Horse prices - what gets you what?

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O.k probably a daft post but as I'm totally new to this horse buying, can I be excused?
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What kind of things do you expect at each price bracket? Only asking as when people post a "how much" a few of you already have in your head that if it hasn't done Y or Z then it should be X price. I'm going to view a horse soon around £4000 what would you expect for that?

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Mainly schooling practise (i.e practsing what I do in my group lessons on the weekend), hacking and later some very low level jumping. I'm all new to this competing thing as I just rode about on my own pony, did a few pony club things when really young (under 7) and two things whilst at uni. I don't know what all the different levels of jumping are. But I wasn't really meaning this post for me in particular I just wondered if people had in their heads a certain horse in mind when they saw a price. I was curious.
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For that money I would expect a nice horse but not a world beater. Make sure you look at others and get it vetted! Whatever the seller says!!!

Sorry, Just been reading the "what do you think of this" Post!
 
For the money you have to spend you should get a nice animal. You will probably be able to get one capable of competing at several disciplines with training. You need to decide what you want to achieve & then you will know what you are looking for.
As a first time buyer there are so many pitfalls, take someone who really knows their stuff with you to assist. They will know what to ask & how to interpert what the seller is saying. If they ride to a high standard they will be able to ride ther horse & say how the animal goes.
As to what a horse is worth, they're worth only what someone is willing to pay, sellers will invariably be open to negociation. Initial asking price may be open tio discussion.

Get the horse vetted, it will cost you, but it may save you loads of money in vets bills etc in the future.

There are loads of horses out there, the first few you see may not be right for you, patience is needed.
Good Luck
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I think its difficult to say really. For 4000 i would expect a nice horse capable of doing simple schooling, jumping etc sort of riding club level horse. However saying that i spent 5000 on a just broken 4year old that had done nothing so like i said its difficult to pin down a price for a horse.
 
I've just paid £7000 for a Darco 3year old (4 in May). Broken and jumping 1metre under saddle and 1.25 loose. We hope to aim him at the 4 year olds this year.
 
I don't see how you can say that £4,000 gets you x, y or z. A nice all round cob not too old, not too young that is safe and sound would cost you around £4k to £4.5k, whereas a friend paid £4,500 for a beautifully bred warmblood yearling. It all depends on what you are looking for!
 
well, as the others have said its very difficult to assess. In Wales you can often get a lot more for your money. In the south horses are more expensive. If you look through national magazines you will find a decent horse priced at £4000, in the local paper that very same horse may be £3250 because its local. If i was selling my horse i would be asking for £4000. Hes 16hh 5yrs rising six. Good breeding fathers side, registered SHB(GB). Jumps 2'9 courses. Affiliated BD (currently only one point but only had two outings lol) Hacks alone/in company. Always in the ribbons Vice free, microchipped, regulary wormed and vaccinated. Im sure some people would think i was asking too much for him, but hes a safe as houses out hacking and has never bolted. For me that adds £500 to any horses value if its safe. (btw he is not for sale, it was purely to act as an example!)
 
Well I recently bought a 16.1 TBx bay gelding, 6 y.o. Not done anything much bar hacking and popping a small pole but he's good on the roads and where I live and keep the horse that is important. He's quite well put together, underweight but I can see the horse he could be by this time next year. Good to handle, in stable, loads. Minor issues with the farrier i.e. fidgets, haven't tried clipping yet. Paid £1200 with English tack (knocked down price). I know someone who paid £2800 for a chestnut TBxID mare that had done nothing more than the horse I've just bought and in fact mine is better in traffic but hers is better with the farrier, luckily as it's been off work over 12 mnths with intermittent lameness. Maybe I'm a cheapskate but personally I wouldn't pay £2800 for a horse unless it was doing some novice level competing, RC or even local shows at the least. By the way I do live in Wales (just) and horses definately are more expensive down South (but isn't everything?!!)
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For £4,000 you should expect a very good RC horse or a young horse who has just been introduced to low-level dressage/sj competitions.

Over here it is a bit of a different market. The people I sell to here are looking for QUIET horses with superb top-class bloodlines. My horses are generally sold at 3 - 5 years old and range in price between 5-10K generally and people are paying for horses who have been completely bombproofed, have many trail hours on them and are suitable for anyone (including small children) to ride them. People DO pay for this over here; thankfully, as this is exactly the market I enjoy being in.
 
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