Where to find higher level, quality dressage horse

[SendenHorse]

@skip99

No skin in the game here but I highly doubt this OP is NP. Occasional posting history since 2011, OP seems to have two geldings, really loves the PS of Sweden bridles and seems to have moved two horses to CO from MD recently :). No off the wall posts either lol. NP posts enough on my local FB group that I am well aware he is still in my neck of the woods.

Good luck in your search OP!

I have searched the (same) posts and that helped me draw my conclusions. I hope it’s not Nick though, at any rate this is good info for anyone searching for a horse.

[netg]

@SendenHorse

would your opinion on this change if you realized the OP is likely Nick Peronance? Not sure, but that is my hunch.

I’d still think that post I highlighted was ridiculous and combative and making @$% up. We should try to have some level of decency and adherence to facts even if he doesn’t.

I don’t think Nick P has a long game where he’d be the OP. It was mid-2013 when he started his garbage up online, and so I can’t imagine he’s been fostering this alias and developing a fake profile. He’s not the type.

[Angela_Freda]

@skip99

No skin in the game here but I highly doubt this OP is NP. Occasional posting history since 2011, OP seems to have two geldings, really loves the PS of Sweden bridles and seems to have moved two horses to CO from MD recently :). No off the wall posts either lol. NP posts enough on my local FB group that I am well aware he is still in my neck of the woods.

Good luck in your search OP!

Always remember ones’ posts are all we have to go on, but aren’t always necessarily truthful.

Like Senden, I had a nagging issue with the word choices the OP uses, the vague-ness, and then there’s the thread on Helgstrand where they appear to be vying to ID a need for a buyers website, kinda’ like NPs adoption of the niche role of free internet trainer via DH, while bemoaning the difficulty in searching for what many suggest really, truly should not be THAT hard to find if you are what you say…s/he DOES read very much like NP.
That could be coincidence, but I am a glass half empty girl…

@SendenHorse
thanks for mentioning the similarities you noted, I thought I was losing my mind.

[SendenHorse]

@netg

I’d still think that post I highlighted was ridiculous and combative and making @$% up. We should try to have some level of decency and adherence to facts even if he doesn’t.

I don’t think Nick P has a long game where he’d be the OP. It was mid-2013 when he started his garbage up online, and so I can’t imagine he’s been fostering this alias and developing a fake profile. He’s not the type.

You don’t have to believe me, but I just thought I’d bring up what I and others are suggesting. If Nick does have other alias, well, I am glad to be made aware.

I never said I was 100% right, but nor am I the only one to think this.

Take your anger to the OP who started this, I’m just the messenger!

[rockonxox]

Arguing whether this could be NP or not isn’t adding anything useful to the discussion (which has been perfectly civil). Thank you to those who have added useful information for the OP, whoever they are. While I can’t afford the kind of horse being sought, I am enjoying the recommendations so I can admire fancy horses from a far.

[BigMama1]

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Choose one reputable seller you like (Marcus Fyffe Dressage, for example, since they mentioned liking David and Nicholas), give them your budget and criteria and I bet within a week they’d have a list of quality prospects lined up for you and your trainer to consider.

[Mondo]

This whole thread is weird. If the OP is working with a trainer, then the trainer should bloody well know where to find “higher level” expensive horses. They are practically falling out of the sky on the internet. I’m sure at least one or two of them is “well-trained.” Give me a break.

[luvmyhackney]

@Mondo

This whole thread is weird. If the OP is working with a trainer, then the trainer should bloody well know where to find “higher level” expensive horses. They are practically falling out of the sky on the internet. I’m sure at least one or two of them is “well-trained.” Give me a break.

I’ve got a friend looking with a budget of 125K wants a high level horse, everything she finds that she likes and can come close to riding is 175K or above. Everything trainer shows her in her budget isn’t “fancy” enough. It happens.

[BigMama1]

@luvmyhackney

I’ve got a friend looking with a budget of 125K wants a high level horse, everything she finds that she likes and can come close to riding is 175K or above. Everything trainer shows her in her budget isn’t “fancy” enough. It happens.

Your friend needs to look in Canada!

[pluvinel]

@BigMama1

David Marcus and Nicholas Fyffe have a lovely Luisitano for sale right now who exactly fits your criteria and budget, and they generally have a number of similar horses for sale at any given time. Have you reached out to them?

