tootsietoo
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So I play the "how much is it advertised for" game with my children quite a lot. They read out an ad from H&H and I have to guess what price the horse is advertised at. I am pretty good at it, if I say so myself, when the horse has a track record. However, I am completely stumped when there isn't much of a competition record. The horse can be usually be anywhere from £3k to £10k or more, with not much available in the ad to explain the difference! And the other thing that gets me is that nice looking 5 year olds with one season's BE record at 90/100 can be far upwards of £10k, not much off the price that people seem to advertise horses that have done novice/intermediate. This is concerning me a little as I am planning to look for a nice 5 year old towards the end of next year.
Can anyone explain to me what justifies the huge variations in prices for untested/fairly young horses? Are the high prices just for good conformation? Or would they need to have some good breeding behind them too? Or is it just that particular dealers are trusted and can get big prices for their young horses?
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Can anyone explain to me what justifies the huge variations in prices for untested/fairly young horses? Are the high prices just for good conformation? Or would they need to have some good breeding behind them too? Or is it just that particular dealers are trusted and can get big prices for their young horses?
Discuss