I was wondering what an appropriate budget for stud fees is. I breed SH with no RID or ISH. Please pm me with what you think I should set aside (i.e. 10k, 5k, 25k, etc.). Please keep in mind this is for 5-10 mares.

Depends on what ratings you want. For me, I need a top WBLB stud, so that costs about 150-250k per mare. If you're breeding for colour, most will be free.

I breed to a lot of outside studs, and my spending varies wildly from month to month. What I do first is browse for stallions regardless of price and add them to my Watch list. Then I go to the Match Maker and do a "dream team" list, then add up the stud fees and see if I can afford it. The answer is usually "no", so then I decide which ones I want the most or how much I can actually afford that month.

I pretty much do the same thing as Drafty, works pretty well for me. But to answer your budget question (assuming you are aiming for a WWW horse) I would set aside around 100k a mare