Hey, no problem, thanks for the apology and explanation. I really do appreciate it. I know I’ve likely had my fair share of “days” …as I live though a 95 degree heat wave with no AC in a European country that is not outfitted to handle this heat. I hope you feel better soon!
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For anyone interested in Lusitanos you should also check out horses coming from Brazil — where they breed a lot of Lusitanos. My guy was bred in Brazil and imported to the US before I bought him. He was in the Brazilian registry and I was able to get him registered in the Portuguese registry with the cooperation of his Brazilian breeder.
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Oh that’s cool to know. I have heard about some nice Lusitanos coming from Brazil.
Apparently there’s a decent Andalusian and PRE scene in Mexico as well according to an acquaintance who’s a bit more into the breeding side than I am.
https://lusitano-interagro.com
If you’re interested you can follow this link to Lusitano Interagro , a breeder in Brazil.
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While I’m a long way from your area (I’m in northern Arizona), I looked at the ad for Fiona. And yeah, an attractive, sound horse that’s broke enough to cruise around the countryside without coming unglued-- and it’s broke to drive-- is 15k. People are still willing to pay for a pretty horse that may be green, but has the apparent potential for their goals. Heck, I paid more than that for my personal horse who had maybe a dozen rides on him.
In contrast, take the same horse and train it to a certain level in its chosen sport. And if it demonstrates a lack of talent beyond the most local level, a poor work ethic or an inability to remain sound and suddenly it’s a 3k-5k horse.
At least that’s been my experience out here the last 6 years. Maybe it’s different elsewhere. 
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Yes I know. My point isn’t that Fiona isn’t worth 15k, (I did say she would actually fetch 20k with a better video/marketing), the point as it relates to the OP is that what can be got around me for less than 20k is:
- Green, cute and promising for whatever sport (which is what Fiona is for low level eventing or hunting, or a nicely built OTTB).
- Skilled but aged and needing quite a bit of maintenance
- Friendly and safe but poorly conformed for dressage/eventing, like many downhill QH
- Youngstock
This all goes back to the OP wondering what a young, cute, sound horse, even a bit smallish and off breed, but schooling 3rd level would go for. And that is simply not a horse I have been able to find in the sub-20k bracket anywhere in a 4 hour radius around me.
Others have argued otherwise. As I am shopping for such a horse for my husband, I was curious to see leads.
I hope this clarifies my whole series of posts in this thread. (Paint, this wasn’t referring back to you specifically, I just feel like there are many threads and people are picking up at different places).
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He was a Brazilian import 
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Jorge imported my boy from Brazil as a 2-year old. He also imported a fabulous 6-yr old from Portugal for a friend of mine a couple of months ago. He has contacts with breeders in both countries.
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So I do dream of owning a Buckskin Lusitano with a nice Roman nose some day…
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Hey, I appreciate this. Honestly, I wasn’t sure which track this thread train was on any more. 
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Speaking of crazy horse prices, this popped up in my feed today and it made me think of this thread. Would any of you pay $1000 or more for this horse? I feel like he’d be tough to give away for free.
“11 years old ottb 16.1 hh recovering from kissing spine and navicular. He is serviceably sound for light riding or a very pretty lawn ornament. He loves attention and bonds with his reference person. We are happy to teach his new owner the rehab necessary to continue his progress. Low four figures.”
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Wow. It sounds like his owners are just trying to dump him off on someone else (and make some money in the process) because of the inconvenience and expense of all of his treatments. 
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Or they’re hoping to find someone who can give him a nice retirement home without a meat buyer picking him up. It’s possible they can’t afford the expense of all his treatments, or to have him put down and picked up. Unfortunately that’s pretty costly too.
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Ok, I’m all for realizing that horses are not dogs in terms of maintenance costs, and I’m all for knowing when you’ve hit your financial wall.
But if you can’t figure out how to scrounge up enough money to put a horse down, you have absolutely no business owning one.
And yes, I know how much it costs.
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Yeah, I have a very sweet lawn ornament and would PAY someone four figures to give him a safe home 'cos I pay that much every year just to keep him alive eating and pooping.
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I didn’t see a starting price but I sure liked #2 on this site.
Just a nice paint mare but she is sound and extremely sane and well trained. If I had the cash I would pay for a horse like that. A pleasure to ride and work around.
Unfortunately, it puts the horse at risk to give them away unless you really know who they are going to so you about have to charge, at least something above meat prices.
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Life happens. You never know.
I had to rehome an 8 year old TB gelding because of health issues. I couldn’t rehab him because of health. He was recovering from a mild injury but wasn’t a good candidate for euthanasia because he was a very nice gelding, well trained, young, and would heal from his injuries to be healthy. Granted, he certainly wasn’t recovering from kissing spine or navicular but maybe there is more to the story. Maybe I just hope people are more decent than they seem and I’m naive. Good possibility.
Obviously, that’s different 
And yes – based on all that I have learned and heard over decades of reading this BB, you are probably being a bit naïve. Not that it’s wrong to think the best of people, and hope for the best for horses!
As @endlessclimb points out, there is a responsibility that comes with owning horses, and many people don’t take it seriously enough. Same goes for dogs, just on a smaller scale.
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If “someone peed in my cornflakes this morning”? sigh Read for content and stop acting like someone peed in YOUR cornflakes.
Address my whole post, not your snippet, and tell me why you are so pissy about it given the whole of the posts on this thread. Be specific.
