How much money did you pay for your horse or mule?
I’m wondering about horse prices, and would like to know your answers to these questions to get an idea of the horse market trends.
1. Describe your horse’s breed, training level, and age?
2. How much did you pay?
3. What state or region did you buy your horse in?
4. When did you purchase your horse?
5. How did you find your horse (auction, private sale, adoption center, production sale, advertisement in paper, tack store, internet horse classifieds, other)?
You can post answers for more than one horse, if you own several. I’m just wanting to get a good idea of how much horses in other areas are bringing, and what kind of horses they are. I’m curious because horses are bringing less than half what they did two years ago, yet some horses are still priced exorbitantly high!
There are no wrong answers, and as long as you answered all my questions you’re in the running for the 10 points. Thanks.
And to answer my own question, here’s mine:
1. Grade Appaloosa gelding, six months old, late colt so he was a runt, wild and scared, picked him out of a pen of weanlings because he had a pretty face.
2. $120 was the winning bid.
3. Iowa.
4. January 2005
5. auction barn
1. Quarter Horse mare, 4 years old, gentle but never ridden.
2. $800
3. Iowa
4. September 2004
5. private sale, knew a guy who had a bunch of horses for sale, went and looked at them all and chose her.
1. Grade QH-type mare, 15+ years old, kid-broke and acts like an angel.
2. $800
3. Missourri
4. May 2005
5. internet horse classifieds
Edit to mrsmom: That’s fine, if you think it’s dangerous, then don’t answer. But I seriously doubt if anyone can use your answer to locate your horses and steal them. I’m not doubting your word that yours were stolen before, but I’m doubting that a horse thief would look on Yahoo!Answers Horse Section to find his next target. It’s wise not to give out your real name and exact location, but that’s why I said "state or region you purchased your horse". Saying "I bought my horse at an auction in the Midwest" is going to keep you pretty much anonymous and invisible. But anyway, if you don’t feel safe that’s fine.
Thanks to all the answers so far, it’s interesting to read about your horses. If you haven’t answered yet, please do!
The horse that owned me was Raageyn (Geyn to his friends and I’m proud he included me in that category) grey Arabian gelding, tracing back to Skaranic, Reycene, Bint Gazella, ultimately DB on his papers, 10 yrs old at purchase, $1,100.00 he’s just turned 30. Newspaper ad in Campbell TX, moved him to Myrtle Beach, SC, gave him to my daughter….ex sold him, the bustard.
He came with all the bells and whistles, buttons and Auto Pilot. He also could spot a rookie "rider" and use all the "horse tricks" in the book. No dummy. Proper lead canter at a feather touch from a standstill, extended trott to die for, willing to undertake any request from an experienced horseman. Beautiful to look at, a pleasure to have known.
Excellent trail, English Pleasure, Hunter Hack, Western, Halter horse. High point horse with two riding clubs (showed against QH! Tall order for a little grey gentleman)
Saved my sanity…still owns my heart, wherever he is…could show trim his ears, bridle path and coronet while he stood sans cross ties, me crawling around on my hands and knees under him, through his legs. Yeah, boogedy, crayzy AyeRab.
And to MrsMom, sorry about your theft loss, understand the safety issue, but I dare you or anyone to find me in MB, SC.
Fun question, thanks.
My horse is a 100% appalosa who has been in roping, reining, and jumping traing for almost six years now and she is only seven
we paid about 15,000 i think
we bought her in wisconsin
we bought her this july (July 22,2007)
She was my trainers horse and i had been riding her for about three months b4 we bought her
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Stretch aka Razzmyass
1) mule, trail mule, walk/trot, 3yrs old
2) $3500, I was friggen twiterpated with this mule
3) Iowa
4) 2001
5) My dad bought his 1/2 sis and they delivered her. They had Stretch and some other mules that they brought out to ride on vacation. I saw Stretch and it was instant love at first sight with him.
Ozzy
1) Large Standard Donkey, baby, halter broke thats it. 10mths old
2) $400
3) Colorado
4) 2004
5) Online advertisement
Oly
1) Mule, 4-H pony mule, trailriding delux. 20yrs
2) $900
3) Iowa
4) 2005
5) Online, the only mule I even contacted on, I knew he was perfect and he definately was. He is priceless for my son.
