Lulup
Well-Known Member
Searching for a horse at the moment and prices are alarming - are they actually selling at these prices because many of the ads just seem to reappear back at the top each week and have been around for weeks?!
I bought a nicely bred, well produced 5 yo two years ago at £5.5k - this time round I'm seeing horses advertised with 'soundness issues' at Novice BE @ £6500 / 9 year old broodmare just coming back into work (done nothing) @ £9k and anything that takes the eye and sounds sane/sensible with any sort of form is often £15k +
If a horse is over budget do you ask if price is negotiable before viewing or do you try it then haggle if you like it?
Tell me your buying etiquette!
I bought a nicely bred, well produced 5 yo two years ago at £5.5k - this time round I'm seeing horses advertised with 'soundness issues' at Novice BE @ £6500 / 9 year old broodmare just coming back into work (done nothing) @ £9k and anything that takes the eye and sounds sane/sensible with any sort of form is often £15k +
If a horse is over budget do you ask if price is negotiable before viewing or do you try it then haggle if you like it?
Tell me your buying etiquette!