HOW TO BUY A HORSE AT AN AUCTION|Appaloosa Auction|Did we buy a horse?! 

Wow! That’s amazing!!!!!!

That's so great!💕

Good for you!

can u list what part of the vid?

is that the buckskin that was 11 years old? my favorite too. Very kind gelding. dapple buckskin wow

Yes agreed! Definitely something they could do. Thanks!

Had that happen to me. Bought a 16-year-old registered show gelding privately but still got fooled. Some years ago, we decided to look for an older schoolmaster for my daughter, to help teach her higher levels of her particular horse sport. When my daughter tried this particular gelding (with our trainer present), the horse was quiet under tack. He appeared to be exactly what we were looking for. We figured out only after we bought the horse that it had been sedated by its owner the day that we tried him. Looking back at a head shot we took that day, the horse’s eyelids appear a little bit more droopy than an alert horse would have. Overall, he walked, trotted, and cantered well. He was not a cheap horse, either. The private stable we tried him at was impressive and well-kept. We had him thoroughly vetted with x-rays at a pre-purchase exam. For his age, he passed with flying colors. Once we got the horse home, the horse would ride fine for awhile, then rear straight up suddenly, even if only being walked on a loose rein and not being asked to do anything. After rearing, the horse would walk a few steps on its hind legs, throwing the rider forward to clutch its neck to stay on- very close to going over backwards. We medically checked this horse out-there was no medical or chiropractic reason for the behavior. My daughter had posted a picture of her new horse on FB. Luckily for us, someone who recognized the horse responded on Facebook that the horse was a known rearer and had been disqualified from a couple of shows because of it. We were from a different state from where the horse regularly was shown, so we had no clue. With my trainer’s intervention, we were able to confront the owner and get her to take the horse back and give us a refund. Coincidentally, we happened to be videoing the horse at the moment it reared and walked on its hind legs, so we had tangible evidence of the misbehavior. It was a highly unpleasant experience. The owner took the horse back only after we confronted her with proof that other people knew about the horse’s dangerous behavior and she realized that her reputation would suffer if we were forced to sue her. She took the horse back in order to preserve her own good name, not because she was concerned that my daughter might get hurt. At the time, this was a very traumatic experience for us, because we liked the horse -right up until it threatened to rear over backwards. Shae is right. Horses can be sedated, and light sedation does not necessarily jump right out at you. This can happen at an auction or in a private sale. You just have to be as educated and as careful as you can humanly be. And you can still make a mistake. Because we are inveterate horse people, we did end up finding a suitable horse for my daughter. There were just some expensive bumps in the road.

He’s a sweetie 💜

Thank you so much!!!

Yes!!! Well said!

Yeah I think that’s a good suggestion. Thank you! I Didn’t think of it at the time while editing LOL. I will do so in the future. Hope you come back to tune in!

@@freespiritequestrian agreed with Percy, and wanted to add that if the audio quality isn't good (like, its an auction, its gotta be tough), seeing the prices on screen would be beyond helpful. Great video!

@@EmmaxHobbits yes for other horses I’ll do that! I wanted my prices private though :).

Well the prices don’t have to be specific when your the buyer but giving us an idea of what you would pay for a horse would be even better I mean I don’t even know all the breeds and I’m thinking some breeds are more expensive than others kinda like dogs I’m guessing ..

How cool! Yes it’s definitely and intense experience! ❤️❤️🐎🐎🐎

My pleasure! Fred (now Weselton) is an amazing boy. They all need work but they are kind and will progress over time :). Thanks for watching!

That’s great to hear! It was an amazing day. Thank you so much 💜💖

So glad you enjoyed the video! It was such a great experience. Thank you!

Why thank you so much! It has been a lot of work but it has also been an amazing experience. Thank you so much for tuning in.

My pleasure! So glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for tuning in. It was definitely an exciting experience.

Thanks so much!! It was really fun.

Yes! It’s so much work to do the right way, but I love it. I just subscribed to your channel!!

Thank you! Well I hate to break it to you but I renamed him Duke of Weselton ha! Thanks for tuning in. That’s exciting that you’re shopping right now. I hope you find something amazing. If you need any help or have questions feel free to reach out.

Thank you! It’s definitely one of my favorite videos. Such a cool experience and of course a wonderful memory. ❤️ Plus I hope it spreads some awareness to others!

@@freespiritequestrian if you don’t already you should check out Horse Plus Humane Society. They go to auctions and save all kinds of horses and some of them are able to be adopted to live an amazing life! They are on RU-vid and if your into auction rescue you might like to watch them! :)

@@CactusCowgirl awesome!