Ruthie
1) Mule, trailriding only 24yrs
2) $1500
3) South Dakota
4) 2007
5) word of mouth, sent APB out to friends I wanted a trail mule and Ruthie was highly recommended. She is showing some age, so I probably will be selling her if I find a perfect home. If not, she stays with me forever. I have high standards and strict guidelines, so more than likely she will stay lol.
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My horse is Appendix. She has very nice bloodlines, Smart LIttle Lena, Raise a Native, King, Bars, etc. She came off the track early and was only half broke. Shes around 7 now but when i got her a few years back i got her for a 1000. Which i was amazed about the price, but nothing was wrong with her or anything. She came from Indiana but i got her from a horse dealer in MI. Which the horse economy in MI sucks at the moment.
hope this helps
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1. Morgan, Her name is Megan, Paid $2,700 for her three years ago. She is 5 years old, Best Cutting horse I have ever rode.
2. Morgan, Her name is Matilda, Paid $800 for her last year, She is 8 years old and great with my kids.
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1. qh, sorta green, almost finished on gaming patterns, started on patterns when i bought, now 3, almost 3 when i bought her
2. 4,000 dollars
3. not telling for safety reasons… sorry!
4. in April of this year
5. i was at a gaming show, and my trainers’ trainer’s boarder was there with a horse for sale that wasn’t advertised bcuz she wanted to keep her, but didn’t really need her
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1 TB, OTTB, been through several adoptive homes that didn’t work out so not greatly schooled, 11 years old
2 $1500 adoption fee
3 Kentucky
4 August
5 Via adoption center – I only looked at OTTB that needed re-homing.
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think this is a dangerous question
I own eleven pedigree horses and two donkeys.
Details like you ask would put them at risk for theft.
Had mine stolen before. SORRY.
A pedigreed horse 3-10 years of age runs $4000- $10,000 for good breed stock with papers and training. Older even with training will cost you less, depending on your area of participation. A PET from adoption or purchase even with papers can run $300-$2000 on average.
Auctions are still the cheapest and unstable of quality as well.
Adoptions are often cheaper yet and need to be for seasoned handlers, since most have abuse/ neglect in their history.
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1) quarter horse ,pleasure and shes is 8
2)600 dollars
3)southeast missouri
4)in june 2007
5)auction
1) paint,not much at moment(bucking bronc lol kidding) ( hes real green) 7 years
2)610 dollars
3)southeast missouri
4)june 2007
5)auction
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1. 17 yr old Bay TB mare, ex racehorse. Broken, and quiet
beginners horse.
2. free ($0)-given to us from a guy at dad’s work
3. QLD
4. February, 2007
5. word of mouth (at least I think that’s the expression)
anyway, as I said dad got her from a bloke at work.
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I Spy, is a 9 year old 14.2hh Arab/welsh/poa. His previous owners say "He was a camp pony". I don’t think kids who have never rode in there life would be able to sit through that pony’s buck. He was green and he just sat in his paddock through the hole winter so ill give him that.
We payed 2000 for him.
We bought him in Bancroft Ontario.
We were having a 2 month trial in him. And we purchased him at Christmas. I did not know I was getting this pony for Christmas so it was a big surprise to me.
I’m not sure how we found him. My trainer was looking for a horse for me and word must of gotten around that he was for sale.
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My latest addition is a 47 inch pony. HAve no clue what she is really but so darn cute and sweet. The guy believes her to be pregnant. She is 3 years old, full of worms. Wasn’t sure if she was broke so took my I don’t care niece and carefuly put her on. Broke as can be and rides her all over the field. We will do the cart in spring. I paid $250 at auction privately, I was recently offered a $1,000 but I really like this pony. Shes trustworthy, no vices, safe for my nieces, easy to catch, clip, load, etc… I’m not stupid. LOL
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CLAIR
1. quarter horse, around 20, she is broke, but cant jump and isnt very WELL trained in groundwork
2. 800, but she was up for 1,500
3. PA
4. last year
5. local horse rescue that I volunteer at
good luck <3
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The horse that owned me was Raageyn (Geyn to his friends and I’m proud he included me in that category) grey Arabian gelding, tracing back to Skaranic, Reycene, Bint Gazella, ultimately DB on his papers, 10 yrs old at purchase, $1,100.00 he’s just turned 30. Newspaper ad in Campbell TX, moved him to Myrtle Beach, SC, gave him to my daughter….ex sold him, the bustard.
