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So you splurged on new breeches and that show coat you’ve been eyeballing for months on Black Friday (so many deals to be had!). But coming up fast is the secret Santa drawing at work, holiday travel expenses, and last-minute gifts for the non-horsey family and all your cousins’ kids. But you are in the market for a new horse to kick the 2019 eventing season off with a new partner and big goals, and you’re feeling the tightening of the belt with all the inevitable holiday spending. You don’t have to rob a bank to find you’re next partner in crime. Here are five horses for sale for $10k or less.
Fritz. Photo via Sport Horse Nation.
Fritz William, sweet and talented 16.3 TB gelding
“Fritz” is a 10 year old, 16.3 OTTB gelding. He is very sweet and aims to please his rider. Good mover & brave jumper. Has schooled through BN cross country with talent for much more. His owners life changes have put him on the back burner & he is just now coming back into work after several months off. He is very happy to have a job and truly gets better each ride. Great personality & tons of potential, Fritz is going to make someone very happy! Loads & stands for vet & farrier like a champ. Located in Georgia.
Not Guilty. Photo via Sport Horse Nation.
Experienced Training/Preliminary Schoolmaster
NOT GUILTY – Training/Preliminary Schoolmaster. 2003 dark brown Sport Horse Thoroughbred gelding by Joint Verdict, 16.2 hands, unraced and bred to Event. This experienced campaigner has competed extensively up through the Preliminary level, and knows his job. He is well schooled and talented, and is a super mount to gain experience on. He is sound and fit, and ready to take you up the levels. Located in Virginia.
High Fashion. Photo via Sport Horse Nation.
High Fashion- training level event horse
High Fashion; 2012 Holsteiner/Thoroughbred Mare. “Wendy” is by the impressive sire Riverman out of Fashion Plate by Aristos B. Wendy is a very impressive mover and jumper who has yet to tap into her real potential. She is super athletic and elastic. She is currently competing at the training level. Located in West Virginia.
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Only selling to reduce herd, 2007 American warm blood, Big bodied bold jumper, excels at cross country, stadium jumping, dressage skills (application of those skills questionable) scores well on movement. Amazing traveler, loads like a pro in anything he will fit on. Takes a med/wide tree saddle and wears front shoes. He baths, clips, stands for farrier. Lots of go when it comes to jumping, can ride bareback in a halter on trails, crosses water like a pro. Located in Ohio.
Loki. Photo via Sport Horse Nation.
Loki: 8 yr old gray unraced 16.1 TB gelding, quiet & sweet, $4k
For Sale: Mistaken Gamble (Loki). Athletic, quiet, sweet, willing, push ride, amazing brain. 8 yr old handsome 16.1 grey Thoroughbred gelding, tattooed but never raced. Loki is green on the flat but WTC around quietly and is learning about proper contact, he has a nice soft mouth and will go into a lovely headset. He has a lot of potential for some great flatwork with his huge shoulder and nicely balanced build, just needs time to develop more strength. However, put some jumps in front of this guy and even with limited jumping experience, he knows exactly what to do! He is very calm but keen and brave, with great natural form and plenty of scope, he will jump anything you point him at. Currently easily cruising around 2’6”- 2’9″ courses. With continued consistent experience over the winter, I have no doubt he’ll be doing 3ft courses easily and confidently in no time. Put some miles on this guy and the sky is the limit- I think his ideal job would be a 2’6”-3’ hunter, but he’d also be happy to play around in jumpers or lower level evening as well. He can take a joke and doesn’t hold grudges. With just a bit more experience, this horse will be a wonderful schoolmaster type to pack an inexperienced rider safely around a course. He hacks out around the property and on trails in a group like a pro, or nicely alone with a confident rider.
Loki is very brave and calm under saddle but is still a bit green, so he would do best with an intermediate AA or a teen in a good program, but would also be a fun project for a professional to develop. He would also make a wonderful future school horse, as he knows he job, has a great brain, and is very forgiving under saddle. He is an easy keeper for a TB and is fine living inside or out- he is low in the pecking order though so probably wouldn’t do well in a large or particularly fractious herd. He can be comfortable barefoot, but prefers front shoes when in work. Loki is an incredibly sweet horse that will try his heart out and really bonds with his rider. He’s the type of horse that wants to follow you home, crawl in your lap, and be read bedtime stories while sipping hot cocoa. He’s willing to settle for plenty of love and treats at a nice barn though. Good home a must. Located in Wisconsin.
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