I can't believe the horse prices!

I went to the auction last night and horses were selling CHEAP! I'm talking a DROP DEAD GORGEOUS 2yr old daughter of Streakin Sixes for $300, a stud colt out of doc'olena for $800, and a beautiful paint mare (don't remember her bloodlines) for $125!!!!! Just to name a few! I am soooooooooooo glad I left the checkbook at home or I would have bought a few and hubby wouldn't be talking to me right now! LOL
I am just dumb-founded at these prices!

Shame isn't it. Good reason to not breed for a while if you are wanting to sell your get.. People are just dumping them to whom ever..

I hear ya, Cindy... like I said, the one that got me more than anything, was that 2-year old filly, an own daughter of High Brow Cat going for 2 grand at the sale in Whitesboro...you know, at these prices, if you've got some land, some good grass, a little back for winter stuff, it'd danged sure be worth it to pick a couple of these suckers up for $200 a piece...

I've noticed, if it ain't doing something, you're not getting any money for 'em, and even then, you're pushing it around the $1,200-$2,000 range - some of them have more training in them than that... but the young'uns, criminey, they're going for cheap!

hmm I still think there is more too it than that, people are selective and they can afford to be now in the cow horses don't just talk to me about the sire but what has the dam done lately? how does the colt look? what is the person willing to do to promote the sire through their colts look at the incentive programs sire owners are putting out there these days. I say make it worth my while to spend my money on your horses Im not going to throw away 300.00 on a horse even with decent bloodlines when I can spend 5,000.00 on a horse with better bloodlines and an incentive program for earnings as well as having a horse with excellent resale potential and foals that have excellent resale value the initial output is a drop in the bucket the big investment is the training, longterm investment not the 300.00. Pretty doesn't necessarily do it. A good stud name doesn't do it any more the overall pic is what is important even including a little politically pull in the blood won't hurt. (that is my opinion if I am looking for a horse that I want as a long term investment potential including training showing and eventual broodstock)

I agree with you Lynn -
It IS a little crazy though with some "nice" horses selling relatively cheap...
HOWEVER - I will put a note in here about the TQHA yearling sale (race bred yearlings)...there were a few more horses this year (about 10-15 if I recall correctly)...
Yearling prices were up significantly! There was ONE horse out of over 130 sold that was bought back for UNDER 2k...it was bought back for 1800 - EVERYTHING else sold for above that or was bought back for above that... All told - that is amazing!!!

In racing - anyone can have a good daddy - and many of them do...you can find nice stallions for relatively inexpensive prices...it is all about what you back under them!!!!

We have 3 active broodmares right now, ALL were obtained based on their female family rather than ANYTHING else...sires help - broodmare sires help even more - female family says it all!!!!!

I'm going to www.simonhorsecompany.com tonight to watch an all breed... I'll let you know what happens up here.

Phenom -- find me one that can lope over poles for under $100

prices around here are finally coming down! (now that I'm not looking to buy )

but there have been horses on the market for like two years at $10k now they've come down to 8 and they are starting to go

OK, next day. What did you see at the sale?

Well, it was a buyer's market... BIG well broke, AQHA 2yo pleasure horses, going for $300 each. Te N Te mare for $225. Yearlings for $30. An AWESOME, Sonny Dee Bar, broke, halter type, 4yo, dark palomino, AQHA stallion for $475. I was there for 4 hours, only twice did the bidding get over 1k, and I only saw 2 no sales. I left with about 100 head left to go.

Criminey sakes! I bet it took everything you had not to buy some, huh, Kell. Goodness gracious!

ah, yeah... that and knowing I'd be shot before I got down our driveway... although afterwords Mom says I should have got that stud.

WOW! It's everywhere!
I just downsized my herd to four, trying to get to three and am moving to a show barn next weekend.
I told hubby with all this rain, I can't ride without hauling to a covered arena and I am getting F A T! LOL
I haven't boarded at a show barn since hubby and moved in together and I am SOOOOOO EXCITED to be moving back! Inside everything! Hot and cold wash racks and a lounge, yes a lounge for those hot days! heheheheh I am tickled pink!

are you getting rid of the pally filly Cindy ??? hubby wants to know

Oh no! I sold my mare so I could keep her. She is my pride and joy and so smart. I have HIGH hopes for this little filly!

What a shame all that work and investment then nothing for the horse.. I looked at DH and Equine.com yesterday for a few minutes. Could not believe how much some of those horses were priced then the seller too lazy to even put a decent picture or pedigree on the add.. GUAD.. What a joke..

you mean this isn't a good confo shot?

http://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?form_horse_id=1025625

But he has had "perfessional" training so that's all you need to know, LOL!

hahahahahahahaha! ..I almost fell off my ball

Ah come on, look at the fluid motion the photo captures, and the headset is just perfect!

wow looks like that owner needs to go back to grammer school

HUKD ON FONIX WERKD FER ME

HUM, that is what I am talking about.. At least this one put the pedigree on the add..

I sure wish I could find those low prices. I've been trying to find a lease-deal for my 15yr old granddaughter in Michigan. No luck. Oh, I can find the horses, but I may as well lease the kid a Lexus!!!!!!!!

Cindy wrote:

Ah come on, look at the fluid motion the photo captures, and the headset is just perfect!

do you think I can trade Molly in for that beauty?

Maybe he is just a very fuzzy out-of-focus horse and this is the best picture they can take of him!

hmm yes at least the pedigree is there although we had to ******* the registration number even though his registered name is posted!

I'm wondering if that's actually a horse on that...HA!

lol it could be the lock ness monster!