He came with all the bells and whistles, buttons and Auto Pilot. He also could spot a rookie "rider" and use all the "horse tricks" in the book. No dummy. Proper lead canter at a feather touch from a standstill, extended trott to die for, willing to undertake any request from an experienced horseman. Beautiful to look at, a pleasure to have known.
Excellent trail, English Pleasure, Hunter Hack, Western, Halter horse. High point horse with two riding clubs (showed against QH! Tall order for a little grey gentleman)
Saved my sanity…still owns my heart, wherever he is…could show trim his ears, bridle path and coronet while he stood sans cross ties, me crawling around on my hands and knees under him, through his legs. Yeah, boogedy, crayzy AyeRab.
And to MrsMom, sorry about your theft loss, understand the safety issue, but I dare you or anyone to find me in MB, SC.
Fun question, thanks.
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Lusitano, 7yrs, some training in Haute Ecole and Doma Vaqeura, but it’s all blocked from fear and anxiety. Am discovering things he knows as he gets more confident. The most talented horse with the most potential to learn and go high of any horse I’ve ever ridden. Learns new things faster than i can teach them. Has much to unlearn too.
6800 Euro (I couldn’t afford one like this in the US)
Portugal by way of German importer
Christmas eve 2006
Internet after looking in 4 countries at 20+ horses
Andalusian gelding, 8 yr, Haute Ecole, classical dressage 4th level, Doma Vaquera, competitive trail
6000 Euro
Spain, from German importer
Sept 03
Private recommendation
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1. Registered buckskin quarterhorse, rideable just doesn’t rein very well, 7 when i bought him.
2. $1,500
3. South Dakota
4. Almost a year ago
5. Friend needed the money and so I bought his horse.
1. QH/Arabian, trained for barrels, poles and english riding, 10 years old
2. $700
3. South Dakota
4. May 13th, 2007
5. My sister, who got her from a sale barn auction
1. QH, blond sorrel, was a week old foal that was going to be put down because the buyer of his mom at a sale barn didn’t want him.
2. free
3. South Dakota
4. May 13th, 2007
5. Sale Barn
1. QH, buckskin, all around ranch horse, 5 yrs old
2. $1,500
3. South Dakota
4. July 2007
5. I bought him from my sister.
1. QH paint(although she’s solid black w/ a white spot on her head) , not even haltered yet, weanling
2. $30
3. South Dakota
4. September 2007
5. Same sale barn
I don’t see what is so dangerous. about this information…lol…it’s not like you can find me by just the state…but to each their own…
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1. 6 year old irish sport horse gelding
2. 7500
3. long island
4. august 2006
5. through my instructor
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1. American Paint Horse, she is DEADBROKE and she is 15 going onto 5
2.I paid $550 for her
3. I bought her and we live in Indiana
4. About a year ago
5. I saw her at a slaughter auction and I dont know what it was about her but I fell in love with her and she had to be mine.
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1. P.O.A cross, mare, trail horse, 3 years old and may be bred for 2008
2.$500
3.Georgia.. drove 100 miles to get her!
4.Sep 24,2007
5.Horsetopia/private sale ..went to look at several horses and she fit what I was looking for.
FYI: horses are very cheap in GA and Alabama right now because of the hay shortage, going for less than $100 for reg., broke , horses at the auctions.
