Horse price advice

JenJ said:
Mine was more succinct :D

eta my emojis have disappeared and I can't remember the typing keys for a crying with laughter face. But that's what I meant!
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And this was comparing my reply to @ihatework's reply - I wanted to show that I was laughing at my half-hearted sentence whilst IHW had gone to the trouble of making numerous comments about each of the horses mentioned.

When I poke fun at people on here, it's usually at myself.
 
Birker2020 said:
It's a forum, and I am part of it. Therefore I'm allowed to speak and not governed by whether you agree or not. If you don't like what I write kindly scroll on by please 😀 thanks
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It is indeed a forum and therefore everyone is entitled to speak and not be governed by whether you agree or not. If people post incorrect advice then they should expect to be corrected and accept it with good grace. It would be much easier if you stopped giving veterinary advice or commenting with authority on subjects you know nothing about, but, as you said, its a forum and that's not how it works.
 
maya2008 said:
For the OP: A good amount more than your average £10-15k all rounder for the ability to jump 1m20 consistently, and then a whack more on top for the golden unicorn that is BOTH competitive AND easy.
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Absolutely, anyone who thinks you can get a 1.20 horse for £15k is living in a world I’d like to join!

15k barely gets you out the starting gate for a competitive 80 pony these days!
 
IrishMilo said:
Absolutely, anyone who thinks you can get a 1.20 horse for £15k is living in a world I’d like to join!

15k barely gets you out the starting gate for a competitive 80 pony these days!
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I must have imagined the four I put on reply seven this morning then. They all state they are jumping 1.20 plus. Maybe the adverts are imaginary.
 
Birker2020 said:
I must have imagined the four I put on reply seven this morning then. They all state they are jumping 1.20 plus. Maybe the adverts are imaginary.
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I did have a quick look at the first one, but he hadn't jumped a 1.20m course since 2021. Nice horse, but very happy jumping 1.00m / 1.05m now. And the fourth horse, again he's lovely and jumps a lot of clears but he hasn't jumped consistently at 1.20m for a couple of years. He's a great horse for the 1.10m circuit though. We've looked for a good 1.20m horse a couple of times - by which I mean a potential class winner or jumps a good proportion of clears- and we've always ended up buying a youngster. Really hard to find a good one at the £30k/£35k mark, and they sell very quickly if they come up, so we preferred to spend much less, buy a nice pedigree and enjoy the journey. 1.10m horses are easy to find comparatively.
 
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Birker2020 said:
I must have imagined the four I put on reply seven this morning then. They all state they are jumping 1.20 plus. Maybe the adverts are imaginary.
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But when you look at those particular adverts more closely only one potentially ticks the box (and that is two years older than the OP wants). And without looking at the competition record may not tick any box.

We can all do quick searches, but it's reading the actual adverts that indicate whether it may be suitable or not.

Also, as those with more experience of the prices of these competition horses have pointed out - you're going to need to be forking out a hell of a lot more than £15k for the animal the OP wants (if they want to be a serious competitor).

That's not a criticism of you, just a fact of the market 🙄
 
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