Viewing this horse...cost...!

[Trouper]

Echo everyone else's support for the decision you have taken. You are not stupid to want to race off and look at a potential horse- I bet everyone on here has done that at some point in their lives!! But you are clearly going to be a better horse owner for the route you are taking now and, remember, when you do find him/her - we love photos!!!
Happy New Horse Year.

 

[HazuraJane]

Mods: if links are not allowed, my apologies.
This is a chart I used as a reality check when horse buying.
It is from an American business, so adjust for pounds vs. dollars.
https://www.graemont.com/dollar.php

 

[Leo Walker]

Mods: if links are not allowed, my apologies.
This is a chart I used as a reality check when horse buying.
It is from an American business, so adjust for pounds vs. dollars.
https://www.graemont.com/dollar.php

Even changed into pounds the prices are way out for the UK.

 

[ycbm]

Mods: if links are not allowed, my apologies.
This is a chart I used as a reality check when horse buying.
It is from an American business, so adjust for pounds vs. dollars.
https://www.graemont.com/dollar.php

Prices are very different in the UK. The first section from your list, $5000-10000, with my guesstimates

-Sound and attractive warmblood foal - fairly good quality, purchased domestically.

Friend sold three of these for £2750 two years ago.

-An unsound broodmare with interesting bloodlines, purchased domestically.

you'd count yourself lucky to give this one away

-Thoroughbred off the track with some dressage training, purchased domestically

Might just be worth the bottom of that range if competing BD Novice and getting good points, a nice person and hacks alone.

-Locally competitive non-warmblood, training - first level.

if sound, nice looking and hacks alone, possibly the middle of that range but definitely not the top unless showing big potential. Friends bought for £4500 and £6000 (very desirable colour) last year.


In general, if you want a potential young sports horse, you can buy in the UK and fly it home for less than it costs to buy in the US.

Bunnydog on here has bought two.

 

[Mochi]

Anyone who says "ill tell you more on viewing" would be told a sharp tell me nothing more. If someone wants to sell a horse, really sell a horse, they will tell you anything you want to know immediately because they will want the horse to go to someone who really knows what they are in for.

I know I'm a bit late, but this! The French are renowned (in my and my friends' experience anyway) for giving as little info as possible and getting snappy when pushed to answer questions. 'Are you coming to see it or not?' is the kind of attitude I got a lot when looking for my horse. I went through more then 20 ads over the course of a year and only about three were patient with me, while some just told me it was all in the ad. One owner told me all the details upfront and honestly, by the time I went to view her I knew almost everything I needed to know, and we bought the horse. It really does matter, and you can tell so much just by having a short conversation with the owner!

 

[HazuraJane]

Prices are very different in the UK. The first section from your list, $5000-10000, with my guesstimates

-Sound and attractive warmblood foal - fairly good quality, purchased domestically.

Friend sold three of these for £2750 two years ago.

-An unsound broodmare with interesting bloodlines, purchased domestically.

you'd count yourself lucky to give this one away

-Thoroughbred off the track with some dressage training, purchased domestically

Might just be worth the bottom of that range if competing BD Novice and getting good points, a nice person and hacks alone.

-Locally competitive non-warmblood, training - first level.

if sound, nice looking and hacks alone, possibly the middle of that range but definitely not the top unless showing big potential. Friends bought for £4500 and £6000 (very desirable colour) last year.


In general, if you want a potential young sports horse, you can buy in the UK and fly it home for less than it costs to buy in the US.

Bunnydog on here has bought two.

I get you're making a point. I hope you 'get' that I was only trying to be helpful and not intending to do a comparison of what costs are in either country.

 

[ester]

huh? US costs are massively more than in the UK and been discussed many times as such? So how is a US breakdown of costs helpful?