Help me with horse buying

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hjohnson93

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okay, I was looking for a project. Went to look at some today, all in a giant herd along with scrap metal etc. Was not a good enviroment but they all have big bales of hay and look good body condition wise.

So, I found a lovely chestnut - looks a bit welsh D-ey but not full. Apparently, he's backed and broken and is ten but not sure how much to believe. He does have a passport but....

He wanted 900 for him but accepted my 750 offer but the deal was that he had to get a headcollar on him which he couldnt. He was friendly came over let me stroke him lala, I had hold of his nose he just didnt want it over his head. I think he just hasnt been handled in a while and would be fine after a week or so.

But because of this I left it, but I'm still very interested. Should I ring and offer a lower price or what? HELP! Also is 750 a reasonable price for this or is it actually too much?

thanks x
 
No harm in offering less, sounds like horse may need a lot of handling and possibly rebacking! I'd offer considerably less and leave it with the owner to decide
 
Sounds like far too much in my opinion!! For a 10 year old which may or may not have been backed, and it's owner can't even put a headcollar on!!
 
I would offer alot less, frankly it is worth no more than meat money. You are taking his word he's broken etc, may (eventually) get him home to find you have a 10yr with a 2 yr old brain. You still have to get a headcollar on it and get in a trailer/lorry. Good luck.
 
Did you manage to have a look at his teeth? If he is in fact ten, then I would look around a bit more. If he is younger, than I might consider it but for about £500. Seems like a complete unkown quantity if you've only seen him in the field. With no vetting & only the owners word that he's been backed you really have no idea what you're letting yourself in for. By all means go for it, but assume the horse will need complete re-backing and go from there. If he is ten and hasn't been backed, why hasn't he? If he has, then why is he not in work now? If he is younger then it's a different story really. Best of luck :) xx
 
Hmm the fact he's ten and cant really be properly handled would put me off... but if you're sure you know what you're getting into then I'd probably say more like £500 is a fair price...
Good luck with it, hope it all works out ok :)
 
I would suggest that its way too much, I am selling a horse for a friend and we are struggling to get any more than simply meat money for him as he isn't suitable for a novice rider. I'm shocked, I've advertised him honestly and am in despair that a good horse otherwise isn't worth what you are offering. It appears with snow on the ground (as it is here) that its a buyers market and you may for the amount you are offering save yourself a lot of work and buy something else!
 
Personally I would question why a 10 year old who is broken in has been left in a field to the point you can't handle him! In my view it is probably because it was nuts to ride! The only time I'd buy out a field and accept it was difficult to handle is if it is an untouched 2/3 year old!
 
Is your heart set on this one or is it just cos it could be cheap? What sort of horse are you looking for, where in the country and what's your budget? There are plenty of nice horses out there, even unbroken youngsters are normally at the very least halter broken, and providing nothing bad has happened that stays with them for a long time
 
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