Buying
10 articles on Buying.
Updated 21 Sept 2026
Buying5 min read
How much are horse riding lessons? What the price covers
The number on the price list is rarely the price of riding. How schools price lessons, how to compare them per ridden hour, and how to tell a properly run school.
Buying6 min read
Horse boarding cost: what the monthly fee really buys
The monthly fee is only half of it. What full, part and self-care boarding include, the extras that turn up on the invoice, and what a boarding contract should say.
Transport & paperwork5 min read
Horse transport cost: what the quote leaves out
The per-mile rate is the easy part. What a horse transport quote should include, what a transporter has to be licensed for, and who carries the risk if the horse arrives lame.
Buying5 min read
How much is a horse? What actually sets the price
There is no average price for a horse, and anyone who gives you one is guessing. What actually sets the number, how to read an asking price, and how to answer an offer well under it.
Buying5 min read
How much does a horse cost per month? The full bill
Livery, feed, farrier, vet, insurance and the invoices that arrive on their own timetable. What a horse costs every month, and which of those numbers you can actually move.
Buying6 min read
Buying a horse online: what to settle before you pay
A holding deposit is the one payment people send before anything is checked or written down. The order the paperwork and the payment are supposed to happen in.
Selling7 min read
Selling a horse: what the advert has to show
Most adverts that get views and no enquiries are not overpriced — they are under-informative. What buyers screen for, in the order they ask.
Buying6 min read
Loaning a horse: the agreement that prevents the argument
Loaning a horse is the most common arrangement in equestrian life and the least often written down. What the agreement has to settle before the horse moves.
Transport & paperwork5 min read
Horse passport, health certificate and the EU border: what travels
The passport proves identity but does not authorise a movement. What each document is, who issues it, and the order it has to happen in.
Health & vetting5 min read
What a five stage vetting actually covers
A vetting is an opinion about risk, not a certificate of soundness. The five stages, what is excluded unless you ask, and how to read the report.