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Ok I have 4 horses and a pony so technically 5 well heck if you count that one of my mare;’s is in foal that would be 6 hahahaha anyway I’ll start with my gelding and go from there
Biscuit is an 8 year old appaloosa. I got him when he was 5 in 2004 and told he was pretty dead broke… yeah right. I paid 500 for him and brought him home to discover the horse was mean , agressive and apparently had been ridden the hell out of him before I got there to ride whoim when looking at him. I wasn’t really upset b/c he is almost identical to a horse that I roode that had passed away 4 years earlier. That was the sole reason I bought him (yeah I know I broke a cardinal rule, never buy based on color alone, but hey he looked just like deal and my heart hurt to see him end up with someone else!) So anyway what happened was I had pulled into TSC to grab something for my lil paint horse and therre was a trailer parked right by the door. I couldn’t really see in it that well and me being the horsey person I was I veered towards it as I was walking in so I could oggle the tthing lol. Anyway as I was walking by it i heard a shuffle inside and then this big ole liquid brown eye looked out at me through the slats. I could tell it was an appy due to the sclera and mottled skin. Abiut that time the owner came out and said "hey that horse right there is for sale!" So i jumped at it and followed them home to try him out. Turns out this horse was a 3 year old blue roan stud colt with a balnket. I rode him, he rode well and was sweet but seemed very lazy and didn’t really seem like he would make a good barrel horse. He was more a plaesure horse type. The guy had my number and I thanked him and told him I’d have to think about it but honestly I didn’t think it would work. 3 days later I get a call form hi sayig " Hey Heather I just got another appy I think you will liek this one though. He’s big and stout and a roan too. " So we went out the next day and the guy and his wife were out riding the 2 apps. As the came up over the hill , my husband said my eyes got about as big around as doughnuts and i just started bawling right then and there. The closer they got the more i cried. This app he was talking about was a dead ringer for Deal. They dismounted and Kristi his wife wa slike oh my gosh why are you crying??? All I could do was run to my car and get my photo album out and show her the pics of Deal. It was decided right then and there that this horse would go with no one BUT me. i rode the horse whom still had a hip number stencile don his side and fell in love. one week later he was home with me. Like I said turns out he wasn’t dead broke and within 2 days of being home he had bit my dad and was kicking anythign that got near him including us. It took some months of working with him, but now Biscuit and I share a pretty good bond. We’ve had our struggles, but I still maintain that I was meant to have this horse. He has the same loveable personality as Dela and is a huge goodball like deal was. here’s a pic of Biscuit
http://i147.photobucket.com/al.....iscuit.jpg and now a pic of Deal http://i147.photobucket.com/al.....eation.jpg granted both are what is called avarnish marked appy. they roan out more as they get older and in the pic of Biscuit he is 8 years old. The pic of Deal is when he was 15 but if you could have seen them in person…. they could pass for brothers especially if you look at pics of deal at age 7 or 8
My other horses are my QH mare who we paid 3000 for and her 2 daughters which literally cost me nothing but feed as I knew the folks that owned the studs and got free breedings. the pony was gainmed by trading an old barrel saddle for her:) sionce my answer about Biscuit was so long I will leave it at this:)
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1. hmm. I’m not quite sure, but I think she’s quarter horse, with a LITTLE bit of Arabian, and she’s pretty well trained, we’re working on trotting and cantering right now (I‘ve been training her myself, and she’s REALLY smart, but stubborn), and she’s 3.
2. $600
3. CC, Texas
4. over the summer (2007)
5. My friend owned her, and she felt like she had too many horses, and I was in love with her, so, I bought her.
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umm. my life.
I have 9. Bought Melly, reg. Shetland in 2003 for $500. Told she was broke to ride and drive. wasn’t. Could get the same thing now for $200 or so.
Bought Jack, reg. Appy gelding, great grandson to Secretariat. Well broke with some problems. Bought in 2005 for $1300 they were asking $2500. Could easily buy the same type of horse for $800 now.
Bought Dakota as a weanling reg. Pinto for $500. Could get the same thing now for free.
All the others were free. They range from well broke for children to unbroke and everything in between. All are under 10 years of age.
Local auction prices for well broke (?) horses all under $500. Some auctions will not take unbroke horses because they will not sell. Lots of weanlings and yearlings getting no bids or under $50.
Show quality animals ready to go into the ring are holding their value if ready to win. English and dressage horses going up in value. Gaited horses holding value.
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1. Irish cob, 19 years old, not very well trained but does walk, trot, canter, jump and I think he gallops
2. £1400
3. England
4. January 2005
5. friend of a friend
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1. Kiara, Palomino Quarter Horse/Morgan Cross, Hunter/Jumper, 13
2. $600 (I wouldn’t let her go for 10 times that now!)
