buying a young horse how much

[holly]

If you were lookin to buy a young horse that had good manners , good temprement, poss new forest or cob cross or a mixed breed, that was starting to work nicely under saddle and working in a nice outline what kind of price would you pay. if different from above please say how much and why. thank you for your support

[kayron]

I would be expecting to pay an awful lot more than that for my next young horse,

[gemmy18]

we payed just under £500 for our boy and hes got a lovely temprement ect. however we did take a chance on him and buy him at a market.

[cubic]

If it was a cob cross, happy hacker type 14.2hh about £1-2k, but if it was good looking reg NF £3000 upwards.

It all depends on the horse, conformation, movement, jumping ability etc and specifics of it's temperament.

[Gail&Merlin]

Id go with cubic on this, it depends so much on what the horse is doing and its temperament, although i have a cross with dancer and my OH paid over 1K for him as a foal, if i was to sell him , at 4 ridden and going well i would hope for more than youve put up, unless im being unrealistic...when i take into consideration, gelding costs and training , it adds up to alot really...so i dont really know what he would be worth..I guess a horse is only worth what someone is prepared to pay??

[holly]

I am in totall agreance with you guys, if iwas buying an un handled horse i would look to buy one with good blood lines and would pay anything fom a thousand to two. If it was broke and going nicely on the flat then i would pay alot more

[rhillahorse]

I paid a lot more for Tex (£3000 in fact!) He had only been under saddle for 2 months! I do think he was overpriced but I fell in love with him!

[beckie]

i voted £1200 which is about it for what you described, I bought ebony for £3000 which was too much as she was green and hadn't been ridden in ages, but was broken and had worked a bit in the past (though not v well schooled!) and it was too much for her then, but we took a chance and she's fab now! i would love a youngster like the one you described... wanders off to look in purse in hope...

[fin]

Depends what sort of horse and what it had done, etc....I only paid £180 for mine!!!

[naria]

Depends! I know a lovely 3yo warmblood for sale that I'd love to have if I had £8k hanging around - it sounds a lot but to be honest he's worth it.

The type you're talking about can vary a lot in size, looks & ability all of which will alter the price. However I would say almost anything around 14.2+ that has no obvious conformation or temperament faults & is working nicely has to be worth at least £1,500.