Is this fair price?

[ROMANY 1959]

After 20 years of not owning a horse I am buying my 2nd horse , last one died 1987, The one I am interested in is 15 hands TB mare 12 years old. Has done polocross and club activities and has 3 good paces and jumps v well and carefull.
with tack and rugs and vet cert they are asking 3000 now I am no expert in prices but thought this ok till a well meaning non horsey pal stuck her nose in, now I am thinking is this a fair price, I got them to move from 3400. Advice and views will help.

 

[clairefeekerry1]

personally i think its fair if it hacks out alone/comp and gen easy and sound in every way and tack is of a decent stadard

 

[spacefaer]

Price sounds fine to me - who's vet cert tho? Is it recent? Did they get it done themselves?

 

[Izzwizz]

Sounds reasonable to me, especially if tack and rugs are included. Presumably they are of good quality and thats worth a lot as to go out and buy is incredibly expensive. As you got them to come down in price I think you have a good deal. If the mare ticks all the boxes and is good in traffic, then I dont think you can go wrong. At 12yrs old she should be experienced enough to look after you after a gap. I had a 22yr gap and found that an awful lot of things had changed and the supplements etc that are now available are amazing.

Good luck with your new friend.!

 

[MrsMozart]

Sounds ok on the price for horse and tack, but what is with the 'vet cert.'? If you mean a Vetting, you'll need to organize and pay for that, otherwise it's not your vetting, it's theirs.

 

[Izzwizz]

Def agree with others about the vet cert, needs to be vetted by your vet and not theirs.