How much should I pay?

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I have been loaning a horse for the last 2 years and am now wanting to buy her. She is a 16'2 Thoroughbred around 17 years old. She has shivers and also had quite a bad accident a couple of years ago where her hoof went through the horsebox floor, she had treatment for it and is now sound. her owner is asking £800 for her but I am unsure if this is fair as she has the shivers, injury, her age, and due to the accident she will now not box. I know some people will probably question why I would consider buying her in the 1st place but I've loaned her for 2 years now and couldn't give her up. Any advice would be very much appreciated please?
 
A horse is worth what your willing to pay for it ;)! What do you do with her, you havnt mentioned if she is good to hack, good to ride, do you want to compete? My friends BSJA horse has shivers and still jumps 1.45+ for fun as well as hunting etc, he just swings a back leg about a bit - she paid £2500 for him but he had done nothing just had potential, was also 12 at the time.

For a good horse to hack/school/jump (depending on what you want) £800 is a more than fair price IMO. The negatives is that shes an older TB and has shivers (how severe is it?) but the loading im sure with a lot of work could be overcome (is it just a box or trailer or both?) and the old injury if it is healed and causing no problems shouldnt really affect price. But if you are not happy to pay it then shes not worth that much and you should discuss it with the owners - or ask to take her on perminant loan mabye?
 
As previous poster said, she's worth as much as you're willing to pay.

Being really brutal she's worth about £500 meat money, so if the owner is looking at it from a purely commercial viewpoint, she/he should n't accept anything less.
 
Well I agree with Snowysadude :) a horse is worth what you're willing to pay. I've had my 14.2hh Welsh D mare on loan for almost 4 years and she is 14 now. I would still pay the £3500 her owner wanted for her at the time now even though she may not be worth that much now!

To me £800 sounds fair enough, depending on if she's good in other respects despite the injury, shivers etc, and if you couldn't give her up, then maybe you could see if the owner may negotiate (no harm in trying!) but if not then I guess you'll just end up buying her for that price?
 
She's worth what you are willing to pay.

If she's what you want, 800 isn't a lot really.
You could always tell her why you dont think she's worth that much and make an offer.
If she refuses, then you have to ask yourself if she's worth not buying for the sake of the difference.
You mention the not so good points, what about the good, if she's safe sound and sensible, any horse that age would be worth 800, regardless of past injuries - she is after all sound now.
Also depends on how bad the shivering is, if mild my understanding is it doesn't really affect them but it is unknown how it will progress, now with your mare being 17, and I'm presuming still rideable, it suggests she's not got it that bad nor will likely at her age to get significantly worse x
 
Yes, of course a horse is worth what you're willing to pay for it but I doubt the owner would get £800 on the open market, well, she might, but there's the hassle of advertising, showing the horse, etc.

I'd see if the owner is willing to negotiate, £500 sounds reasonable.
 
My vet would tell me the horse was worth meat money so therefore £500 sounds about right.

With the current market the owner could try putting the horse on the market for £800 but I am sure they won't have people biting their hand off for her.

That said, if the £800 includes tack and rugs the price sounds OK.
 
We can deliberate here how much the horse is or isn't worth, but the bottom line is, you want it, the owners want £800 - you could try offering less, no harm in that, but if the owner doesn't budge, you are going to pay the £800, because, in your own words, you couldn't give the horse up.
 
Hi guys,
Thanks for all your replies they're been really helpful. Her shivers are quite bad when she is standing, sometimes she just lifts her hind legs and shakes them other times its as if shes forgotten where her feet are and she stumbles. Shes stiff when she 1st gets going but once she warms up shes find and you would never know. I am only wanting her for light hacking and maybe a bit of small jumping every now and again. The issue was that I've never bought before, I've always loaned and a friends/hoof trimmer who know more than me have told me she is not worth anything as her condition will worsen with age and she will end up with potentially large vets bills, obviously she is to me, and they have advised me to offer her way less. To answer eggs, the price just includes saddle as she had no rugs when I got her so I've bought all them myself and the bridle was in no fit state.
I am willing to pay £800 just wanted some advice as I dont want to be taken for a ride if you'll excuse the pun. Thanks everyone. :)
 
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