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Location: Jersey Girl | Just before winter. People don't want to care for and feed during the winter months. |
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| It could be any time. I think it is best to be ready to buy at all times, but be patient. Good horses at good prices sell very quickly, so they can be hard to find.
As a rule of thumb, though, I would expect to pay more in the spring/summer than I would in the fall/winter. |
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Location: **Cactus Country down in South Texas*** | Anytime of year, you just need to sit down and write up a list of what you are looking for and a price range on what you want to spend, how far you will go to look and try etc. If I were to look at a certain time, I would be looking at maybe end of summer beginning of fall. |
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Location: Montana | I know what I'm looking for even if I don't have it written down. But it seems difficult to find what I want on the price range I can afford to spend...and I'm not even looking for a finished horse, let alone a 1D/2D horse. Oh well, the right horse will come along. :) |
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| and what do you do when the horse that is pretty much exactly what you think you want (eventually) falls into your lap when you aren't sure it's time to buy? like when you are going into a long, cold, stressful winter... what do you do then?! dang it. |
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Location: Montana | star1218 - 2015-11-16 3:52 PM and what do you do when the horse that is pretty much exactly what you think you want (eventually) falls into your lap when you aren't sure it's time to buy? like when you are going into a long, cold, stressful winter... what do you do then?! dang it.
Don't have a good answer for you...buy it? |
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| It depends on what kind of horse you're looking for. For me, I was looking for a futurity horse for this upcoming year and right now was a good time to buy my guy because I can start running futurities in December, the seller was leaving for 60 days and didn't want him to sit, and we're going into winter. Lots of factors come into play. |
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Location: Montana | WiscoRacer - 2015-11-16 6:59 PM It depends on what kind of horse you're looking for. For me, I was looking for a futurity horse for this upcoming year and right now was a good time to buy my guy because I can start running futurities in December, the seller was leaving for 60 days and didn't want him to sit, and we're going into winter. Lots of factors come into play. That is kind of what I'm looking for as well, but isn't an issue if I can't do futurities either. It seems like there are more geldings available right now and I'm definitely wanting a mare. :)
Edited by mtcanchazer 2015-11-16 8:10 PM
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Location: Piedmont, OK | Most want to cut back on their numbers when it starts to get cold and they have to buy hay. It's usually a good bargaining tool as well. I will pay this and you don't have to winter them.... |
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| mtcanchazer - 2015-11-16 5:30 PM star1218 - 2015-11-16 3:52 PM and what do you do when the horse that is pretty much exactly what you think you want (eventually) falls into your lap when you aren't sure it's time to buy? like when you are going into a long, cold, stressful winter... what do you do then?! dang it. Don't have a good answer for you...buy it?
Lol, thanks. I was thinking out loud i guess. That question mark is my exact problem! |
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