The last few days have been spent looking at potential dressage superstars. I have seen many that move well, are still young enough to be trained to my style of riding and have loads of potential. You may wonder why I am not announcing that I have bought one of them. I will tell you: the price. For example I was taken in by the advert for a lovely looking liver chestnut gelding who is only 5 years old, and working well for his current rider. the aksing price? £25,000. I am not kidding you, they wanted 25K for a 5 year old horse. That is Performance Sales International money. I was shocked to see how much they were asking. That is the problem when looking for a dressage horse. Most people seem to think that if you are buying such a horse you are made of money and up the price accordingly. I could buy a showjumping prospect the same age for a fraction of the price and get an amazing deal. I have the feeling that that is the market that I will have to start looking at, as showjumpers have to do the basic ground work on the flat before they start jumping.
Will keep you posted on the search
Kizzie.