Horses, i have to ask because i've never heard of this before?

Question

200,000 for a horse? i've seen friesians hit the ground at 10,000 in my state with just basic training, and go upward to 75,000. . . but i've never heard of paying 200,000 for just one horse (no matter how good of a riding horse it was in real life/on paper, maybe a race horse... but thats even up there so far idk)

now, 200,000 for a horse from europe, with all the bills attached to it being a total of 200,000. maybe 10 years ago a horse would be worth that much, but that'd be a stallion for breeding that had really kicked behind in the show ring.

could someone please show me/give me a web site/ explain the whole 200,000 for one horse thing to me? i cant wrap my mind around that for some reason. less maybe you were talking bout one of the queen of englands arabian race horses...please explain if you have any idea why someone would even say they'd buy a horse for that much?

Answer 1

In nearly five and a half years of contact with hundreds of mares, War Emblem, now 9, has managed to mate with only 70 of them, which is half of most stallions’ yearly output. He has not produced a live foal since 2005 -NY times April 28th 2008

Stud fees for world-class racehorses can exceed $100,000 an attempt. After last year's Belmont, a Japanese stable bought War Emblem for $18 million, then sold him back to insurance companies when he proved unsuited for life as a stud.-NY times June 7 2008.

Look on Dreamhorse.com and go to advance search and put price at least 50,000 and no maximum price and many horses pop up.

Copy and paste this http://dreamhorse.com/show_list.php3?for...

This is a bunch of horses that are nobodies and being sold for outrages amounts

Answer 2

Well honestly my horses stallion is that much and that isn't ANYTHING to what i have seen! Talk about expensive i have seen horses for over a million dollars

Answer 3

some background to where you say this horse would probably be helpful.  It depends on the type of horse and it's records in whatever type it is.  Many race horses would go for this no problem.  Race horses, however, are usually owned by well off people who sometimes never even see the horse, as they have trainers, managers and jockies that do the work, but a good race horse can also make up a majority of the money in winnings, so if it already has some wins under it's belt, it would be an acceptable amount to ask for.  But again, I have no idea what horse you are talking about.

Answer 4

Rich people love to spend there money and they dont care how much it cost thats why I think the 200,000 price is there because they are looking to only attract rich people who race, race horses and they feel there horse is worth that much because they spent the extra 700 on a good stallion to breed with there mare. lol because I seriously would rather by a home for that much than a horse. Not saying that horse isnt worth money but there is no way its close to how much a good house is worth. Just crazy!

Answer 5

Baby you do not under stand. $200,00, for a horse is not out of the question, and race horses can can go over $1,000,000.00. You are buying the blood line, If Big Brown had win the Belmont, $1,000,000.00 would not even get you in the door. By the way 'Win" is the right word as it is the place of Finnish in a race, not incorrect usage of the word. In Ocala, Florida, at the spring T.B. sale, yearlings,with good blood go for over $250,000.00. And I have not even touch on middle east horses. The Queen's horses are T.B.s.

Answer 6

Yes,horses can go for that much and more.People will pay over a million for a good racing prospect,and Bruce Springsteen was going to buy his daughter a hunter/jumper for $800,000 ,but the horse wasn't safe,so the deal fell through.Rich people can pretty much buy what they want! It is crazy,though!

http://community.livejournal.com/equestr...

Answer 7

i saw a western pleasure horse sell for 100,000

Answer 8

I remembe the fisrt time I heard of a horse for 200,000 its completly normal especailly for Grand Prix horses, if you always browse horses for sale(for fun lol) it becomes normal lol :)

Answer 9

I have seen well bred cutting mares with great performance records bred to the top studs (High Brow Cat) selling with multiple embryos for $200,000 - $500,000+,  Yearlings selling for over $100,000 based only on their pedigree, and even a weanling by Peptoboonsmal selling for $750,000 in the 2006 Western Bloodstock Futurity Sales.  You can paruse the results pages of the Futurity Select Sales on www.westerbloodstock.com and see who sells them and who buys them.

Answer 10

I have a friend that breeds racehorses, trotters mostly. well he will spend quite a bit on a proven winner or for equines that share that pedigree- if any of the foals he breeds goes on to grow up to be racers and winners then he, as the breeder, gets a cut of the winnings, even if it is purchased and raced by someone else. so it is the bloodline that you are paying for, and hoping that the progeny are winners as the pay back can add up

Answer 11

I dont know.. I dont get it either! LoL!

