how far would you go

[spacefaer]

How far would you travel to view a horse?

If it ticked all your boxes, sounded like the perfect horse, you loved the photos etc etc, would you travel a significant distance??

OR

Do you think your perfect horse lives in the next village?

 

[JoBo]

Well both mine were from the same dealer who was less then an hour away, but I would happily travel a good few hours.

 

[teddyt]

160 miles is probably my maximum distance. Horses i currently own have been bought from between a third of a mile and 160 miles away!

 

[Laurenm01]

I voted two as I would be looking for a happy hacker. If eventer then it would be alot more!

 

[millitiger]

up to 2 hours but would prefer under 1.

my best horse was only 1/4 mile down the road- i had been looking for months before i tried him, fell in love and bought him straight away!

 

[Depp_by_Chocolate]

I would be prepared to travel anywhere to find the right horse.

 

[Flame_]

It depends. I think anyone ought to be able to find a sports horse either with potential or with a competition record within a hour or two's radius without it taking forever. When I was looking for a 13h, grey, welsh section b, experienced horse driving trials pony, I would have gone anywhere there was one! I'm expecting to have to travel a bit to find a good young arab soon, but that should prove easier than the driving pony quest, which was abandoned in the end.

 

[monkeybum13]

I travelled just over 2hourse for Lacey and it was well worth it

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

Abroad definitely, bought all three of mine in Germany. Travelling is definitely not an issue.

 

[smac]

3 came from same dealer, one was on my yard, and one was 4hr away from yard, but only an hour from the inlaws so did both in a weekend does that count?!

 

[JoJo_]

I travelled 5hrs to a dealer I thought was reputable but the horse I got was wrongly described so after much arguement I was allowed to return him and get my money back. I then travelled just over 2hrs to view Tia and bought her. I think if you limit yourself to less than an hour drive then you may be spending a longer time searching.

 

[Stateside]

I travelled 4 hours to see a 2 horses after seeing a vidio, both 3 years old. I was looking for a horse to do county WH, one had a big splint , the other had a big dent in its nose from birth ( have nnever seen anything like it) but the vidio was very clever in missing both points , the seller knew what I was looking for. I called her a few choice things to her face before the long trek home.

 

[Sarah_Star]

I was looking for an eventer with at least Novice potential, so traveled 4 hours to see him. Was definitely worth the trip, he's everything I wanted and more.

 

[Sprout]

In the past I have done a four hour drive each way to view a possible horse - having said that, my most recent horse was only 10 miles down the road!

 

[Erehwemos]

We traveled all over the UK to find Ellie, and looked at 23 horses in total. We found her, however, just 10 minutes away from home, in a dodgy dealer's yard

Funny how things work out, isnt it!?!

 

[Coffee_Bean]

Probably up to about 3 hours, but then its not me driving, its my parents

Bean was at my old RS (not actually used in lessons) and came on a months trial. Potential new girl is 1.5 hours away.