Are there any reputable dealers of Irish horses?

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Does anyone know of any reputable dealers who sell irish horses? I know about Clip clop traders but wondered if there are any others.
PM me as dont want to start bad mouthing dealers on here.
 
If you have a good eye and are willing to put in some work then Dave White at Irish Horse Imports, Berkshire is usually worth a call. They are green and rough around the edges, but he is generally pretty straight and will exchange. You'd only want to go there for a hunter or a raw competition horse though

For more RC/allrounder types the Prestwood near Gatwick migth be worth a look
 
Have you tried Exmoor Eventing, I went there in 2010 and tried several, they were all well produced just not quite what we were looking for at the time. The website is not always up to date so worth calling them.
 
I know of an Irish dealer who resides in Ireland, he accompanied me to Goresbridge Sales and helped me through the possible pitfalls of buying at a sale and had an excellent eye for conformation, there were a couple that he stopped me from bidding on due to conformational faults I had not picked up on. I have ended up with two well bred youngsters that have been a breeze to deal with and they were extremely well priced. He has lots of contacts in Ireland and is very keen to keep his good reputation. You would need to go over to Ireland but I like that - it is half the fun for me! I got to see the stable my 4 yo had been born in and her mum!
 
ihatework said:
If you have a good eye and are willing to put in some work then Dave White at Irish Horse Imports, Berkshire is usually worth a call. They are green and rough around the edges, but he is generally pretty straight and will exchange. You'd only want to go there for a hunter or a raw competition horse though
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Jazzy came from there, you have to have an open mind and not expect a finished horse, but very honest and has the odd VERY decent horse. Very nice to deal with too
 
hey - John Micklem is Ireland is brilliant. Very straight and honest and has bought horses to go all around the world. PM me if you want his number
 
If you are looking for a youngster try Ballyshan on here - he breeds some nice horses or I think he has a website - try googling Ballyshan Horses and you should find it
 
Firstly (always) Measles on here Cruise came via Measles, secondly Prestwood, Piggy
Came via them and thirdly David White, Bruno came via there as did others :)
 
Jim Derwin equestrian in county Westmeath have been dealing with him for about ten years have bought horses that werent what I was looking for and he accepted them back no questions asked and I found another of his
 
madhector said:
Jazzy came from there, you have to have an open mind and not expect a finished horse, but very honest and has the odd VERY decent horse. Very nice to deal with too
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Like Ihatework, NR and MH I'm a David fan.

We have currently got 7 'David' horses at our yard.....

When we popped up week before last, he had a nice looking grey I was sorely tempted by. As above, they are going to be rough and ready, most are a bit scrawny, but talented underneath, and scrub up well with a clip, bath and feed.
 
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