Stallion Fees 2017: The New Dawn
We all know things are tight, tighter than they’ve been in a very long time. And if it weren’t for
the expectation of the normalisation of our export protocols in the reasonably near future, the
breeding landscape would be a bleak place indeed.

With that in mind, we’ve spent a good deal of time pleading the case of broodmare owners across the board with our stallion principals, and they’re not only sympathetic but they’re as determined as we are to play their part in contributing towards the future viability of our customers’ operations.
While it’s true that the outcomes of our breeding decisions this season will only greet the
auctioneers in 2020, by which time we’ll not only have a new president, but we have to believe
that the local economy will be steaming along at a merrier pace than it is right now.

It remains a fact though, that too many horses are not making their production costs in the sales ring, and
while the future may hold brighter prospects, the reality is that stallion fees are a material cost of
every horseman’s budget, and we want to play a role in mitigating deficits in the meantime.
With this in mind, the Summerhill stallions are greeting the market head-on, gauged against their
equivalent counterparts in other regions of the land, and we invite you, without blushing, to talk
to us about your needs so that we can see what we can do to accommodate them.

As usual, we’d like to think we have the capacity to surprise, so don’t be shy to pick up the phone: published
stallion fees are one thing, reality is another.

Sire                                                                                                        Published                    Reality

As always, warm regards

MICK GOSS

SUMMERHILL STUD
www.summerhill.co.za / info@summerhill.co.za