Answer 12

racehorses can go for millions, i've heard of grand prix jumpers going for that much, major hunters, and super nice dressage horses... pretty much it's just the high competition horses. i personally think it's rediculous. there are so many that are litterally dying for homes, when these horses are going for absurd sums of money that if donated, could save so many others.

Answer 13

Since I know you are referring to my comment I will give you prime examples with the proof to back them up.

here's a link and scroll down until you come to the name BET HESA CAT. If you scroll through that link alone you will see the horses ranging high and low. Most never under $10,000.

http://www.nchacutting.com/ag/shows/futu...

Believe it or not people are paying beyond good money for cutting, reining, and reined cow horses. This is because these disciplines have the highest payout other than racing.

In the question/answer you are referring too you most likely did not see that Question posters FIRST questions where he was stating how much money he paid for an unregistered cross breed(he claimed he spent $35,000 for the then untrained, unpapered horse, had been offered $50,000 for the horse and turned it down, and then turned around and put this horse up for sale for $20,000 even though the horse had suffered an injury in the past year).

Yes I have paid an upwards of $200,000 on a few single horse. This was a purchase to improve my own stock, and a horse that I could take to show and KNOW I could win what I spent on this horse back. The horses that I purchased were the epitomy of what the breed and discipline standards are.

I was stating how much I've paid for an exceptional horse with the best cutting bloodlines, best conformation, superior show records and already had GET that was money earners of $50,000 and more because that question poster was on a rant because I told him I couldn't see myself or anyone paying $20,000 for a recently injured, unregistered, un known breeding horse with no show record. I told him he could have saved money and found a horse of the same caliber at an auction or on the horse sight. It was not for me to seem quaft or say, hey I can spend this much money on a horse. It was simply stating to this poster that you pay GOOD money for a horse of higher quality. He didn't take my honesty too well and went on his rant.

EDIT: this is not to say that you can't find great quality horses at cheaper prices. I own several that are in relative terms, cheap.

EDIT AGAIN: I just checked that link. If you go down to HORSE SALE INFORMATION DURING FUTURITY and click on it. Then scroll down to LOTS 4101 and click on it THEN scroll down to BET HESA CAT. You will see the prices.

Answer 14

Twilight Star pretty much covered it. Some people (the ones that have that cash that everyone else wants) see the big price tag and assume that it's a hardcore horse. I've always joked about buying that horse that's price tag is so big that you can't even pronounce the numbers, but for someone to actually pay that is pure lunacy.

I don't think anyone but the people raking in the cash understand it.

Answer 15

At the $200K+ price range you're usually looking at a stallion or mare involved in upper levels of competiton.  As a result they are able to win prize money and have progeny that could possibly generate far more money that the horse costs.

There are also limited numbers of amateur riders with the financial means to pay this much for a horse.  That animal is usually a direct descendent of a successful high-level competition horse (registered/good bloodlines), professionally trained and ridden to give experience in the showing arenas.  They fetch these high prices because they are generally able to pack their amateur rider around and win them lots of championships!

Answer 16

Charmaine James spent a cool Mill for a barrel racing horse. Its all pedigree and training combined on how much the horse has/can win. Its not unheard of, but not common either. It just means its an exceptional horse.

Would I pay that much for a horse?

No not even if I had the money.

Would I sell a horse for that much?

You betcha! haaha

And its not just in horses that these prices are high. Last year my brothers stock contracting partnership bought a bucking bull for $400,000. And to those who think rodeo is cruel to the animal, would you harm something you just paid half a million for? Its all pedigree and training

Answer 17

Jumpers in places such as Florida go for that price and more all the time.

People have money, and they want to win, so they buy the best horse. Then they send it to the trainer, and the day of the show they hop on and win the Championship. Sounds like the Maclay to me.

The horses can be geldings, but if their showing well, it doesn't matter. Even if they win all the championships, they won't earn back that $600,000, but the rider will be happy.

Many of those horse that get bought for that much usually don't end up doing that well however. Money can't buy happiness, and it won't make a horse do well at shows.