Are Irish Horses Cheaper?

Most dealers make money by buying low and selling high, otherwise they would be out of business, and many are trading on the edge, with no proper customer service.
A lot of good types come from Ireland, they have been breeding good horses for years, but these need time [ie money] spent on breaking and schooling and bringing on, so really these are added costs.
The cost of a horse is small compared to ongoing costs, in England the courts take the view "caveat empetor" let the buyer beware.
My cynical side is showing, I refer you to Oscar Wilde
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
 
Many Irish horses are not Irish horses but are European horses, irrespective of whether or not they've been imported via Ireland.

One of my friends used to work for a dealer who imported most/all of his stock from Poland, safe/quiet plod types, but to sell them, he'd advertise them as Irish Cobs because people would know what to expect, whereas if he sold them as Polish Cobs, people wouldn't have a clue what a Polish cob was.

He then branched out into 15hh finer-quality more warmbloody Polish horses, but found nobody in UK would buy them as he was selling them too cheaply! He was buying them cheap and selling for a profit, but would-be buyers were thinking "too cheap, must be something wrong with it" and walking away. Those who did buy were pleasantly surprised!

So he went back to selling "Irish" cobs, most of which were Polish. ;-)
 
no a dealer near me buys them from the auction up the road and says they are Irish, it costs too much for her to import them and buyers have no idea they trust her.
 
Good horses still cost good money here!

If you want a well bred horse with good conformation and good "potential" do to what you want it will still cost you money.
You can get the odd diamond in the rough but since there are hundreds of people looking for the same thing, chances are slim enough :p
There have been a couple of nice ones that have come by our yard, one was sold to england simply by word of mouth and a couple of photos and the other is very well bred but we don't have enough time. Both were tbs, homebred and very nice but we didn't have room or time!

You generally hear by word of mouth here if someone has a nice horse for sale, although if you stalk donedeal.ie long enough you will find some nice horses, good low level eventing/riding club sorts - there are some atm :) I do know of some super young horses from a yard near me but I don't know what price owner/breeder is looking for them.
 
Miss L Toe said:
Most dealers make money by buying low and selling high, otherwise they would be out of business, and many are trading on the edge, with no proper customer service.
A lot of good types come from Ireland, they have been breeding good horses for years, but these need time [ie money] spent on breaking and schooling and bringing on, so really these are added costs.
The cost of a horse is small compared to ongoing costs, in England the courts take the view "caveat empetor" let the buyer beware.
My cynical side is showing, I refer you to Oscar Wilde
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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Dealers are actually bound by the sale of goods act the same as any other business, the courts don't take the view buyer beware in England where dealers are concerned. The horse must be fit for purpose, so if you've asked for a horse suitable for a novice, no issues, not green etc and the horse isn't that, then you can go to court., regardless of warranty periods etc, I know as I have done it and won.
 
xxMozlarxx said:
Dealers are actually bound by the sale of goods act the same as any other business, the courts don't take the view buyer beware in England where dealers are concerned. The horse must be fit for purpose, so if you've asked for a horse suitable for a novice, no issues, not green etc and the horse isn't that, then you can go to court., regardless of warranty periods etc, I know as I have done it and won.
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In theory, yes but if the buyer is experienced than that changes things, really the OP seemed to be looking for a good cheap horse, I assume that was the point of the post, or was it to find out if there are loads of cheap horses in Ireland, if the latter, the answer is ...yes
 
I own two hunters that have been brought in from Ireland and i cannot fault them, impeccable manners and kind hearted and quality. They weren’t expensive as i thought they should have been and i hope to in the future to buy some younger horses in and produce them and sell them on. I guess its obtaining the right contact over in Ireland, i just wonder how you would get them or if anyone knows of anyone good over there to source horses from ?
 
Millgreenlady contact Measles on here. She goes to Ireland regularly to get horses over. Tell her what you want and what price and she will find you something. she is up in Scotland but it is worth flying up there and spendng a long weekend riding and looking at several horses. Measles will meet you at the airport and take you back. Several people on this forum have bought from her.
 
Yes and no. You get better value for your money, but ness 'cheap'. We bought a nice, VERY well bred ID from Ireland (unseen) through a local dealer who gets solely from Ireland. He wasn't cheap, but was far cheaper than you'd have paid in mainland UK.
 
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