Pricing of general all rounders

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It seems to vary so much.
Just having a quick flick through horse mart and horsequest and the average 'good to hack, clip, box, shoe, do a reasonable dressage test and jumps a small course' type of horse seems to vary in price from £2500 to £6500. Which is a big difference!
I want to start savings my pennies should I want/have time or money for another horse in the future and was trying to gauge what price mark I should set as a goal but it varies so much.
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Why? And ideas how much I should aim to save for one of these kinds of horses?
 
Sometimes breeding? People seem to pay alot more for a continental warmblood than an IDx (madness in my eyes but there you have it) A horse that will do everything and is pretty much perfect is going to be worth it's weight in gold though so you will pay for it. An all rounder at £2500 may well have some issues or need work or whatever....depends how much time you wnat to put in i guess
 
It must be the 'worth their weight in gold' thing then cause there are some very average looking horses that are bombproof and good to hack, will do a small course, but nothing flashy etc for around the £4000 mark :O

Not sure how to post a link from horsequest to the one I saw at £2500 (there's plenty tho as you pointed out, most at that price need work doing on them but one in particular caught my eye) but she's about a 3rd of the way down the page in the all rounders, up to 16hh section on horsequest, titled 'RC Dressage/ All rounder' 15.2hh, 11 year old bay mare.

Also noticed lots of fat horses too. :s
 
depends how much problm fixing you are capable of and prepared to do, I got a lovely little 15.3hh allrounder for £650 but she is 15 y/o and it's taken 6 months to get her straight but we're almost there, by spring she'll be a fully competant jack of all trades pony type. If you want a ready to go horse you are bound to have to pay more.
 
If its just to do an ok dressage test and jump a small course, I wouldnt expect to pay anymore than £2,500. It really depends on the age of it etc. though and if it has potential for more etc.
 
One factor that affects price that is the area you are in - horses seem to be much more expensive in the South East than some other areas.

Also 'do a reasonable dressage test and jumps a small course' can be open to a lot of interpretation! Could mean that it once got 60% at a low-key local event being judged by someone's non-horsey aunt, or that it consistently scores 65-70% under listed judges!
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Jumping wise, the difference could be between a horse that will pop round a 2' course with no fillers once in a while but likely to stop or demolish courses any bigger or with scary jumps, and one that consistently jumps double clears over 2'9" courses with full range of fillers.

Also, often the ads don't always reveal all the factors that affect price - a horse might be priced lower than others for various reasons - perhaps been out of work for a while, had a previous history of injury, might have sweet-itch, COPD, appalling feet etc.
 
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Also 'do a reasonable dressage test and jumps a small course' can be open to a lot of interpretation! Could mean that it once got 60% at a low-key local event being judged by someone's non-horsey aunt, or that it consistently scores 65-70% under listed judges! Jumping wise, the difference could be between a horse that will pop round a 2' course with no fillers once in a while but likely to stop or demolish courses any bigger or with scary jumps, and one that consistently jumps double clears over 2'9" courses with full range of fillers.

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So true!
I'd want something just to do local unaff. dressage and clear round sj about 2'9" at most, mostly just to have fun, school and hack out on. Would £3500 be enough? I don't mind re-schooling or slight issues but having always had problem horses it would be nice to have something reasonably ready made!
 
I sold my jack of all trades not so long ago, he would do everything to a high standard county level showing workers novice dressage with ability to easily get to medium and he was good looking and well put together to boot! Hence at the very very top end of your scale. You could buy something like him same breed same ability but is not as nice on the eye or has a few quirks and he would be half the price. Itis all very much down to the individual horse. I bought a 3yr old unbroken with a sarcoid and paid nearly the same amount of money for him (watch this space, we are just about to start breaking him)
 
It can also depend upon how much the seller wants to part with a horse. My instructor picked up two lovely mares that were being sold for extremely reasonable prices recently (less than £2k) because the owner needed to get rid quickly due to personal finances.

On the other hand if you are looking to trade up but haven't found a new ned yet you can perhaps afford to price a bit higher and wait for the right buyer.

Depends whether sellers have got the horse fully fit and in work and whether there are any minor cosmetic issues (old splints or windgalls) or other niggles that might restrict the price.
 
I've got two people wanting to pay £5500 for my mare who is this type but with a better competition record than you specify (up to 3 feet 9 jumping and finds BE100 easy). Mainly because her temperament makes her the easiest horse to ride and handle and she has perfect manners and is also an excellent, calm, hunter.
 
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