Travlr
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Yup... I'd rather have a mud hut that's paid for than the biggest house in town that's two payments behind.24 years ago we had a colt we raised with a cutting trainer. We did ok with him, Got our entry fees back plus some. Sold enough stud fees to pay for the training. Gelded him when I got tired of dealing with a dam studhorse.
We were leading all the horses he was riding to the stable at a show we were at… walking by a long nose Pete with an 8 or 10 horse living quarters trailer, painted to the nines and the setting sun shining on the polished chrome hurt your eyes. I remarked it was a pretty fancy rig. Denton's reply was that I wouldn't put my chickens in the house the owner lived in.
The next year I showed the horse myself at a few local cuttings. My truck and trailer weren't much for fancy. At breakfast one morning another 'high class" cutter made comment about my rig. I said it was paid for, was his? Brought the house down and ended the conversation.