AQHA & APHA Cutting Horses...I had a large breeding facility standing 7 studs and shipping and receiving semen from all over the world. Bred about 300 to 400 mares per year. I never wanted a "regular" vet practice...you get too burned out. I had enough to do in breeding season and then we had cattle that took up the rest of the year (I only worked on our cows...I lacked sufficient admiration for cattle...
) We also had our own stud and raised 15 foals from our mares per year. I really thought I would miss it more but that part of my life is over and it's time for me to do other things. The Husband really misses the cows...I do not even read or subscribe to the AVMA Equine Journal or keep current on all the new science...I find most of it appalling. My friends like to email and chat about cutting horse stuff and I just have no interest any more. There was a time that I would have slit my wrists if I could not make it to the NCHA Futurity in Fort Worth...my friends just cannot understand my lack of enthusiasm. I have "filled the void" with tomatoes