Alycia, Hahaha at least you are smart enough to stop at one breed!!!! I wasn't! Youll have a blast. I sometimes think a crack addiction would be less expensive than a horse showing hobby. Fast as I make the money the faster it goes. I did the Walking horses, then started breeding the American Saddlebreds on a small scale. I just told my trainer at the end of the year show, " I think I want a hackney pony to drive next year".... A Mean lil Hackney pony that stomps his feet and you cant catch in the field... Chestnut with a bob tail... (Given this some thought)... And of course, it all about the outfit when you show in Fine harness or pleasure pony.. :-) And as Evan says, "Not that there is anything wrong with that... " (Ginsburg). Mike ====================== www.BlackHawk-Farms.com Northern California American Saddlebred Horse Association Vice President (Class of 2007) --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================