As The Industry Improves, Consider Horses For Sale

These are more encouraging times for equestrianism. Recent indications from major horse auctions show us that the market is indeed recovering. More and more animals are passing under the auctioneer's gavel and finding new homes. The prices realised are also pleasing the sellers and finding ready acceptance from within an eager buyer community. It seems that if you have any horses for sale you are more likely to leave the auction environment with a smile on your face these days than you were in fairly recent times.

In government circles MPs are supporting a move to fund horse racing by selling a variety of different rights to bookmakers. It looks like they are getting ready to support a radical reform of the "levy" system. This reform would extend to a commercially funded system, creating a licence or a "right" which would be sold to bookmakers, permitting them to accept bets. Money would be returned to the horse racing industry from the off course betting community on a more consistent basis and would substantially increase, helping to keep British racing at the pinnacle of the sport.

All in all, this points to a much stronger British equestrian industry and clear reason to consider getting involved. Whether you intend to enter the dynamic world of racing, to field horses in dressage or show jumping, or simply to use the animal for weekend leisure purposes, this is a great time to consider buying a horse.

While horse sales are a great place to find a good animal, you could also outline your specifications and requirements in a "horses wanted" advert in your local paper. It's also a good idea to put an ad in a specialist magazine, or in the local newspaper in one of the many avid horse rearing communities around the country.

If this is the first time that you have been involved in the process of buying a horse, take the time to go to a few auctions or sales first to get the lay of the land. Strike up a conversation with people you meet there, especially if you can clearly see that they know what they are doing. Try and find out exactly what they're looking for, how they judge the animals that parade in front of them and try and elicit some of those insider secrets. It's not really a good idea for you to arrive at your first auction and start preparations to buy. There's a lot more to this than might meet the eye.

No matter how much you might have read in a book on the subject, there really is no substitute for experience. This is why you should always get some expert advice or help and be sure that you have all the ammunition that you need before you engage with one of those dominant sellers. The old saying "caveat emptor" certainly applies in these environments.

As prospects for the industry improve significantly, so you can finally own your share and enter the fine world of equestrianism.

Nick Morgan is an expert when it comes to horses for sale. To find out everything about horses wanted, visit the website at ... http://www.thehorseexchange.com