vetting and horse price

[surreygirl17]

I'm currently looking at a 4yr old who was baled last year and turned away since. I've always thought to get a full 5 stage vetting but he's not currently ridden so will 2 stage be ok? He's £1000, 15.2 section d gelding. Is this a reasonable price?

 

[bonny]

Baled ? All sounds a bit dodgey to me, be careful.....

 

[surreygirl17]

Sorry. .. backed!!

 

[be positive]

A 5 stage can still be done, the horse can be lunged if there is no one to ride it but it is up to you which you go for, I hope the sellers have a genuine reason for selling him from the field as it is a risk whatever price you are paying, most sellers can put in a week or two to get the horse back into light work.

 

[surreygirl17]

Yeah, he was turned away as usual after being backed but when the time came to get him back into work his teenage owner was diagnosed with a brain tumour so cannot ride due to balance issues and the family have been concentrating on her health rather than the horse. I have medical training so am able to work out if the existance of the tumour is a lie!

 

[be positive]

That seems genuine enough, I would probably just do a 2 stage in that case.

 

[surreygirl17]

That's what I was thinking. I've had a lot of contact over the past few weeks (he's living with his breeder) and it all sounds very genuine etc. I thought a stage 2 would be ok, but just needed someone else to have the same thought. I'm not buying a potential top eventer or anything like that!

 

[mandwhy]

Seems pretty reasonable and a genuine sounding situation. I would probably get a two stage personally but then I rent land so livery bills not an issue.

Is that the asking price or have you agreed a price? Depending on quality I would try and get it down to say 800 or even less as it is sold from the field. I have seen decent in work horses asking price about 1200 that seem to tick most peoples boxes so there needs to be a decent enough discount to make it worth the risk.

If you don't mind it a bit wild you could probably pick up 3 for that price in Wales! Depends on your experience obviously.

 

[guido16]

Out the field I got a lovely sports horse who now is a 3* eventer for £800. I imagine that price has some wiggle room.

2 star would be fine for me. Good luck.

 

[surreygirl17]

That's the asking price. He's a reg Welsh d at 15.2 and they are rarer at that height so always a bit pricier but I'm hoping to get a bit off or something thrown in. If not, I would still pay it as I've been quoted 2k for an unbroken 2 ye old Welsh d of the same height! I'm hoping he'll grow a bit more as he's only 4!