How much did you pay for your horse?

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Following on from the over priced thread!
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I have never paid over £3500 for a horse, I always seem to be spending a couple of thousand below the prevailing asking price for what I want!! I manage somehow, I'm getting good at bartering!
 
Can't really respond as I bred mine, so have not idea how much she has cost me over the years! And my old mare was bought so long ago the price would be well out of date now!
 
Black cob - £1200 aged 5yrs
Coloured Cob - £400 aged 14 months
Highland/connie type - £450 with a Fal Pro rug - aged 4yrs
Welsh A - £450 - aged 4 yrs
Shettie - freebie with his mum (she was £450 aged 5yrs)
 
Bean was the last horse I bought and that was almost 5 years ago now. She cost me £1650 which in my opinion is a complete bargain compared to prices now! At the time she was a 10year old. She's a 15.3 arab x welsh been there done that type with bsja experience. Thats the most I have ever paid for a horse! My dun pony cost me £900 but that was over 10 years ago lol
 
eek 60k? eeekkk

Never spent more than 1850 (Eric, my most expensive, but he wwaS A MUST HAVE AND NO HAGGLING.. rest his soul)

cheapest was Poppy (300 just to make certain she never left me)

60 k .......
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sorry bout caplock!
 
I am wondering if I live in a different world to every one else or if I am just plain old tight fisted. My partner and I both work full time and are both around the 'average wage' mark, we have an average mortgage and dont spend lots on holidays, cars, fancy clothes etc but I still couldnt afford to spend over 3-4k on what is essential a hobby. I can understand if you are 'in the business', a proffesional rider or just are fabulously wealthy. Does anyone else agree? I guess i am just feeling oversensitive at the mo beacuse I am looking to buy and all the nice horses seem to be out of by buget.
 
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I am wondering if I live in a different world to every one else or if I am just plain old tight fisted. My partner and I both work full time and are both around the 'average wage' mark, we have an average mortgage and dont spend lots on holidays, cars, fancy clothes etc but I still couldnt afford to spend over 3-4k on what is essential a hobby. I can understand if you are 'in the business', a proffesional rider or just are fabulously wealthy. Does anyone else agree? I guess i am just feeling oversensitive at the mo beacuse I am looking to buy and all the nice horses seem to be out of by buget.

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Nope I'm totally with you. IMO nice RC types are ridiculously overpriced.
And another thing that always astounds me - if someone does find a nice looking bargain everyone pipes up "Be careful, its too cheap"! WTF?!
 
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I am wondering if I live in a different world to every one else or if I am just plain old tight fisted. My partner and I both work full time and are both around the 'average wage' mark, we have an average mortgage and dont spend lots on holidays, cars, fancy clothes etc but I still couldnt afford to spend over 3-4k on what is essential a hobby. I can understand if you are 'in the business', a proffesional rider or just are fabulously wealthy. Does anyone else agree? I guess i am just feeling oversensitive at the mo beacuse I am looking to buy and all the nice horses seem to be out of by buget.

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I can see where you are coming from....but I know a lot of people who pursue other hobbies that spend a lot more then £3-£4k on funding them !

If you are into sailing and buy your own boat you are looking at £2k upto ££££££'s to buy the boat in the first place. I have friends who run racing cars...even at the lowest end of the scale (Mini racing or similar) you will pay £10k to buy the car in the first place. If you are into clay pigeon shooting...£2k - £3k for a decent competition gun is quite normal. A good set of golf clubs will set you back a grand too
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Don't forget, just because you are paying out a large sum on a horse intially, doesn't mean you are going to lose that money. Most people with half a brain, and any sort of riding ability should at least be able to maintain the value of their horse, if not enhance it
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Yeah, I agree too. I paid £1500 for Chex 8 years ago, he's been worth his weight in gold! I don't think I could afford another horse (or justify spending that much), its just crazy. I bet there's tons of people buying young or problem horses, just because they're cheap, without having a clue what to do with them!
 
I have been through the nice RC ones but now have to pay more money for a SJ horse that has done Grand Prix but we have brought him down to 110m and 120m for this season and then hopefully 130m and 140m next. Our other one is also very experienced and was over £10k. No I am not the one who spent £60k but my fiend has two eventers and they were both in the region of £45k each.
 
Horses are way over-priced these days - but their are bargains to be had.

Even if I won the lotto tomorrow, I still don't think I would pay more than £10k on a horse, and that would be my dream horse, as I don't see the point TBH.

I paid £1500 for my King of Diamonds jumping mare, but I did buy her as 'unridable' due to her being sensitive. My 2.5 year old filly, unknown breeding but should make up into a nice sports type, we paid £500 for in Feb, she was just a one off bargain though. We paid £700 for my JA 14hh pony in 1996, but again, she was a bit 'off the wall', LOL.

In my current circumstances I couldn't afford to pay more than £3k for a horse, at the moment I am relunctantly loaning/ riding on behalf of owners etc.

Bargains are out there, it's just finding them!
 
1250 for my mare as she is slightly cold backed and had a mounting problem, with time being patient with her i can now get on her first time and the cold backed is not a problem as all she does is arch her back and dance for a minute till she settles, but as she was in a riding centre before i got her she was loosing them money with not letting anyone get on her.
 
We paid £5000 in the summer for a 4yr old IDxTB. I was a bit concerned that it was a bit expensive but whenlooking around what else was available for similar priced was the same if not worse than her! Plus she was bought with insurance money recieved from my other mare which was killed by lightening so that was my limit. if i hadnt got insurance money it would only have been a couple of thousand as i couldnt afford any more!
 
I can see Rambos point regarding other costly hobbies, however I bet it doesnt cost as much to maintain those hobbies. I guess I don't see horses as having value as I tend to hold onto them, when we finaly get a 15/16 hander we will have a full house. we already have 12, 13 and 14 handers gradualy increasing in age and decrepidity!
 
Usually pay below £2000 for all but one horse bought.Last one was daughters horse and paid over 5000 for her.
Agree bout the money thing(we are also on average wages just do without a lot).Only reason daughter got horse was money came from pony we had bought for under £2000 as 4 yr old she brought him on very well then sold at 9yrs old for over £6000-.My daughters a control freak so ALL her equines have been extremely well schooled(they have to do what she says when she says!!)
 
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