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I'm starting to look for a new horse - mines wanting to retire and just do happy hacking - where do you find warmbloods that dont cost telephone numbers I've trawled the internet and can't find any below £8K or is that what I have to pay these days?
 
Horses don't seem cheap at the moment I'm in a similiar position wanting something nice without paying too much. All I can say is things don't sell so well now and particularly in a month or two so prices may drop. Also if you keep searching there is the odd reasonably priced horse to be found. I always find word of mouth effective you can sometimes find horses that haven't beed advertised.
 
From my observations there is an awful lot on the market and it is also this time of year that studs do a clear out. I think what you see printed is not what is being paid. Hang in their and do not be afraid to ring and see if they would take an offer. Sell yourself over the phone!!
 
There are two ways of looking at this..
1) "you get what you pay for"
2) "something is only worth what someone will give for it"

If you're selling, then it's worth a fortune, if you're buying, then you're being riped off and can't find anything cheap..

As kerilli said, what are you aiming for?? what do you want this horse for??
If you're wanting something to play around on sticking to BN/NC/Fox.. or PN/N/Int. max then you should keep looking till you find what you want and i would say you should get something under £8k easily, but you will have to produce it yourself!! (ie it wont have any current form).. if on the other hand you want to go on doing bigger stuff, then you might have to dig a little deeper.
 
WB's do seem to be pricey. Do you really need a warmblood though? What do you want to do with the horse? I think that TB's and part bred TB's are a better price. It really does depend on what you want the horse for though - if you want a superstar then yes, you have to pay a lot because obviously you'll want the breeding etc. but if you just want a riding club horse then they are cheaper. If I just fancied a decent allrounder who would merrily pop round newcomers etc. then Id likely go to Ireland and buy one from the sales they have!
 
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but if you just want a riding club horse then they are cheaper. If I just fancied a decent allrounder who would merrily pop round newcomers etc. then Id likely go to Ireland and buy one from the sales they have!

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I totally dissagree.. Ireland seems to be the most expensive place you could wish to go to buy horses at the mo.. where as if you go over to Belgium etc. they're almost giving them away!!
 
well, iv got a nice selle francias(sp?) who needs a good home
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im bck at uni soon, and got to many horses!!!!
 
Ooo what a lot to think about - i want to do elementary dressage (affiliated). My old boy is IDX and a brilliant schoolmaster for the children but I do rather fancy a warmblood. Like buying shoes you just can't keep having the same pair all the time!

If I buy from say, Belgium, will it automatically have points cos it's an import? Has anyone imported and would you recommend the process - do you just take your box over load it up and away you go?

Sorry to sound like a numpty!
 
if you buy a 4yo and import it immediately (as a 4yo) and keep the proof of import date papers then it wont have any points put on it by BD.

my dutch warmblood was imported by his old owner as a 4yo and she registered him with BD as soon as she got him, altho he never actually competed until i had him (hes just 6 now and ive had him 9months).

And no, you dont just load it up and drve off either! who do you train with? i am sure your trainer will be able to tell you all the ins and outs of buying abroad. I would definately take a professional with you if you do go dwn this route.

how much do you want to pay, and how much experience do you have buying and training youngsters? To get a good quality WB here, or abroad its still not going to be cheap.
 
Even if you buy a horse that is over 4 years of age when it is imported you can still get the number of points reduced.

You can take the horse to be assessed by a BD approved trainer who will decide how many points the horse should have. So, if the horse is 10 but a very green, you may be given 0 points or if he should be working at novice you would get more points. It costs about £70 to have an imported horse regraded.
 
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