The first year Lightning Bar stood as a breeding stallion his stud fee , the amount charged to breed a mare to him , was $ 250 ( approximately $ 2,200 as of 2014 ) but only nine mares were bred to him .
The first year Lightning Bar stood as a breeding stallion , his stud fee , or the fee charged to breed a mare to him , was $ 250 ( $ 1,982 as of 2014 ) .