3. PA
4. July 1999
5. A friend of who’s horse I was riding at the time.
And
1. Tiny, Liver Chestnut, AQHA, 14, Gaming
2. $5,000
3. PA
4. April 2002
5. My Blacksmith
I’ve had a few between those two, and I’m looking for a new one now!
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Fun Question! Brag Session!
I have 25yr old Peruvian Paso bought when he was 19 from rescue $500. Ca. 6 yrs ago. Trained for reg pleasure not show
Had a 23 yr old tb bought when he was 21, ex hunter/jumper also from above rescue $2100 in Ca. Had to have him put down last yr extreme arthritis Professional level training. Show horse
I have a 7yr old mustang bought from same rescue (you see a theme here?) last yr. $2000. Barely trail broke. In training now for rodeo (i.e. barrel racing, roping)
Free from same rescue, 2 yr old filly daughter of above mentioned mustang 8 mo. ago. Halter broke only. No rush, she still just a baby. Rescue gave her to me to make up for short time I had with tb.
All my horses came from the same rescue in Ca. I boarded them there until there was a major shake-up in the make-up of the rescue panel. Then boarding there became untenable, and they are now boarded at my trainer’s. They have all proven to be worth much more than what I paid for them. Rescues supposedly end up with horses that are "bad" but turns out most of the time the owners had no clue what they were doing. My horses will do anything for me. Gotta love that!
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1. Registered QH Appendix- bred to race. Had just "gotten over" his bucking problem. Broke my trainers hand. Been called untrainable by 4 huge barns in the area. My trainer gave him to a 16 year old girl and she worked with him. When I looked at him he had been to shows, won ribbons, hadn’t bucked in 6+months and had been on the trails almost every day. He was 10 at the time.
2. $1500 (Partly because my friend who owned him needed the money and Partly because I loved the horse, crazy or not, he needed a chance.)
3. Minnesota, USA
4. April 2006
5. First found an ad for him on dreamhorse.com but he was boarded at the barn I ride at.
1. Solid Paint, shown successfully in pole bending and barrel racing. Not the greatest arena horse, but amazing on the trails. He’s good in the outdoor arena too. He is 8 years old.
2. $2000
3. Minnesota, USA
4. October 2007
5. I leased him for two years before I bought my first horse. He was owned by my riding instructor and lived in the same pasture as my horse.
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1. Describe your horse’s breed, training level, and age?
Rhinelander Mare 5 years old currently schooling 2nd level dressage and beginning jumping
My goal with her is open jumpers
2. How much did you pay? $38,000
3. What state or region did you buy your horse in? Germany
4. When did you purchase your horse?
Purchased in 2006
5. How did you find your horse (auction, private sale, adoption center, production sale, advertisement in paper, tack store, internet horse classifieds, other)?
Purchase through a breeder that I have known for years. Via video tape then had her imported which was $5500
That is currently my only horse, although I have had many others.
Of course with the housing market going bad and so many people losing their jobs this makes purchasing luxury pets such as horses something that just isn’t happening like it did.
The price of the horse depends on its level of training and ability. Of course it is only worth what someone will pay. I have purchased horses for $500 then sold them for 50 times that once some training and showing were put on them.
You have raised a great question and I enjoyed answering it.
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I am a professional horse trainer- 32 years experience
1. Arabian,20,he is a really good huntseat horse and can jump a little
2. 850
3. me in ohio horse in indiana
4.private sale…we knew the people really good
5. oct. 2007
sorry 5 and 4 need reversed
my horse is amazing and we got him really cheap because of age and we knew the people.
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First Horse: Target
1. Paint Horse Stallion, Yearling, Halter Broke and already bomb-proof
2. $360
3. Alberta
4. July 2003
5. Auction
Second Horse: Socks
1. Running Quarter Horse, barely halter broke, Yearling
2. $220
3. Alberta
4. July 3003
5. Auction
Third Horse: Pawnee
1. Cutting Quarter Horse, Almost Two-year-old, Never been touched
2. $320
3. Alberta
4. May 2005
5. Auction
Fourth Horse: Unnamed Buckskin
1. Mustang, Never-been touched except when abused, Three
2. $320
3. Alberta
4. May 2005
5. Auction
Fifth Horse: Seven
1. Appaloosa, Seven Months, Never-Been touched (starving)
2. $130
3. Alberta
4. October 2007
5. Auction
Sixth Horse: Jimmy Stewart
1. Quarter HorseX, Seven Months, Never-Been Touched
2. $200
3. Alberta
4. WheOctober 2007
5. Auction
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1. Morgan, competitive trail, cutting, 8yr., Mare
4,000.00$ in southern Ca. In 1999, private sale, from a breeder.
