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barn, ensured security, bathed and fed the horses, and handled
all the veterinary work himself.
Prior to engaging in the horse-breeding activity, Mr. Morley
spent a lot of time with Mrs. Morley and their three children.
Throughout the years in issue, Mr. Morley arrived home after
dark, very tired, in a bad mood, and dirty with a "certain aroma"
from his work on the farm. Due to his schedule, Mr. Morley ate
dinner later than the rest of the family and spent less time with
his family.
In 1986, the horse market began to decline. Mr. Morley was
unable to sell his foals. Mr. Morley modified his business plan.
He expanded the horse-breeding activity to include dealing in
horse gestation monitoring equipment, and he displayed literature
for the equipment at his horse show booths.
Mr. Morley also took measures to reduce the expenses of the
horse-breeding activity. He sold several colts, which were not
breeding stallions, instead of incurring the costs associated
with maintaining them. Additionally, he leased another farm with
a larger barn with more facilities in order to have a more
inviting establishment, to attract more people, and thereby sell
more horses. This also allowed Mr. Morley to open the farm to
board other people's horses.
In 1991, two of Mr. Morley's horses, Khola and Kholetta,
disappeared. After a search revealed no indication as to either
horse's whereabouts, Mr. Morley assumed that someone had stolen
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