Are these types of posts allowed?!
I think you have to be very generic - if I were looking, how much would a horse like this cost - vs “my horse is…” as there is no advertising allowed.
The correct answer is: $0, if to a nice Midwestern, schoolteaching, adult amateur with a two little kids, excellent horsekeeping skills, and a husband who hates to part with money.
Just kidding (kinda). Good luck!
I would assume the price/value of a Fox Hunter depends on what one’s local hunt/s are all about and the type of horse that fits their ‘idea’ of a good days hunting. Terrain/territory, jumps, water, climate, length of runs, fox, coyote and or drag. And the average riding ability, skills of the general membership. Then they can be broken down into several categories first flight, 2nd, 3rd, and "walkers and or non-jumping. Throw in staff horses, master, whips etc.
The places I have hunted, NoVa, Md and SE Pa I would only be interested in a 1st flight horse. Wouldn’t consider anything that wasn’t a Thoroughbred. IMO and experience no other breed has the jumping and athletic ability along with superior stamina for what will be asked of them. No worries about them getting legless on a long and challenging fun run. Those that I have been around mounted on “other breeds” are usually left in the dust and or pulled up. A good days hunting to me has lots of jumps, lots of jumps with lots of interesting terrain. That’s both challenging to horse and rider. I find drag hunts and or lack of terrain to be very boring. To each their own on this.
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The horse should be sized to the rider. Makes it a heck of lot easier to remount if one should come off and or has to dismount to take down a rail for others and or fix a rail/fence. Or give a leg up to someone who is struggling to get back on their draft cross and or large warmblood.
So all that being said. In my neck of the hunting woods A young hunter just starting off and is being offered by a person that is known to be a good judge of a potential fox hunter $5,000, $7,500. A horse that has a season or two that has been out with a ‘rebuttable hunt’ $7,500 to $15,000. A horse that comes with a Field Masters seal of approval depending on age and ‘physical management’ issues $10-$35,000+. Everybody, rider has a different idea of a horse’s “ride-ability”.
Selling fox hunters IMO are the easiest because the buyers are very realistic, the horse doesn’t have to vet by the book and they give very fair money. Most in my neck of the woods never have to be listed on some website. Just about all are sold by word of mouth and generally sell quickly.
The above is the way I see it and those I have hunted with. Just like all things horse everybody can and does have a different way of looking at these things.
Most of the field hunters I’ve come across have been picked up as hunter/jumpers and they can be priceless. They’ve run with dogs across fields with birds, deer, etc. and can be trusted not to be spooked by stupid stuff at shows. As long as the movement is there, I’m not particular about the breed. Now, if I were looking for something to hunt, either TB or something with a lot of TB for the lightness and stamina.
Yes, it is allowed if you give vague figures. A mare/gelding/stallion between ____ and _____. You can throw in a breed/experience. H/J forum does it all the time.
I will say, a field horse can be totally priceless, especially if they can go into the show ring on off season. I have not seen many, unless older, that aren’t in the mid to upper five figures, especially if they have quite a bit of hunting experience. Your price will also depend on your area.
http://redrockhounds.com/sales1.html
Here are some reference points from a fox hunting barn on the West Coast (where hunting is not as prominent). If you are really wanting to market, it might be easier to send to a hunting program, just as you would if you had a nice h/j horse.
Go to the Facebook page “Hunt Horses for Sale” and you will get a broad sample of whats being offered on the market and for how much…
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http://redrockhounds.com/sales1.html
Here are some reference points from a fox hunting barn on the West Coast (where hunting is not as prominent). If you are really wanting to market, it might be easier to send to a hunting program, just as you would if you had a nice h/j horse.[/QUOTE]
I didn’t expect a listing for a $20,000 horse to misuse the word gait/gate.
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I didn’t expect a listing for a $20,000 horse to misuse the word gait/gate.[/QUOTE]
They’re horse dealers, not English majors. 
Thanks for the names of sites on which to look for a field hunter.
I am looking for a nice TB mare to buy to ride on a drag hunt so I will look at those websites to try to find one.
Depends on the context. "Good with gates " does indeed mean something to the foxhunting set!
You don’t have to be an English major to know the difference between gate/gait.
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You don’t have to be an English major to know the difference between gate/gait.[/QUOTE]
True but spell check doesn’t.
I am sure most English majors would take exception to some of my spelling, grammar, run on sentences and punctuation in my rather wordy comments at times.
But no one is paying me or anyone around here. I would like to think most people can see/read through these things and still understand what the person was saying.
It’s just sloppy. Can’t you take the time to read over what you just wrote? It always makes me wonder what else the writer is careless about.
I heard a story from a barn owner that I knew about a woman who paid $50k for her field hunter. She was older, had osteoporosis. Horse was saintly and would easily come back to a walk if terrain got dicey, basically took care of rider. (upstate NY location)
So it depends a lot on the horse’s rideability and how you can sell and highlight his strengths.
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I didn’t expect a listing for a $20,000 horse to misuse the word gait/gate.[/QUOTE]
I know this is old and I am just now seeing it, but that $20,000 horse sold. Sorry some people make mistakes. You would hope the person you pay to do the website for you would catch such things, however some stuff just slips by. I was giving this website as an example of a successful barn that often sells quality hunt horses. As you can see, even a minor spelling/grammar issue doesn’t deter people from buying a good hunt horse.