2. Morgan, roping, cutting( in training), endurance, competitive trail. 6yr., 10,000.00$ I bought her befor she was born. I bought for her lines. In Ohio, private saler from the breeder.
3. Morgan. Trail riding & in hand 12yrs. Gelding 500.00$ 11yrs ago. Private sale, in Ca.
4.Morgan , reining, endurance, trail riding 18yrs. 1200.00$ bought her 16yrs. advertisement from New York, Morgan breeder.
5. Morgan stallion, he is 7yrs. In hand, Western pleasure, classic pleasure saddle(in training for). 7,000.00$ from Vermont , the UVM ranch. In 2001.
5. Appy, endurance, competitive trail, packing 10yr or so. I bought her in 2000 for 350.00$ at a auction in Ca.
6. Quarter pony. Trail riding & packing 6yrs. 200.00$ auction in Ca. 4yrs ago.
Then 2 fillies from my horses.
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The one I’m riding now, got him a year ago last spring….16hh twh grey gelding, started under saddle, 3 years old. Traded a filly that I’d paid $3500 for for him. He came from TN, from a friend of mine….she picked him out for me when he was born, it just took her three years to talk me in to him. My once in a lifetime horse was a grey gelding that we lost to colic 7 years ago…..I just didn’t think I wanted another grey gelding, because he’d have such a high standard to live up to.
Friend of mine just bought a draft driving mare, percheron/morganX, 15 years old, but broke, broke, broke. Pretty much totally safe….or as much as one can get. I thought she was a bit high, given the current market….she paid $4K for her, but how much is one trip to the emergency room??? Plus, the mare came with a 30 day written guarantee, if she doesn’t suit them for any reason, the seller will take her back for the purchase price. Oh yeah……Midwest region. She found her through the fact that the seller is a client at the vet’s office I work at….I know the quality of his stuff, and when she told me she was looking, that’s where I sent her.
On the other side, I have a friend that just bought a 5 year old TWH gelding….lit up champagne and white tobi….not for a beginner, but fun for an experienced rider. Also in the midwest area….the seller bought the horse two years ago for $2700……sold him for $500. But, they wanted "rid" of him, and the market is what it is right now…..They came together because I knew the gal wanted to sell, and I knew the people that were looking to buy.
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FIRST HORSE:
1. QH, H/J, 13 years old when purchased.
2. 6,000
3. Georgia.
4. 2002.
5. Bought my daughter’s best friend’s horse.
SECOND HORSE -Just this month.
1. TB/WB cross, Green 3 year old. WTC and going over crossrails. Hunter.
2. 12,000
3. North Carolina.
4. 2007
5. Private sale.
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1. Tennessee Walking Horse/QH Cross, already broke when I bought him but not for Western, only English, and 4 years old
2. I paid 1500 but that included the saddle and a nice saddle pad that he was used to
3. Midwest
4. July
5. Equinenow.com !! just found him and he was in my city and I called and now he’s mine =)
1. Reg. Mo Fox Trotter, extensively ridden GREAT girl!! 12 years old now, about 10 at time of purchase
2. 1000
3. same
4. about 2 years ago
5. she was being sold by a boarder where my horses are
1. Welsh/Arabian large pony, he’s just an old trail pony bought for my little sister to start riding, about 21 years old right now, so like 17 at the time of purchase
2. I think we gave the guy a couple hundred for him
3. same
4. about 5 years ago
5. he was a pony belonging to girls who have other horses and ride where my horses are kept, they just outgrew him and already had horses to take care of
Finally, my first baby boy…
1. Thoroughbred, his owner had bought him from someone who was not taking care of him in the first place, but unfortunately the same thing happened, his new owner put him on a pasture where he thought he would be taken care of, but he was lowest on the pecking order and become INCREDIBLY thin, we were told that the horse could be in his 20’s when we bought him, however our vet told us he was most likely mid 30’s
2. we got him for free (of course a horse is never free, we spent alot of money on getting him back to health, buying the first saddle, lots of nutritious and healthy feed to fatten him up, etc)
3. same
4. about 6 years ago
5. someone my dad worked with told him about it, and my dad decided to surprise me with him =)
…unfortunately, my big baby (i know he was never really a baby, but he was still my baby =) ) died of colic 2 winters ago..the 2nd worst day of my life (after the day my best friend was killed..) but that horse gave me so much knowledge and some of the greatest gifts anyone ever has!
