Have horse prices in Britain crashed?

Some horses have held their prices, some are now very cheap and there are bargains out there.

If you have a good eye and are willing to put in the time and effort, now is the time to buy unbacked youngstock.

There are alot of average, general riding horses at low prices.

Ex-racehorses are cheap.

However a really special horse with no issues, brill confo, breeding, comp record etc... still has a big price tag.

Super safe, confidence giving, allrounders are also holding their prices.
 
Wrote this this whilst in the midst of a bout of British horse window shopping. So often did I want the horse and so often they seemed really cheap to this Australian, that I thought I would ask if British horse prices have crashed. If I have completely mucked it up, please tell me. If you could also tell me how I mucked it up, I would be grateful.
 
You haven't mucked it up - there are alot of cheap horses out there.

EG, I've seen a really nice Welsh D weaning colt for £100. I found that shockingly low, but he has no white (white markings on the legs and head are desirable), wasn't gelded and obviously far too young to be ridden.
 
Faracat said:
Some horses have held their prices, some are now very cheap and there are bargains out there.

If you have a good eye and are willing to put in the time and effort, now is the time to buy unbacked youngstock.

There are alot of average, general riding horses at low prices.

Ex-racehorses are cheap.

However a really special horse with no issues, brill confo, breeding, comp record etc... still has a big price tag.

Super safe, confidence giving, allrounders are also holding their prices.
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Agree with this /\

The market does also appear saturated to me
 
MoggyinManolos said:
Agree with this /\

The market does also appear saturated to me
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I agree with Moggy - there are just too many horses for sale - and as long as people keep overbreeding it's going to continue. Not enough buyers for the horses means that the prices will get lower and lower......inflation of breeding without a similar increase in buyers just means that prices will continue to go down.
 
I think horse prices dropped about 3-4 years ago, but have stabilised. I also think the market is slow - horses will take a bit longer to sell. I also recently heard that there are 10% fewer passports registered in recent years compared to a couple of years ago. A great horse will always command a good price, and a problem horse will be difficult to sell and that hasn't changed!
 
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