Weanling Costs

COUNTRY LIFE FARM

Learning Exercise

Determining Costs for Producing/Selling a Weanling

This exercise will give you some idea of the costs involved in thoroughbred breeding.
Although hypothetical, the exercise uses realistic figures. Remember, this is only for fun and to help you better understand the business.
If you want to investigate the breeding business seriously, please contact us.
To Run this Simulation:

Identify type of ownership for the mare and foal.Will it be single ownership, or will you have a partnership arrangement? (Note: Although the word Person is used to denote number in a partnership, ownership is in units. More than one person can own a unit. In this simulation, a two-person partnership means two units shared equally. Each unit could involve one or more persons with a variety of divisions.)
Select one of Country Life's stallions to breed to your mare. (Help/Detail)
This simulation assumes you already have a broodmare.
Stud fee is based on the 2006 Country Life Stallion stud fees (on a live foal basis). (Help/Detail)
Select a date to breed your mare. (Simulation assumes the "cover" on that date is successful.) (Help/Detail)
Board and other fees can vary depending on location, whether this responsibility is contracted, and many other factors. Select whether you think your hypothetical board expenses will be high, average, or low. (Fees noted are intended to reflect the range of fees across the country. They are NOT Country Life fees.) In this simulation, daily high, average, and low board rates are $35, $25, and $20. (Help/Detail)
There are always vet bills! Depending on age of your mare, past experience, and luck, vet bills can be high, average, or low. Select one for the exercise.(Help/Detail)
Of course you'll want to nominate your foal for the Breeders Cup and other such breeder incentive programs. If you don't think you will, simply un check the box. (Help/Detail)
Check your entry information, then submit your information for processing.

Then you'll see a summary of events and expenses associated with breeding and raising your thoroughbred foal to sell at a November sale.
Have Fun!

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Determining Costs for Producing/Selling a Weanling

1. Select the type of ownership structure for
the mare and foal. (Single ownership or partnership.)
If partnership, select a partnership size.

2. Select the Country Life Stallion You'd Like to Breed to:

3. Select a desirable Breeding Date:

4. What do you anticipate in terms of board/managment bills?
Low Average High

Vet costs are always associated with horses. Select
how you want to estimate vet costs.
Low Average High

5. Check if you will nominate foal to Breeders Cup
and any applicable State Breeder Incentive programs:

6. Indicate your preference for a filly or a colt.
At Country Life, we aim to please!
Filly Colt

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