Horses Arabian

What to do when a a horse you really want you cant afford?

Do you think a great arabian breeder would negotiate the price and/or take monthly payments?

Public Comments

1. Definitely worth a try!! Most do this routinely. I got my first Arabian on the easy pay program, have done breedings the same way and will sell a horse on payments as well. Take the plunge and try. Good luck!!
2. probably ask him. he would probably take in monthly payments. also tell him why you are paying him monthly and he will understand
3. Most Likely take monthly payments before he negotiate's the price.. but i would still see if he would negotiate the price... believe me HORSES ARE WORTH IT! In God's Love and Peace
4. to dream the impossible dream to reach the unreachable star. etcetera etcetera etcetara
5. What would I do? Why, I do it all the time. I don't buy it. If I don't have the money for a new horse, then I don't buy it. I can't afford to go into debt for something like that. On the other hand, I often can find ways to afford a new horse. Last year I sold two nice horses that I had trained myself, and using that money bought a new horse to show. And yes, some breeders will come down in price. It depends on how many others are interested in the horse, and how good the market is in their area. And lastly, some breeders will take monthly payments, but that is often full of problems. What happens if you've half paid for the horse, and it becomes injured or dies? Will you still finish paying for the rest of the horse? Will you want your money back? Will they be stuck with only half the price? And what do you do with the horse while you make payments? I have friends who sell top quality Morgan's in Canada and the U.S. and when someone pays on installments the horse must remain at their house (the breeder's house) until it is paid in full. So there's my opinion. If you can find a way to afford the horse, then great. Otherwise it's super to wish for things, but that isn't how life is if you can't afford them. i wish to own a $50,000 living Quarters horse trailer, a $100,000 barn and arena and a bunch of $50,000 horses. But it won't happen!
6. Many times people will negotiate on price, it doesn't hurt to ask... but it depends on how much you're talking about. If you want someone to drop a $15,000 horse down to $10,000 you're probably going to be out of luck unless they're feeling very generous or just really need to sell the horse. As far as payments, I don't know, some might but there are a lot of people who would probably want to stay away from something like that. If the horse is out of your price range, just keep looking! You're bound to find a nice horse at a better price somewhere.
7. Is It That You Cant Afford The Price On The Horse? Or Can You Even Afford The Monthly Upkeep. I Just Got A Horse, Last Month. Ive Put Out Three Houndred On Feed, and Three Houndred On Vet/Farrier, and Two Houndred In New Grooms Equipment and Halters... Just In This, and The Last Month Alone. and He's Only A Weanling Colt. If You Cant Afford The Sale Price On The Horse, Maybe You Should Check Your Finances and Make Sure You Can Afford The Upkeep On It.
8. well it depends on how much over the limit that horse is!!! if youve ridden him and you love him anf hell be a great horse for you i would see if you could negotiate the horse's price with the trainer, see if you can do stable work too in addition to monthly payments, to take off interest good luck!!!! to bad youre not that little girl with the 200K pocket!!!! you could buy 10 horses!!!!!!!!!
9. I myself have just taken on a new horse and im paying mine off monthly..... i signed an agreement with the old owner and agreed to the horse staying on my yard! wirth a try go for it ;o)
10. might as well ask... no harm in that. Did you find a horse at Midwest Arabians?
11. Some breeders may take an offer but if you need to make payments they usually want full price.But you never no I would give it a try make an offer .
12. most good breeders will take payments, and anyone will negotiate the price of a horse sometime in there life
13. If their barn is near, offer to help muck stalls a couple of hours a weekend for a few months. They will probabl take all the help they can get. that might get you out of 100-1000 bucks, depepnding on how much you do.
14. It comes down to this. If you REALLY want it, you will find a way to afford it. If you really CAN'T afford it, you don't really want it. I know. I've been there.
15. When I was very young (50 years ago) and could not afford a horse, I simply didn't have a horse! I knew that if I couldn't afford to buy one, then I couldn't afford feed, hay and all that goes with owning one including vet bills if it suddenly got sick or hurt ... you can count on some of that with EVERY horse. I waited until I knew I could, (43 years ago) and got ONE. Then in a few years (35 years ago) I counted them and had 77 of them. (just like 3 full time jobs) Then I got smart and now I am back to hobby size. I still raise a few, but only have 9 at the moment....and YES, you will be able to find some one who will let you pay by the month. I just GAVE a mare to someone, but I knew they could and would take care of it. Their little girl had just lost hers to colic.