The Buyer's Guide
Everything we wish every buyer knew before they started — written plainly, with no sales agenda. If you read all of this and decide to do it yourself, good. If you'd rather have us do it, we're here.
How to buy a dressage horse in Europe
From setting your budget to your horse's arrival — the full, honest process, step by step.
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Dressage levels explained
Small Tour, Medium Tour, Grand Tour — what the levels mean, and what a horse at each one should be able to do.
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The pre-purchase exam
The single most important checkpoint in buying a horse — what a vetting covers, and how to read the findings.
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Importing a dressage horse
Transport, quarantine and paperwork — how a horse actually gets from a European yard to your stable, in the right order.
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What a dressage horse really costs
Beyond the purchase price — the real, total cost of buying a dressage horse abroad, and where the money actually goes.
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Read all of this and decide to do it yourself? Good.
If you'd rather have us do it, we're here.
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