How much would you have paid?

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Just for opinions:) 16.1hh 9yo ISH mare. Not mareish in anyway, gets on with 99% of horses. Hacks out on her own or with others on the roads and loves it, goes for miles on the buckle however doesn't do tractors. Not the best schooled, but will work once she gets going. Jumps anything cross country but not the most confident jumping in the arena, will do it well when shes in the mood. Brilliant on the beach and fun rides, brilliant to clip and shoe. Anyone can ride her, kind of horse you can jump on after three weeks and not be fresh. Not spooky, has a look and a snort and thats it. Very well behaved with everyone eg. doesn't nip, doesn't invade personal space, has her moments when she decides she cant hear you though:D Doesn't load/travel well, think she had a bad experience but goes on after 2-3 tries. She also came with all of her stuff right down to the plaiting bands.

Personally I think she's worth her weight in gold but I've had various people now tell me I (or should I say dad lol) overpaid so just wanted to see what people thought because I feel so guilty that I made dad pay probably more than he should have:o
 
Wouldn't really know, but don't think you should feel guilty if you feel she's worth it. It sounds like you love her, so don't worry about it, and just enjoy her! (And maybe get your Dad a nice thank you present!)
 
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Hi flurry Juno

I was looking at an 8-10 Yo ISH late last year ( ended up buying a powerhouse of a cob), but prices were around £3000-£5000 with all tack etc. some that had winnings etc were more, up to £8000 or so.

However, it's not like buying a car and I think if she is perfect for you and 100% what you are looking for / need, then cost, to a degree, is secondary.
 
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A horse is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. If you think she's worth it then she's worth it. FWIW I think I paid too much for my horse, as she is only as good as she is due to the work I put in (before I decided to buy her) BUT I want her, and hopefully I'll have her for atleast another 20 years, so when I spread her price over 20 years of happiness, it's worth it
 
Sounds perfect for you, I have four horses, ranging in price from £2000 to gifted back to me, all serve their purpose, all turned out to be good all rpunders, price is irrelevant if the suit your needs, just enjoy what you have
 
My cousin is trying is sell her 10yo ISH mare. Sounds very similar to yours and they are asking £2800.
If it makes you feel better, my Dad forked out £1200 for my horse - at the time a very scruffy, slightly lame, badly schooled and inexperienced tb gelding. Really we should have paid no more than £300 but I am so in love with him, if I had the money I would have paid more!
 
Ah thank you everyone! Basically had a whole lot of 'oh I only paid £600 for my bombproof top of the line well bred horse jumping 1.20m tracks' and I'm sat there like 'erm????' Feel a bit better, she was a lot less than some of these prices!:p
 
If you think she's worth her weight in gold, it doesn't matter how much she is worth or whether people (dad) thinks you over paid for her! For me I think no amount of money would ever replace my mare, I could never get another horse that I love as much as her! I paid £1400 13 years ago! so really she's worked out to be just over £100 a year!!
 
Theres a very common word for this its called jealousy and usually meant when someone is so jealous of your happiness and good purchase that they try and put a dampener on it, in this case saying you paid more than you should have. Smile you got the winning ticket
 
I'd say £1000 - £1500 as well but as others have said - if she is perfect for you then you cant put a price on that. And yes ok someone might have found a bargain £600 horse that can jump 1.20m tracks but that is not the norm, generally speaking if the horse is under £1000 then it tends to have issues (health or behavioural) and is a big risk, so whilst that one person might have got lucky with their £600 horse most people would not be so lucky.

Plus you dont know with this £600 horse what is was like when they first got it - the owner may have had to spend a lot of money re-schooling and training to get it jumping 1.20m tracks, they may have had to spend a lot on vets, physios etc to get its health issues sorted. I very much doubt a £600 horse walked off the lorry and was capable of jumping 1.20m tracks immediately!

As long as you are happy and love your new horse then dont worry about what other people are saying - the horsey world can be a very mean and bitchy place rife with jealousy so you have to grow a thick skin and learn to ignore negative comments from other people. Your opinion is the only one that matters, and as long as you have bought a sound horse in good health who is great to handle (most of the time!) then it sounds like you have bought a good horse who you will enjoy for many years to come.

Enjoy your new horse!
 
Sounds like you got the right horse, so your dad's money was well spent. Like others have said, it sounds as though someone is jealous of your happiness.
If a horse's value was based on the amount of pleasure it gave, we'd see a lot more happy horses and wise owners.
 
Thanks everyone, I've had her a year next month so not new, think it was just over time the comments built up and I was left in a 'wait maybe they're right' kinda thing. But you're all right, shes the horse for me so I shouldn't care what people think:)
 
It's nobodies business what you paid. You don't have to tell anyone how much you paid. I don't mind discussing it with my horsey friends but when strangers/colleagues ask how much my horse cost my automatic reply is "enough". Lol, may be a little cheeky but I think it's cheeky to ask.
 
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