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In 1985, petitioner investigated the use of artificial
insemination to breed horses and had Temptation evaluated as a
breeding stallion. Temptation's earning potential as a stud
diminished considerably after he was injured. Temptation's stud
fee was generally $500 if the owner did not want registration
papers and $1,000 if the owner wanted registration papers.
Petitioner bred Temptation two or three times for cash and once
in exchange for boarding at the Groton House. On March 1, 1985,
petitioner agreed to breed Temptation to a mare for $500.
In April 1985, petitioner wrote a letter to Ellen Dixon
(Dixon), the daughter of F. Eugene Dixon, who was prominent in
the horse world, in which she sought to lease her mares to Dixon.
Petitioner believed that it would be prestigious to do so because
petitioner's name and Serenity Farms would be listed above the
stall of her mare. She believed this would be like having $1
million in publicity. In the letter she said:
I am just looking to lease these mares out for one
year so I can take a break. These last four years have
been murder and my husband's patience is almost worn
out with my not ever going away with him, not to
mention spending all his money and never cooking, etc.
I could never get back what I have into them monitarily
[sic] and I really do love them two. I know your mare
care would be super and I would not have to worry about
them. I had originally hoped to lease them to someone
to have Temptation babies but I know they would do
Fruhwind proud.
Fruhwind died before petitioner and Dixon reached an agreement.
At a time not specified in the record, petitioner wrote
notes to herself on the back of the letter to Ellen Dixon,
including:
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