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Horse bought:
1. Describe your horse’s breed, training level, and age? Arabian gelding, trained English and western, Jump up to 2′6", Dressage basics,Endurance trained, 8 years old
2. How much did you pay? $2,000 – discount due to need to sell a few horses for $ necessities. Horse appraises for much more.
3. What state or region did you buy your horse in? Texas
4. When did you purchase your horse? July
5. How did you find your horse (auction, private sale, adoption center, production sale, advertisement in paper, tack store, internet horse classifieds, other)? Internet
Horse I sold:
1. Describe your horse’s breed, training level, and age? Pure bred ApHC appaloosa gelding, green broke, solid ground training, 4 years old
2. How much did they pay? $2,500
3. What state or region did you sell your horse in? Texas
4. When did they purchase your horse? June
5. How did they find your horse (auction, private sale, adoption center, production sale, advertisement in paper, tack store, internet horse classifieds, other)? Internet
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1. registered appy, bought her at 16 months she was small because her mother died and she was hand raised, but she is very gentle and never bucked once when we broke her
2. five hundred dollars. The person I bought her from was raising Thoroughbreds so he just needed to get rid of her
3. We live in Southeast GA
4. Bought her three years ago
5.Friend of a friend knew i loved horses and the owner wanted to make sure she had a good home.
Oh yeah I bred my Ap to an Arabian and now I have a colt that I wouldn’t take a million bucks for so I guess breed and training isn’t always considered when pricing a horse my horses probably aren’t worth anything to anybody but me, but I love them tremendously
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1. TB mare, started at racing barn but never got her gate card. she was 3 when i bought her, and dead quiet. so lazy when i first got her but still was great, wtc & jumped. (now she’s loads better, not lazy any more but still dead quiet) oh its english- hunter/jumper.
2. we paid $4K for her, planning to sell for at least 15K next summer.
3. in PA
4. i bought her around november of 2005.
5. bought her from a guy my dad worked with, but also saw her on a horse classified website.
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My first was a grade quarter mare about 13 at the time, she did a little cattle work before she moved to Michigan but hadn’t done more than get cow-boyed around on the trails for the last few years. I got her for 1,000 from a neighbor I’d been started riding with because we’d just moved to the country. They only took her out once or twice a year and the last two people to get on her ended up jumping off at high speed because she’s hard to stop. I’ve had her 13 years now so maybe fall of 94. I competed very succesfully in barrels with her for a few years after a little training.
I got a free 5 year old National show horse who would let you sit on her but only if you didn’t tell her when to go, or stop or try to steer. I got her through a "sister of a friend/complicted series of events" in late ‘97 or early ‘98 eventually made a combined training/eventing horse out of her.
Horses are going for nothing in our area so I know what you mean. But half the people are losing their jobs and houses (I’m in the Detroit area with the auto layoffs) Everyone I know is downsizing or selling out. Well trained sound horses are being sold because people are having to choose their favorites to keep, the last few falls have been major selling times for people worried about feeding through the winter. But the people who are into the showing and had the super priced horses in the first place aren’t going to be the ones worried about jobs, they are still dealing in very high quality training and horses without worrying over the prices. Can’t really say anything bad on them cause most of us would love to be in the same position and doing the same things, I’m just glad I’m able to tend my little herd with no great worries.
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1. 3 year old Shire. Learning Dressage.
2. $8,000
3. Tennessee
4. Only a couple of months ago.
5. Online.
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