their stallions justice. With this in mind, we have decided not to run a Stallion Service Auction in 2010. We will still be running the Weanling Futurity competition from the foals resulting from the 2009 SSA and are looking forward to receiving the entries and crowning our first Futurity Champions later this year!

We do hope that the economy will come around quickly, and breeding will be more viable in the near future and have every intention of re-instating the Stallion Service Auction and Foal Futurity at that time. We thank you for your understanding and appreciate all the comments and participation we have received for this program

Lyle Dietz

Stallion Service Auction Chairman