if he doesn’t go to school every day he’s not going to know what to do when he is 25. “If you buy an 8- or 10-year-old
gelding, then you are buying a ma- ture horse that is settled into who he is going to be,” he continues. “He is either a good citizen that does his job or he isn’t. Not a lot is going to change about them at that age.”
Stick to the plan So you have a plan and have a
sale picked out — now what? Read the sale catalog ahead of time and pick out horses that align with your goals, along with the age and sex of the horse. The footnotes will indicate what
they have done and how much they have been ridden and will help eliminate some of the contenders. By doing these things, you can
narrow a fi eld of 200 horses down to about 10 horses. Littlefi eld highly suggests buyers make time to view those 10 head before the sale and watch any pre-work if possible. “Look through those 10 head
and again review your criteria,” he says. “Be prepared to bid on them and stick to your budget. “It is easy to get caught up in
the bidding frenzy on the well- groomed pretty horse in the ring,” Littlefi eld says. “But do not impulse- buy! Buying the wrong horse can be a long-term and costly mistake. Assess your criteria and prerequi- sites for your horse. Stop and think, ‘Does this horse in the ring match or not?’” So when the sale is over and
the dust has settled, what if you don’t get the horse of your dreams? There’s always another sale, and now you are a more educated buyer. Enjoy the shopping trip, get another catalog and look forward to the next sale.
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