Awesome! Thanks for watching ❤️🤩🐴💕

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Yay!! So glad you enjoyed it. I’m still over the moon excited about that day. I can’t wait to start working with them. Thanks for subscribing ❤️.

Thank you! Yes it’s soooooooo hard narrowing down, I want all of them. Thanks so much for watching. I really appreciate your comment ❤️

You sound like me, lol! I volunteer at a cat rescue/rehab and I have already brought 3 home. It's so easy for me to fall in love!

I would home with the ones that have three legs , an ear missing, blind are two weeks from dead . I wouldn’t trust myself

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Thank you! I’m so happy! I’m posting an update video today.

Thanks!!!!

Thank you! I try my best

You are so welcome

You’re welcome! It’s always such a unique experience. Thanks for watching 🐴

Thank you! I’m still so excited about the whole experience!

I’m so glad!

Thank you. It was an incredible experience!

Same here! That’s cool you were so local to this auction.

I agree with you! But it’s also something that may be permanent and needs to be taken into consideration.

Could also have ulcers or underlying conditions etc.

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What?

Facebook is a good start.

To far for me lol

Love her! ❤️

Thank you! They are so cool 😎

Yes that’s Olaf, Cruella, and Weselton. ❤️

@@freespiritequestrian Weselton threw me because he looked darker in the auction video than in your farm videos. But by process of elimination I realized it has to be him, lol

Agreed 💖💖💖

Thanks so much 😊

Yes it was super fun. Thank you

Nice!

He was so cute I liked him! He went for 14k.

Thanks! Oh she’s a hoot! Fast, forward, sweet yet sassy. She’s an absolute blast. Tons of work but she’s really blossomed 🌷

I didn’t buy him at an auction.

Thank you!

Hi uncle.

Thank you! The Gypsy sold for $14,700.

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Hahaha 🤣

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Yay!

I train and sell almost all my horses (check out my website in the description for more detail). However, when I’m buying from an auction I go in with no expectations and I understand I’m buying something in that moment “as is”. I haven’t had one that “hasn’t worked out” because that’s just not my mindset and not my intentions. I go with what works for the horse and there is no “timeline”. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Duke of Welselton & Cruella. Yes I still have Olaf

Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll keep that in mind! ❤️

@1woksape yes that’s a good point as well!

@Chevreherd - I have a hunch that was the purpose of the music; to keep the selling price private.

@@lauralee9440 yes, that is part of it, but I should have included other horses so people could hear prices. ❤️

@@freespiritequestrian - I was just happy to see how happy YOU were with your new horses! How have they each worked out? As you hoped? Better? Not so much?

Hi, this was in Morris, IL Diamond E Horse Company put it on. It was the first one they had.

Awesome! Yes, I had a Gypsy Cob he was so cool. He was a 3 year old gelding. Went for 14k. Thanks for watching!

They sure can! I’ve rescued many horses that were completely starved. But I don’t always want to go through that process, it’s financially and emotionally taxing sometimes.

So vary true when I didn't have any kids i dedicated my life to helping and saving as many animals as I could ❤ it was crazy how the word got around that I saved animals. I hade animals put over my gate that needed help or that people just didn't want anymore I woke up one morning and thare was a horse tied to my gate that was the worst then trying to figure out what he needed. He was a vary sweet horse I found him a great home and like you I did it out of my own money

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Illinois :)

Yes indeed ❤️

MOST are Appaloosa’s. You won’t ever see this many apps at one smaller sale.

There are always going to be different breeds at auctions where there are a majority of one breed or type.

@@freespiritequestrian Ah okay, thank you! So it is basically to bring in buyers for certain types of horses? That's cool

@@Charbified yes! ☺️

Illinois.

I agree! But that’s why I take my time to walk around the day before and the day of :).

It depends on the horse honestly. They can go from free up to millions lol. But right now I would say the average price of a horse that’s broke to ride would be anywhere from 3-15k. The market is high right now, some horses are selling for 20k depending. Then you have show horses that can range from 10-100k. Just all depends!

I completely agree! There has to be a better way.

You’ll have to watch the video I literally just posted. I explain all of this…I completely agree with you. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4ovDSRYHCfM.html

I guess people that get horses from auctions want to save them from the slaughter pipeline

Yes for sure! :)

Awww thank you so much 💖❤️💜

Yes :)

It was real ❤️

The horses at this sale averaged about 5-6k.