Price question about cobs - are they really going for this much?

montyforever said:
My friend just paid £3500 for a safe but green 6yr old cob.
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Err...where are you guys buying these cobs for this crazy money?

I just bought (3 weeks ago) 7yr old mare, green but very quick learner, safe, sensible and sensitive (moves off the leg like a dream), 15.2 coloured hairy cob, canter to die for (no, i'm not selling!), registered with the IPSA, cost me about 1500 including transport from uk to italy!

Theres pics of her on my album, she's the red & white.
 
My traditional cob only cost £1000 - he's a nicely marked piebald, 14.2hh, 14 year old totally safe confidence-giver, worth his weight in gold. :) He was cheap because his owner needed to sell him fast, and as we were very local to her, went to all the same shows etc she liked the idea of being able to see him regularly and make sure he was okay in his new home. If I wanted to sell him on now I have no doubt that I'd get 3k for him from the right person, but he's not going anywhere!
 
I don't normally have cobs in but at the moment have a lovely 15.1hh coloured show cob who's won working cobs at county level and is changing my mind on them rather rapidly! I have had the best days hunting ever on him and he can really jump, even though its like sitting on a sofa!
 
What price safety? You can get some really good bargains, but most in the know people realise that safe, up to weight cob, that your gran/daughter/oh can ride is worth their weight in gold.
Give me a dope on a rope any day!
 
Agree with the poster about them being sensitive little souls. My boy is very much a loyal mummy's boy; who tolerates his dad! ;) he gets jealous if he sees me with other horses! and is no dope on a rope.
 
I too was surprised when looking for a cob earlier this year!

3 year old unschooled cobs going for anything between 3-6k. If you get past the snobbery I do think they are fab animals. Mine's 14.2 (pony personality) won't need much rugging or too much feed beyond haylage to get her through the winter, she rides like a £12k well schooled WB, beautifully forward going (certainly not a dope on the rope, you only need ask once!) jumps 1.10 m, hacks alone/in company, unfussed by traffic/low flying jets, dogs and strange things in general, loads first time, and my farrier has just advised me to take her shoes off as she has such good feet and can be ridden barefoot, so that saves me quite a bit! If I wanted to sell her (which I don't!) I'm sure she's easily sell for what I paid for her. Very easy, straightforward and safe and that makes life and riding as close to hassle free as possible - so maybe what you pay in the short term you more than make up for long term.
 
The bigger cobs (16hh ish) are going for stupid money. There's not many about and so hard to find - i was looking for a 15.2-16hh coloured cob yearling/2yr old a couple of years ago and could not find one for under #2500. So instead I have a stunningly geourgous 14.3ish coloured cob 3yr old who is hopefully (all fingers and toes crossed!) going to make 15.1ish.

An average 14.2 coloured cob is easy enought to find for a reasonable price but as soon as you hit the 15hh mark they shoot up in price.
 
Naturally said:
Its just that last time I bought a horse (show type cob) he was considered expensive at £2500. :o I had expected it might have got up by up to £1k in the last 10 years.

From the general consensus, I'd better start saving ;)
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Not sure what you mean here did you pay £250 or £2500 as you expected it might have got up to £1000???????:confused:
 
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