Tuesday discussion: The event horse market from Omega Alpha

A few days ago I received the good news that our friend Chelan Kozak has successfully sold her Rolex horse Tasman Sea aka “Puzzle.”  Chelan put Puzzle up for sale in early May, which means that he sold in just under two months–certainly one of the fastest sales I have heard about in this economy…which leads me to this week’s discussion topic:

How bad is the horse market right now?

I know a couple of people who have been trying to sell their horses for over a year.  We all know the economy is bad right now, and the event horse market is interesting in that it is predominantly upper-middle-class and should therefore be insulated slightly from the downturn, but, on the other hand, horses are one of the first costs that many families look to cut when things get tight.

Please share your thoughts about the horse market or stories about buying or selling a horse in today’s economy in the discussion section.

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We look out for our friends here at Eventing Nation, and I saw this morning that Buzzterbrown had uploaded a video of a prelim horse for sale.  I have no idea what Buzzterbrown’s connection to the seller is, and Buzzterbrown didn’t ask me to post this, but the horse is apparently for sale for $35,000 in VA.  Click on the video twice to open a link to Youtube where Buzzterbrown has more info.
Go eventing.
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