Postby KAL » Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:54 pm
Jim,
So, you were the "morning" shipper. My mare shipped out about 10 hours earlier, from the same farm. (We try to always ship during the day in winter and at night during the summer.)
Our mare and foal also looked fantastic, however since I have gotten to know Keith, I guess I somewhat expected them to look good. She and her foal came "home" with another couple mares and their foals from our other boarding farm... those looked spectacular also, but I had no doubt that they would... its why they are my primary (and when they got full, they are the one's who recommended Keith...).
I can tell you it was an extremely rough year for many boarding farms in Kentucky, Whispering Oaks included. They had to work twice as hard this year and incur significantly more expense, knowing their revenue would be about the same as in prior years. However, I think they did a remarkable job and came through with flying colors.
Glad you had a great experience. We did also. In fact, I've been enough impressed with them that I have chosen to have them sales prep a couple yearlings for me, in lieu of sending to a bigger, better known facility.
I am extremely difficult to please, well actually, my wife is difficult to please, however considering the absolutely unbelievable job she does with the horses here at our place, she has every right to be demanding. It is because of her that I guess I expect the horses coming back from Kentucky to look good... those guys continually remark on the condition of the horses we ship over and how hard they have to work to keep them looking that good. There is no doubt that pride does enter into it... and my wife will definitely challenge them.
gosh thanks!