Buying a horse from Ascot sales and newbie!

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Hi I'm Rachel! I live in Dorset but soon moving to East Sussex & I have one horse called Tilly an 8 year grey Irish sport horse mare.
I was wondering if anybody on here had bought a horse from the Ascot sales? And if so how have they coped with change of lifestyle?
Last year my friend bought a point to point mare but had been hunted. I helped re-school her, complete nutter but was brilliant fun! And I wanted to in the near future purchase an ex race horse. And would ideally like to eventually hunt & do some intro eventing. Does this seem to adventurous?
Thanks any opinions suggestions etc appreciated!
Rachel
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my ex boss bought six. 3 one yr and 3 the next 4out of the 6 turned out to be great but the other 2he bought that were unraced were fruit loops. I really liked all of them & wanted to buy one in particular. Think it can be a bit hit or miss really but all ours turned out good and were good allrounders after reschooling
 
Hi Rachel, nice to meet you. I bought an ex racer and had my fingers burnt badly as she'd come off the track with a tendon injury, and I didn;t haver her vetted. Unfortunately the injury only occurred a few weeks before I bought her so hadn't healed and so it went again and I was then faced with 3 months box rest with a horse I didn't know. She's living with a friend now and doing well, but I'd lost my nerve with her. My advice to you would be to get it vetted, although I'm not sure how it works if you;re buying direct from Ascot sales.

Good luck
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Welcome, I used to live in Dorset - now in East Sussex - snap!

Never brought a horse from the sales but have heard of a few that have gone on to event, I think it is more than possible with time.
 
Hi thanks for your replies! I think with the mare I helped re-school she had also been hunted & done some XC like a few of horses that go through the sales so I think she was easier to re-school than a horse that had purely been raced.
Hermangerman - WOW What a small world! Where abouts are you living in East Sussex I'm moving to Eastbourne in Aug =D
 
Horses at auctions should be waranted. That means they have been seen by a vet and certified fit for what ever they are being sod as...it also gives you some legal protection, I think and a 24hr returns thingy...I think. I would guess that you would want to get a vet out ASAP after buying to give it the once over.
 
I bought my boy from Ascot, he was in bad condition but he is a diamond, though he still needs muscle he has gained loads of weight. We did have the vet to give him a once over when we got him back from sales. He has also taken to genral riding fab. I have no complaints at all with him.
 
Be VERY carefull- they are unwarrented at Ascot and usually its all the broken horses that are sold there. Do your research very thoroughly and do not trust anything that the trainers say about the horse- a lot of them seem to say that the horse has been injury free when it hasnt and theyv'e simply patched things up a little to make the horse look presentable for the sale.
Have your wits about you and check their legs, movement, and race form very thoroughly. Any gaps in the raceform can often mean theyve had an injury.
You can get some nice horses from there tho!
 
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I'm from Portland nr Weymouth - now near Hastings, I like to be beside the the seaside!
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Hope you find a lovely new horse soon x

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Oh wow I was born in Hastings!
 
We have been a couple of times and have seen quite a few top showing producers buying there, have bid on a few but it always seems the ones we like go for stupid money. We know quite a few people who have bought from there with great success and the horses have now gone on to do quite well in showing, polo and eventing so it is completely possible.
 
We've bought a few from Ascot with mixed results:
- racing pony turned out pretty well but quirky
- unraced four year old mare, rejected as being too slow made a nice "happy hacker" sold on to a lovely family who think she's marvellous
- pointer that turned out to be a loon, and confirmed as such when we rang the ex-trainer (to quote "you don't want that in your yard love")
As a guide try and ask why they're there - if they've not been on a track it's probably because they're not quick enough but that doesn't stop them doing another job, if they're a bit older (i.e. 5/6/7) there are more likely to be problems - either injuries or quirks.
 
QR, Don't ask anyone any questions about a horse at Ascot, you will not get an honest answer. Make your mind up before you go from the form and vets reports. If you can't smell a leg at 20 paces don't even go there.
 
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