Is it really a buyers market

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Have been nosing around for a youngster, nothing special, to make over 14hh doesnt have to have amazing conformation etc gelding or filly.

But really struggling, the prices seem to have rocketed and no one will take offers even sensible ones.

I have noticed a surfeit of colts dirt cheap which I find sad. Oh well sure we will find something at some point

Not asking much, 4 legs would be nice ....
 
I don't think it is a buyers market really, I've been looking since October and I think a lot of people have just decided to hold on to their horses.

In that time I've seen one we liked that didn't pass the vet, one that turned out not to be sound when my instructor looked at it, one that was incredibly green despite being rising 7 and that was also unlevel, one that bronked during the viewing, two that the owners have changed their mind about selling and two that sold before we managed to see them. I've seen a fair few unreasonably priced ones that we haven't followed up too!

So I'd say it isn't a great time to be selling but it isn't brilliant for buyers either as people seem to be waiting for the market to pick up.
 
I have just bought and I would say no. I had to pay the asking price for our new pony and there were enough people interested that the seller could have asked for more. Luckily for us she seemed to want my daughter to have him, I think it helped that we had some mutual friends and she felt we would be the right home.
That said as I will soon be selling knowing my luck it will be in the buyers favour! :)
 
Im just buying & i would say no also stud ive bought from have got plenty of people wanting to buy as well to my anoyence!!
However im over the moon with my new purchase.:):)
 
I'm looking to buy and I would say no too!
Either I can't find any that are suitable, they are not as described or they are incredibly overpriced and any suitable offers are refused :( I've been wanting a horse for such a long time and am now in a position to buy one and I want to give up already!
 
I don't think so. A lot of people seem to think so because nothing is selling, but I think the market is just full of quirky/green horses as people try to offload the least talented on their yard to cut costs - generalising here so no offence to anyone currently selling meant.

Certainly for high quality youngsters/proven riding club types, they still seem to be as elusive as ever and as expensive when found.
 
I think your right MissSBird there seems to be some real bad purchases available but also a lot of ridden immature 2 years olds in our area.


wildwest possible welsh D, but i wasnt overly wowed by the first pic but she is at the all legs stage so asked for more piccies. Was hoping for a coloured, yeah right! lol
 
Keep looking you'll find something will come up. I was looking for something cheap but only wanted a gelding between 13.2-14.2 and coloured! Never thought i would find anything under £1k but something come up and i managed to get a really pretty 2 year old arab x traditional for £400! was probably a bit of luck really but I just looked through the websites everyday and eventually found him.:)
 
Like the others I think it's a myth that it's a buyers market based on the fact that nothing is selling. I was looking this time last year when the market was really stale (it hasn't picked up yet) and people were trying to off load all sorts at silly prices and then wondering why they were still sitting there not selling.

I phoned up about nearly a hundred horses, must have viewed 20, travelled miles and had a realistic budget for what I wanted. Had my instructor and friends all on the look out - in other words we worked really hard to try and find a horse. Nearly all of them had major issues either ridden, or physical, which some owners were honest enough to discuss when asked a direct question and others it was obvious when we went to view. The list of questions I asked every time I enquired about a horse grew longer and longer as I kept on coming up with duds. We then finally had one vetted and it failed so I ended up going to look at unbacked/recently backed youngsters again which was not the intention.

I ended up with my lovely boy purely by accident - turned out he was just down the road and I went only to look as he was so close. And am not selling him as I can't face the hassle of buying again in a hurry!!!
 
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