Where did you buy your horse?

Question

IS there somewhere you reccomend for getting a horse?

Answer 1

My horse came from a "rescue" that was doing more harm than good. I bought him for $2,500.00. He was probably not even worth 50 bucks at the time. I just felt so bad for the guy. Glad I bought him though, he's my buddy.

I recommend looking some place local first. That will give you the chance to make multiple visits and to really get to see what you might buy beforehand.

Answer 2

I have four quarter horses-

- san louis lobispo college

- colorado at a farm

-oklahoma farm

-texas auction

Answer 3

I found my horse on dreamhorse.com, but I also found a lot of search results on equine.com. Check your local newspaper for horses being sold, or contact your local trainer. Ask some friends if they know of any horses for sale. I would not recommend buying a horse at an auction unless you can try it out and have a veterinarian come and do a presale check-up. Good Luck! Buying a new horse is such a fun and exciting experience!

Answer 4

i wish i had a horse but i dont so im sorry i cant recommend anybody

Answer 5

Well 2 of mine came directly from the local riding school. The other one - well he's from there too but via a circuitous route......

Answer 6

the first one we bought from our trainer (she was a lesson pony/horse, 14.2 arab)

the second we bought from another trainer where we kept our other horse, was a nation show horse, and we ended up selling her to a good friend after one summer.

third we went to ohio, a college that had a riding program, and bought one of their horses (our trainer went with us that day we looked at 5 horses)

fourth we bought at a show, again for showing, but he ended up being lame so we shipped him back.(caught it on the vet check).

my next horse where i'll look: local, people are trying to get rid of their horses due to lack of funds, so till i find the right one (taking a trainer with me, and getting vet check, like always) i'll save up money for feed/equipment.

i wouldnt go to a breeder at the moment just b/c you can find a good horse for less that someone has to get rid of. also a better time of year to look for is in the fall when students leave for school.

those are some the stuff we did/how/where we looked for horses.

the internet is fine, but then you have to add in shipping costs, local over all is better if you want to start out with a first horse, get a better deal, you just have to wait for what you're looking for. but either way is good, depending how long you want to wait and how much you're willing to pay.

Answer 7

Hello,

We have purchase all of our horses except for 2 over the internet!  Which would amount to 15 internet buys!

Dreamhorse.com

Equinehits.com

Agdirect.com

Equine.com

Horsetopia.com

JUST ask tons of questions!  YOU can get the owners to agree with a guarantee of soundness, and no vices, etc.

GET photos, and videos and vet checks too.

IT is the way to go to open up your search to lots of great horses that are not in your general vicinity.

Answer 8

I've tried all the ways, pretty successfully.  

My mare came from a neighbor, who was advertising a different horse on the internet.  I saw he had horses for sale and was close by, so I went to his place and looked at all of his horses.  Didn't buy the one he wanted to sell, but made an offer on this mare and I really like her.

Our other older mare we found online, advertised as kid broke, the five year old girl who owned her wanted something faster for barrel racing!  This mare is just a gentle old trail horse type, and didn't want to run a pattern, so she's happy with us.

Our gelding we bought as a weanling "project" horse at a sale barn auction.  He was a risk, since it's hard to tell a horse's potential at an auction, but he was underfed, wormy, wild, and a late colt to boot.  We viewed it as a "rescue" in a way, and gave him a good home.  A week after experiencing good feed and gentle handling, he was letting us handle him and not afraid any longer.  He's our most gentle horse, as far as not spooking, walking over anything you ask him to, and being easy to train.  He's four years old now, and we are training him ourselves.  

I would recommend internet sites to first of all narrow your search.  Then contact the seller and ask a LOT of questions.  From the good answers you get, then go look at those horses with another knowledgable horse person with you, and have the owner ride the horse, show him to you, then allow you to ride.  Watch for any signs of a problem horse, and have a vet check before you buy.  I like the internet classified sites because they're a perfect way to find horses in your area.  My favorite is http://www.liverystable.net and I have advertised some of my own horses on that site.

Good luck!

Answer 9

It depends on what discipline you ride.

I bought both my horses locally. I found my first (Wrangler) on DreamHorse.com, but it turns out he was at my barn and owned by my friend. And the second I leased for around a year before I bought Wrangler, and when my riding instructor decided to sell him to get better lesson horses I bought him.

I reccomend looking online, because a lot of good horse farms have horses listed online. For example, on dreamhorse.com many people have websites listed under the Seller Details (below the add). I often go to their websites, and many have links to other stables, and so on.

I would also reccomend that you take a couple lessons with a good instructor and ask if they know of any horses for sale that would suit you. Then they have an idea of your riding experience, etc.

If you say what discipline or what kind of horse you want I could help you more. A location preferance would help too.

Good luck!

Answer 10

Depends what breed you want. i have an Arabian and i bought him from Endurance arabian breeders.

He's a fantastic horse