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| How much would you expect to pay for a well broke prospect, not started on barrels and 3 or 4 years old? Wouldn't have to have good bloodlines but would be nice. I'm not looking at anything specific but would like to buy one this year and just wondering what my price range should be. So please don't advertise any prospects, just want to know how much I should be saving. Would 2,000-4,000 be reasonable? Thanks for any input! |
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Location: Oklahoma & Texas | Not started on barrels..not a popular bloodline but with some riding time completed...3 to 4 yr old...likely in 3k-3500 range...good bloodlines but not seeing a barrel yet more like 5 to 6k with a good start... |
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The Advice Guru
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| Not popular bloodline I would say 2000, popular bloodlines it looks like 15000 is asking rate |
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Posts: 2097
Location: Deep South | For well broke I would expect $3-5k. |
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 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
Posts: 9992
Location: Kansas | Call me a cheapo but I've seen several go for $1,500, prospects that is. |
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 The BHW Book Worm
Posts: 1768
| for 3-4 generation back popular blood line/ no names but registered 1000-2000. up and coming blood lines 2000-4000. the popular ones 4-well you get the idea. this is just my experience for unbroken 2 year olds |
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Pig-Bear Dog Lover
| I think your on track with what to expect. .. but I wouldn't pay 5k.. UNLESS the horse had some kind of miraculous handle.. and decent lines. |
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 Cute Little Imp
Posts: 2747
Location: N Texas | Probably anywhere from $2-3k. Three years ago I bought a coming three year old that was already very broke and had a great handle, so all I had to do was pattern him. Unfortunately he was sold as grade, so I have no clue what his bloodlines are, but he's the perfect size and is put together nice, so since he was already so well started, I wasn't worried about papers. I paid $1,500 for him.
If they're already broke and going good, bloodlines don't mean as much to me personally. |
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 Gotta Have a Gray
Posts: 899
Location: Tex. Panhandle | I picked up my new guy in Dec for under $4,000. He is 4 1/2 broke with a nice handle and is working a good pattern. Just wasnt gonna cut it as a 5 yr old futurity horse. He is by awesome chorme (first down dash) o/o a roll the cash/special effort mare
http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/awesome+disco |
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Posts: 602
| Great bloodlines, solid foundation but not started on barrels. Under $5k |
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Location: Desert Land | I would expect $4-5k range for some broke but not name brand bred. Name brand bred $7,500+ |
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 Coyote Country Queen
Posts: 5666
| There are so many variables. Yeah, you can find horses like this in the $2,000-$4,000 price range. But if you think about the expenses that a person has into raising and training a horse, I'd be wondering why the horse is so cheap. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | I agree with everyone here on the prices but it also depends on where you are located. Where I live I could probably find a great prospect with good bloodlines selling for $2,000 maximum. But down in some parts of TX that same horse could be sold for $7,000. |
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Posts: 1196
Location: Wide open spaces, Canada. | Around here 6500 for nice bloodlines and a good start |
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  That's White "Man" to You
Posts: 5515
| I think people here have a very different opinion of NICE bloodlines and a NICE start. |
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Posts: 2067
| I think that is to broad a question. It depends on the area you are in. Depends on what is good bloodlines to you granddaughter/son greatgrandaughter/son greatgreat get of some name brand horses top and bottom or some working bloodline that isnt known in the barrel world? I mean my opinion of good bloodline is WAY different from some people I know. Also do you mean well broke as just a nice handle put on by the owner or has been sent to a reining trainer for a few months training? Because I can tell you I send mine to a reining trainer for 60-90 days and that is $600 a month. I wouldnt be able to find a prospect with that kind of handle and my idea of good bloodlines for that price i wouldn't think. I raise most of mine though and I can say that I have WAY more than that in them by that age. Now a ranch bred horse with a decent handle around here I would say you could get for $3500-$4,000 |
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 Am I really the Weirdo?
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Location: Kansas | I bought this horse as a well-broke 8 year old that hadn't been started on barrels. http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/behold+he+reigns He failed as a racehorse because he didn't like starting gates or bats, then failed as a bulldogging horse because he didn't like the box. By the time I got him, two owners had given up on him and he was priced to sell. I've been THRILLED with him and think I got the steal of the century paying under $1,000 for him. I'm so happy I'm considering buying another from his original breeder, maybe even something related to him.
Cliff's bloodlines aren't the popular name brands but there is a lot of old speed on there and some barrel horse breeding (Hempen, Jet Deck) on top. I found out after I bought him that one of his dam's older colts is now a bulldogging horse and several of his sire's colts have gone on to run barrels. His breeder has some colts out of a full brother to Cliff that are 3-4 years old and never quite made it to the track, and they're priced lower than $2,000 because he just has them sitting in the pasture so they might as well go somewhere and try a new career.
I would sure think $4,000 would get you a nicely bred registered prospect in that age range. I paid $2,750 for my good rodeo horse when he was a 4 year old super super broke prospect ready for the pattern. Dash for Cash is one off his papers and he's double bred Harlan on the top side so again, not the "name brand" barrel bloodlines but good stuff there nonetheless.
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 You get what you give
Posts: 13030
Location: Texas | Yeah you can find something like that. Not sure how nice of the handle but there are deals out there. |
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Impressive!!
Posts: 1954
Location: Idaho | I've paid between $4-8k for a prospect. The last one I bought, was a 4 yr old mare by Captain Biankus out of a proven producing daughter of New Design. She had a good solid foundation, had not seen the barrels yet. I paid $4250 for her. But for my impluse buy, I didn't do a vet check, and we just found bone chips in both feltocks that we paid to remove ($2500) ... luckily, she is a 1D/2D horse with the bone chips, so I am very excited to see what she can do without them this year.
Now on another note... if I were to sell one of my super well bred colts 3 years old, good foundation well broke, not started on barrels, you are probably looking at no less then $7500... |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I purchased a palomino 3 yo with running and cow lines unstarted for $300 :D. The owner passed and his wife sold all the stock to the slaughter guy so got a steal. Normally she would be priced in the 1000's if purchased when guy was alive.
Prices can range greatly in the area you live as well. Here you dont see the 15000 horses in our county as unstarted prospecst |
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