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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We found a great lease for our daughter - $2k a month. It included 6 lessons a week. Eventually, we bought. I highly recommend when you buy, shop overseas - its cheaper. We took two trips with her trainer who had horses lined up when we got to Europe. Saved 10K on the same quality horse you'd find showing or auctioned  in Wellington during the winter[/quote]

Really? I'd have thought that European horses would be more expensive. What do you think causes this price differential?[/quote]

Multiple factors. A 3year old FEI prospect with the same training can have a 10k difference. I also think the breeding pool is better over there. We paid 25K versus 35K. Which for a 3-year-old who you can't tell will really enjoy the upper-level stuff, is important. I can get something a smidge more developed closer to 40k who will have started to demonstrate better aptitude. But we took a gamble (let's be honest lol, that's what it is ) on better breeding but younger.[/quote]

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