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Re: [RC] selling horses - Cat ^. .^ ~Juli Jakub wrote: It seems like in the endurance world prices are really low for a good horse be it campaigned or potential... I started seriously looking for horses about 8 months ago. I came to find that the endurance horses were more sound and cost less. That may change over the years as more people catch on! I found a 7 year old gelding that was green broke for $10,000 and they wouldn't let me even ride the horse once before I would buy it! There definitely are different ideas in different areas of riding. What I learned for myself (not for anyone else necessarily) after hundreds of phone calls and looking at a LOT of horses in many states: Buy from a reputable breeder or a horse that comes from a reputable breeder (an owner away from that breeder). A lot of people will buy a horse when it is foaled and pay the breeder to do the training AFTER the horse is old enough to ride. If I had extra money, that would be the way to go. The horse is well taken care of for the first 3 or 4 years, you KNOW the horse is not ridden too soon, and someone who loves the horse will be breaking and doing the early training. What a deal, huih? Just my two pennies on the subject. Wish I had money to do that ! -- Cheers, Fay Horse novice who learned everything the hard way! "Create a great day!" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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