Trade prices

[Jayzee]

I keep seeing a lot of dealers advertising for horses. Quite often they put 'trade prices' at the bottom of the add. Just wondered what sort of price trade prices they would pay for an average riding club horse. I'm not in the market for a horse at the moment just curious to know how much cheaper a dealer can get them. Appreciate a lot of it depends on the horse and how many quirks it has.

 

[Ddraig_wen]

One of the dealers I've seen put this on offered a friend less than £400 for a green riding 7yr old whos been shown and done well. Another offered less than £650 for a 14.2 quiet stocky hunter type

 

[Jayzee]

Oh wow- pretty much pennies!

 

[Ddraig_wen]

Pretty much. Trade prices seem to be code for won't pay alot

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Pretty much. Trade prices seem to be code for won't pay alot

Usually double meat value, 3x at best, if bottom end dealers.

 

[Jayzee]

So you would expect these types of dealers to end up with horses that no one else can sell and the owner has got desperate?

 

[little_critter]

To be fair, they are dealers. They need to make some margin. And they are not going to do that if they buy at retail price and sell at retail price.

 

[Puzzled]

I would be thinking that’s bottom end dealers....I buy and sell a few and think nothing of giving several thousands for a smart green 14.2hh that has a good straightforward temperament and some ability that can be produced on.