Which horses end up at the auction sales?

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I'm just curious really but is it only the no-hopers that end up at sales, you know the ones who have a mean streak or have some medical problem or do genuine horses end up in them to?

Would people who just want or need to sell quickly send thier horses there?

oh and what is the format for looking at them before the auction starts, do you get the option to ride and is it right they have vets there so you can get them vetted and if so to what level?
 
mixture of no hopers and quick sales, you need to know what your looking for and be able to spot defects easily and quickly if your considering going. though i say that it depends what sales your going to, the quality sales dealing with performance horses are just a good way for breeders to showcase their stock to try get best price and quick sale, though i presume your meaning the more general sales, depending which ones some are dodgy
 
Yeah, I'm not that far from Beeston would have to make sure I left all means of accessing money at home as I am a sucker for any animals that look like they need a second chance.

If I go it would be more out of curiosity I think....put sensible head on now it would I think be to risky but hearing some of horror stories people have had with dealers and private sellers I'm not sure what is worse.
 
You have to read the sale conditions carefully, and then read the horse ads very carefully too. I have known some excellent animals bought from sales, and I have also known not so good ones sent to sales!

Some people just prefer to sell through the auction. You get the money quickly and you don't get any hassle from "time wasters" nor the cost of advertising, etc.
 
EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING!

Some people just want a quick sale with no hassle.

Some people are binning off nutters or unsound horses.

Some are very posh and go for hideous £££££££££

Some horses go through the ring for the meat trade.

At most auctions I go to, anything half decent is sold in the car park before hand and never makes it in to the ring.

You need to know what you are doing, understand the warranting system. Some horses are sold without warranty which means they can not be warranted sound, vice free and sane! Buyer beware.

As with any horse, the cheapest part of owning it is buying it... some cheap horses can end up being very expensive in other ways.

If anyone, not necc the OP is looking for a horse but don't have great wadges of cash waiting, it woudl be worth looking to see what the RSPCA or Blue Cross have up for adoption.
 
It depends what sort of sale. If you mean the one's held at the cattle markets once or twice a month be very, very careful. But the Auctions where say a riding school is closing down can be very good. We bought the grey in my siggi at Poskitts when they closed down of OH. He's a 16.1 Irish Draught was approx 15years old. Was used for Riding for the Disabled or so were told. This was confirmed at Burley Horse Trials at the RDA stand as there were pictures of him and the women on the stall remembered him. He was not in as good a condition when we bought him. OH went and had 3 rides on him prior to Auction. We nearly got him for 1/3 of what we paid but one of the girls who worked there throught a dealer was bidding for him and the price kept going up, eventually the Yard Manager told her it was us he wanted to have him so she stopped bidding. The silly girl bought 3 horses on her credit card then went round asking if anyone wanted to buy them but only to a good home. Then asked if anyone knew what she had paid for the last horse she bought £3000 someone said her answer oh my god what have I done this price also had VAT on.

JB was worth every penny we paid for him although paying 1/3 of that would have been better. Never mind
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I got my mare at Stow Fair - basically the people bred the horses, left them on a hill then every two years rounded them on to a lorry and took them there. She was worth every penny and I wouldn't change her for the world
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No it is not just no hopers, my daughters 1st pony came from Melton. She was a reg Welsh Sec A rising 4yo who came direct from her breeder. She was an absoulte star of a pony, very well mannnered & people friendly. I know of people who have not been so lucky, but they have not paid over the odds for the animal & which is more then can be said for some of those bought off dealers.
 
you can get some damn good animals at a sale/market as long as you leave your rose tinted glasses at home and dont buy anything you feel sorry for....every dealer has an oooo-factor pony or two for the softer type of joe public to part with their hard earned cash....
 
I bought my grey in sig (ridden one) as a three year old 11 years ago at a cattle market horse sale. Just got to be very careful, she has been a fantastic horse :-)
 
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