Guacamole (the Lusitano) is being offered for $110,000. You can attend the IALHA and ERAHC shows and find horses as good (or better) being offered for sale for 1/4 to 1/2 the price of this horse.

Shop in Wellington…pay Wellington prices.

[Roni4444]

@BigMama1

David Marcus and Nicholas Fyffe have a lovely Luisitano for sale right now who exactly fits your criteria and budget, and they generally have a number of similar horses for sale at any given time. Have you reached out to them?

I looked at their website and have seen the Luisitano but I prefer WB type horses. Actually, 6 years ago when I was looking for my other horse, I visited with them in Canada. Didn’t end up buying from them but they were great people!

Thanks!

[BigMama1]

@pluvinel

Guacamole (the Lusitano) is being offered for $110,000. You can attend the IALHA and ERAHC shows and find horses as good (or better) being offered for sale for 1/4 to 1/2 the price of this horse.

Shop in Wellington…pay Wellington prices.

I’d love to know where to find a 7-year-old sound, sane, safe and cute looking horse of any breed with solid pro training, good scores at Third and a good piaffe and passage already established for $25k. Are there videos from these shows? And do we have them in Canada or just the US?

[Roni4444]

@pluvinel

Guacamole (the Lusitano) is being offered for $110,000. You can attend the IALHA and ERAHC shows and find horses as good (or better) being offered for sale for 1/4 to 1/2 the price of this horse.

Shop in Wellington…pay Wellington prices.

Thanks! I have seen him but prefer WB type horses. I am aware of Wellington pricing and would like to not be drawn into it if I can avoid it.

[Roni4444]

@Mondo

This whole thread is weird. If the OP is working with a trainer, then the trainer should bloody well know where to find “higher level” expensive horses. They are practically falling out of the sky on the internet. I’m sure at least one or two of them is “well-trained.” Give me a break.

Well, I am glad you like most of what is being offered for sale. Please allow me to have my own tastes and standards. I was asking for suggestions as to what places I should check and have the time and desire to do the research along with my trainer. You don’t have to read this discussion if it offends you this much.

[BigMama1]

@Roni4444

I looked at their website and have seen the Luisitano but I prefer WB type horses. Actually, 6 years ago when I was looking for my other horse, I visited with them in Canada. Didn’t end up buying from them but they were great people!

Thanks!

Worth checking with them in FL as many of the horses they sell never make it to the website and the majority of their sales are WBs. Plus they have great connections and would know who else else has prospects that fit your criteria and budget. The same could be said for most of the better-known trainers in Welly World, and many of the lesser-known ones too. Word of mouth is the nest way to find the horse you want and all that requires is making contact with the right people. If your trainer doesn’t have the personal connections to do that you may want to consider making some
calls yourself.

[Roni4444]

@BigMama1

The OP has some phrasing which reminds me of NP, but overall seems literate and articulate, so I’m guessing not. For now I’m taking him/her at face value, but in that budget I can’t understand why a suitable horse would be so hard to find.

Choose one reputable seller you like (Marcus Fyffe Dressage, for example, since they mentioned liking David and Nicholas), give them your budget and criteria and I bet within a week they’d have a list of quality prospects lined up for you and your trainer to consider.

For what it’s worth it - I am not NP and am serious about my search. I am amazed as to why people who have nothing to contribute to the question feel the need to become negative… SMH!

[Roni4444]

@SendenHorse

You don’t have to believe me, but I just thought I’d bring up what I and others are suggesting. If Nick does have other alias, well, I am glad to be made aware.

I never said I was 100% right, but nor am I the only one to think this.

Take your anger to the OP who started this, I’m just the messenger!

I am not NP and if my writing style does not agree with you, I can explain that English is not my native language.

[alibi_18]

@Roni4444

I am not NP and if my writing style does not agree with you, I can explain that English is not my native language.

Welcome to the club! I’m from Montreal.

[Manni01]

@Roni4444

For what it’s worth it - I am not NP and am serious about my search. I am amazed as to why people who have nothing to contribute to the question feel the need to become negative… SMH!

Try to ignore it…its a big hobby for some people her to do this all the time Good luck with your search for a horse.

[Manni01]

@luvmyhackney

I’ve got a friend looking with a budget of 125K wants a high level horse, everything she finds that she likes and can come close to riding is 175K or above. Everything trainer shows her in her budget isn’t “fancy” enough. It happens.

My advice would be to tell nobody that her budget is 125k… Horses tend to be always a little about the budget if you are open about it…