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a means of advertisement and to enhance the worth of the stud
service. Although petitioner thought that some income could be
generated from showing horses, she thought more could be earned
from selling a stallion’s stud services.
Petitioner decided to purchase a chestnut show horse with
white markings to be bred with a palomino. The particular type
of show horses sought by petitioner were ones that show well in
harness and also those shown as “park horses”, which are saddled
with a rider. Petitioner sought out a horse from a bloodline of
Will Shriver, who was one of the top two or three horses in his
category. Petitioner believed that the horse activity would be
suitable for her because it required less memory skills and more
physical involvement.
Before purchasing the first horse, petitioner consulted
Saddle and Bridle magazine to determine how much money had been
won by the progeny of the horses under consideration. In July of
1989, she hired Bobby Morrison (Morrison), a well-qualified
Kentucky horse expert, who, on petitioner’s behalf, acquired
Casablanca Chestnut Charm (Misty),4 a yearling saddlebred, for a
total cost to petitioner of $4,400. Morrison was paid a 10-
percent commission ($400) for his services. Misty was shipped
from Kentucky to California and was trained by Susan Haight of
4 The shortened names do not necessarily coincide with the
formal names and are used by the owner as “stable names”.
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