How far did you travel to buy a horse?

[tasel]

Just to see how far people travelled to buy their horse. From where to where???

The poll below shows the mileage one-way.

 

[rara007]

Certainly Day trip, poss. abroad if I knew it was somthing really special, or I was looking for a certain breed where I could veiw many studs.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Both our horses were bought within the 50 mile distance if only just. One of them had been imported from France, but when we went to view him & buy he was only 50 miles away.

I honestly feel that for the majority of us we don't need to travel huge distances to find the ideal horse. The only reason we do is because of the lure of the internet. Many people only look on the intyernet & there are many more ways to source your ideal horse without the net.

 

[Boxers]

We looked at numerous ponies and travelled up to about 100 miles away. In the end we found the perfect boy just 15 miles away!

 

[DW Team]

I went to Holland for my latest horse and the one before him came from Ireland over the moon about both well worth the trip.

 

[Murphy3]

Horse 1 passed on to me by a friend - I had told her when she got him if she ever was selling to put me first in the queue as he was my ideal horse. His friend came from a rescue centre so both sort of found me in a way. I couldn't have found two nicer horses had a gone to the ends of the earth.

 

[Paint it Lucky]

Mine was only about 30 minutes down the road (owned by a friend of a friend so heard about through word of mouth, he was never advertised as such). I would happily travel a fair distance but as i currently don't have my own transport the cost of hiring someone to get the horse home would be a factor, I couldn't really afford another £500 for transport if horse were already at the top of my budget!

 

[dopeesophee]

4 hours

from here to worchestershire

she broke the trailer on the way back, we didnt get home until about 1 in the morning, she was a skinny sweaty wreck with cut legs

 

[ecrozier]

My mare came from fairly close to home - Buckingham to Henley so maybe 30 miles? Then my gelding slightly further, Worcester, so thats probs about 75 miles? But he was to loan and there are definately fewer horses around available on loan than to buy, especially that are able to move yards.
Latest purchase was in Dover so much further away!!

 

[Lobelia_Overhill]

Horse #1 was in the same town as me - about 10 minutes drive from my house, it was probably quicker to have walked!

Horse #2 was at the yard where I ride - which is exactly 1.9 miles from my house

 

[zeuscleoharmony]

I found mine on the internet and just had that 'feeling'. He was in Lincolnshire and we live in Porsmouth, so well over 200 miles away. Good excuse to make a weekend of it and it was the best thing we did. I did, however, enquire locally via press, recommendation, etc but just couldn't find anything local that gave me the 'feeling'. I think its a bonus if you find something local and it would have certainly saved us a lot of money but I don't have any regrets and feel I kept my options open by not limiting the distance to travel.

 

[RomanyMayday]

just down the road! and hes perfect!!!

 

[JM07]

i bought my coloured pony from ireland...

i didn't go there though, as i bought him unseen via the internet..

 

[DuckToller]

Nearest was 12 minutes away.

Furthest was daughter's first pony, located over 250 miles away but I persuaded OH that Cornwall was on the way to Wales from Hertfordshire - more or less

The main trouble with travelling that far is that you feel more obliged to buy as you don't want a wasted journey. And buy him we did!

 

[charlie55]

It took me 3 and half hours there and back in a box so not too far. x

 

[jesterfaerie]

I found mine 10 mins away from my house, I wouldn't travel over 100 miles. And even then it would have to be something fantastic to make me drive more than 20.

 

[tasel]

I am amazed so many people found their horse within their vicinity... I guess it depends where you live because back when I was looking, there was not a chance in hell that I would have found one that I liked within 1hr drive from me that just happened to be on sale!!! I think there, at any point in time, you'd be lucky to find one horse for sale... even if it wasn't so great.

 

[showqa]

I went from North Wales to Wiltshire but I was looking for a PRE so the chances of finding one close to home were a bit slim.

 

[bugbee717]

number one was 60 miles,
number two was 350 miles one way,that was a nice drive with 3 kids,we left at 3 in the afternoon and got back at 9 in the morning, then off to work
my new one is only 56 miles and coming in 3 weeks
yah !!!!!

 

[Amaretto]

Felix - saw him at a local show, loved him, asked about him and he was mine 2 weeks later. 8 miles away.

Uno - heard about him by word of mouth and he was about 25 miles away.

 

[KatB]

I brought mine from ireland. However, it wasnt too bad... 30mins to airport, 1hr on plane, 30mins other side. And it was a fab weekend

 

[tabithakat64]

Just over 200 miles which took four hours, it was worth it though

 

[supersally]

We travelled from Mid Wales to Blackpool but Sally was worth every mile of that journey !

 

[merlinsquest]

From Aldershot to Rugby..... but dont ask how far it is

all I can say was that we only went once

 

[Ranyhyn]

None.

I didn't travel to buy my horse. I bought him unseen. He travelled about 250miles to get to me.

 

[Puppy]

About 150 miles. I'd go further

 

[Kenzo]

Parents used to travel to Wales and bring a load back on the trains (back in the old days this is).

I'd be happy to travel, curiosity would kill me if I didn't. :grin

 

[Theresa_F]

Chancer - well I went from London to Hastings to see my perfect mare, and on the way back stopped at the breeders place in Kent and there he was.

Farra - drove London to Stanstead, flight to Edinburgh, hired a car to drive another 80 miles up to Kenmore - but she was worth it. Could not find anything like her out of Scotland.

 

[moodymare1987]

My first pony a 14.2 coloured I got about 2 miles from my house.
My second horse was 20 minutes away.
And murphy was just up the road.
None were advertised on the internet either.
I would travel to see a horse, just lucky to know people who was selling.

 

[MagicMelon]

Definately a day trip. Think the max Ive gone to buy a horse was a 4 hour drive each way. But I have bought unseen (only video footage) from Wales, other end of the country completely (Im NE Scotland)...! He was only a 3yo so I hoped he wouldn't have had enough time to be "ruined", and basically I couldn't find a 15.2hh pure Welsh D anywhere else!

I'd probably travel abroad if it was for something special though. In the future, I would like a pure Iberian so that'll likely be some trip!