Last month, I heard something pretty remarkable: in 2024, a thousand new millionaires were made every day in the USA. That’s 365,000 in a single year! (CNBC Article)
That’s incredible news and…
A.I. is coming faster than we can process—and maybe faster than we’re prepared to handle.
My family is annoyed with me of late. For the past six to eight months,…
Just outside my office, there’s a weathered post.
It doesn’t move. It doesn’t speak.
But it says everything.
It’s a quiet symbol of something loud in my world:
Can’t Pay.…
(Plummer family enjoying their first Sorting competition December 2024)
I came across something fascinating the other day—something that completely changed how I think about competition in the horse industry. In…
Each year, a fleet of slick, well-bred yearlings are offered at public auctions in the Western performance horse world.
These untrained young horses offer potential opportunity as well as a gamble.…
Quality broodmares are often one of the hottest tickets at the horse sale, with quality producers always in high demand.
Quarter Horse News (QHN) talked with SDP Buffalo Ranch owner Shane Plummer about what he…
The 2-year-olds kicked off this year’s Western Bloodstock National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity Sales in a big way on Monday, Dec. 6, with one prospect selling for $700,000 and…
International trade is always changing, and the same is true for the demand for the services of U.S.-based stallions in Southern Hemisphere countries.
Some countries, such as Australia, have growing Western…
Shipping semen to Southern Hemisphere countries such as Australia or Brazil can be a great opportunity for an American-based stallion, but seizing that opportunity is a process.
Shane Plummer, owner of SDP…
Given the world-wide nature of the horse industry and the powerful genetics of the American Western performance horse industry, it’s no surprise mare owners around the globe are interested in…
There’s a time for everything, and most in the Western performance horse industry strive to have their mares foal early in the year.
However, sometimes things happen and mare owners are…
So, you’ve got a mare. You like her. You think she’d make a great broodmare.
Then comes the question: What do you breed her to?
Experienced breeders have time-tested strategies, and many…