pollypock1211
Well-Known Member
Hello all, I am seriously thinking about taking a short trip to Ireland in search of my next horse. Purely because the couple of horses i have tried have been ISH's, straight over from the performance sales and they have been just what i am looking for - both sold before i had the chance to go for a second viewing he obviously made a bit of money from them - but how much i have no idea they were both up for sale between £3000 - £4000. I have never bought a horse from a different country and i am in the very early stages of my research but from what i can find it seems horses over in Ireland are a lot cheaper - you get a lot more horse for the money!
I suppose my question is which of the sales is best to go to for a good quality easy allrounder. i heard Goresbridge is only good for unbroken youngsters which i am not really looking for. I am not looking for the next world beater but something to take me through a few affiliated levels - looking for something between 4yrs - 8yrs 15.2hh - 16.2hh. My budget would be £4500. The Goresbridge have performance sales in July then September. I would look at going for the first time in July just to get a feel of the place and the whole carry on, and then id go again in September with the view to fetching something home!
The Cavan sale of performance sales is in August but no dates before hand to go and try. Its harder to get info from this website too.
How do you go about getting catalogs beforehand etc as i cant seem to find on either of the websites - and what is the carry on with refunds of shipping costs? Is it necessary to get a re-vetting done at the sales? and is there opportunities to try out and ride the horses ? Flights are very cheap to get over there £30 rtn! but do people go with the ferry to take their own transport ? any info very much appreciated. Thank you!
I suppose my question is which of the sales is best to go to for a good quality easy allrounder. i heard Goresbridge is only good for unbroken youngsters which i am not really looking for. I am not looking for the next world beater but something to take me through a few affiliated levels - looking for something between 4yrs - 8yrs 15.2hh - 16.2hh. My budget would be £4500. The Goresbridge have performance sales in July then September. I would look at going for the first time in July just to get a feel of the place and the whole carry on, and then id go again in September with the view to fetching something home!
The Cavan sale of performance sales is in August but no dates before hand to go and try. Its harder to get info from this website too.
How do you go about getting catalogs beforehand etc as i cant seem to find on either of the websites - and what is the carry on with refunds of shipping costs? Is it necessary to get a re-vetting done at the sales? and is there opportunities to try out and ride the horses ? Flights are very cheap to get over there £30 rtn! but do people go with the ferry to take their own transport ? any info very much appreciated. Thank you!