Roger G. Cotner and Marlan W. Cotner - Page 4

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          rider.  Dressage riders are rated at different levels from                  
          training through grand prix.                                                
               Petitioner had taken horseback riding lessons once or twice            
          per week for a period of 10 years prior to the year in issue.               
          Some of her lessons were taken from a former Olympic rider.  As             
          of the date of trial, she had progressed to the second level of             
          dressage riding.  There is nothing in the record that suggests              
          that petitioner's riding, dressage or otherwise, was done on                
          other than a personal, recreational basis.                                  
               At various times during her life, petitioner owned a total             
          of 5 horses.  During 1990, petitioner owned only one horse, which           
          was named Sassy.  Sassy was purchased in 1986 at the age of 4 for           
          $10,000.  Petitioner acquired Sassy because of her belief that              
          the horse would perform well in dressage riding.  Petitioner did            
          not acquire Sassy with the intent to breed her.  It would appear            
          that petitioner acquired the horse solely for riding purposes.              
          However, shortly after she purchased Sassy, petitioner decided to           
          breed her.  After considering several potential stallions,                  
          sometime in the spring of 1987, petitioner decided upon a                   
          stallion named Reckless Blade.  Petitioner entered into a                   
          standard breeding contract with the owners of Reckless Blade and            
          paid a stud fee of $850.  In the spring of 1988, as a result of             
          the breeding, Sassy produced a live foal, which was given the               
          barn name of Daisy.  The parties stipulated that petitioners                
          incurred actual expenses related to the breeding of Sassy and the           




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