How much did you pay for your horse?

Are you enjoying only fools on horses?

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I paid €1700 (about £1450) for Castle
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I use to work for John Popley was on his wifes mare one day when he asked me how much I thought she was worth. I said doesnt matter if it deserves a slap it goes one & if it deserves a pat it gets one. He then told me she was worth £500,000. I was like get me off it wheres the cotton wool!!!! Luidam his stallion went for twice that! No way I could ever spend that on a horse even if I could afford it! I mean thats a seriously decent house with land.
 
Depends on what you are looking for from a horse.

For what I paid for my cob I could have got what many people would class as a more 'valuable' horse that would have been better at dressage or SJ etc.

That said she lives on fresh air, goes barefoot, doesn't need many rugs, doesn't take many visits from the vet and would live out all year round. She will hack out on her own and I'm not afraid of her galloping off with me when we have a canter across open ground.

What you spend on buying your horse is tiny compared to what most of us spend on keeping them. I'd far rather have a slightly more expensive horse to buy but cheap to keep than one that cost loads to maintain.
 
Bobby cost me £1500 from a family friend (although was advertised for £8000... bargin eh?!?!?)
And the other 2 were free, as neither of them were wanted, and would have ended up at the **** man (didn't want to use that nasty word). Both of which i have been offered over 3k for...... and declined!
 
I think the most over-priced ones are the bog-standard low-level riding club horses.
I see no problem paying upwards of 10k for a decent performance horse. Boss cost 6k as a 7 yr old. Yes thats pricey but for where he's taken me and how much I've got out of him, would rather that than a 3k horse which got stuck at 3ft.
 
The Nutty warmblood cost £2800 and my lovely confidence giver only cost £850 mind you she's in a sorry state (underweight, bad feet ect) damm ignorent owners grrrrrrrrrrrr
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We paid £1500 for my pony 4 years ago and that included tack.

This post has really interested me as i m currently looking for a new horse and looking for a good allrounder i m finding there all way out of my budget. Have always wondered whether the people who are really successful competing, whether its down to an expensive horse or whether there are people who have cheap horses but have put the work in!
 
I paid £900 for Axel 3 and a half years ago when he was a yearling. He's now nearly 5 and a very nice horse
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Bryn cost me £15 from Melton Mowbray sales 5 years ago as a scruffy skinny yearling colt. He's now 6 1/2 and a Pony Club Superstar and for sale for £2750!
 
I don't think it's that much to spend. After all the true cost is not buying the horse - but keeping it.

I am interested in photography and over the years must have spent at least £5k on buying camera kit.

Although, I don't ride and bought the horses for my girls.

Ebony - 10 year old (when we bought her) Welsh section D £2500

Biggles - 7 year old ex racer £2200.
 
Lizzie - £800 4yr T.B x cob x percheron
Ted - £200 coloured shettie!!!
Bella - £2250 3 mth freisain x dutch warmblood

Love them all so much, priceless now!
 
I paid £500 for Summer which included delivery from devon to dorset!
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I paid £250 for Lily.
And I paid less than £2500 fro V but cannot remember the exact figure as it got confusing with the exchange rate!
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I certainly wouldn't pay over 5 grand for any horse.
 
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