Importation Costs

stu00ac

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Nov 21, 2002, 10:55:59 AM11/21/02

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Very roughly, how much does it cost to import horses from Holland, France or
Germany? Lets presume you're importing 1 horse, and want a good company to
do it?

Thanks,

A

~E

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Nov 21, 2002, 11:28:09 AM11/21/02

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Petra is the one to ask ;)

I for a while considered holding off a little and asking my friend for help in
buying a horse abroad, abroad being Hungary in this case... Kinda decided
against it in the end (glad I did!) since it seemed a lot of hassle, and I
felt more comfortable buying nearby... Sol was the first horse I went to see
and I immediately liked his character. I brought a friend with a digital
camera... I didnt go out to buy a horse, and didn't. Saw him once, friend kept
telling me how small he was... had some time to think, talked to breeder, then
went over once again on my own to have him vetted... talked to owner/breeder
again (by phone, he wasn't kept anywhere near where they lived) and then
finally came together on a price (could hardly called it bargaining, they
dropped 250 euros of the price without any argument, when I was just trying it
on).

All in all, I still think I bought my boy at a bargain price, even with the
castration costs added up... Sure, it may have more sense for me to buy an
older horse, but it would have been more expensive, more tested, perhaps have
an unknwon history/bad experience and so forth... I decided against that, and
I have liked having the boy around, even if he's still just a baby...

Not saying you should buy a youngster, just telling my personal experience...

But yeah, prices for decent horses in Holland definitely seem to be quite a
bit lower than in the UK...

Good luck... excited yet? :)
~E

Peugeot Casino Kursaal Oostende

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Nov 21, 2002, 11:34:30 AM11/21/02

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I paid £300 (incl VAT) from Ostend, Belgium to B'ham UK with Wofford
International. Good service and care too. They do weekly trips from the
continent to UK (most of the renowned transporters do). The horse will also
have to be checked by a vet prior to transport, this is an additional cost
and will depend on the vet (think I paid £20).

Petra may be able to give some more of an idea of the cost from Germany?

Maryse

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~E

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Nov 21, 2002, 11:56:42 AM11/21/02

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stu00ac <stu...@rdg.ac.uk> wrote:
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Just found this link, and figured you may find it an interesting read... I did
:)

http://www.horsehackers.com/feature_buyingahorse.htm

Enjoy...
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Petra Ruettiger

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Nov 21, 2002, 12:27:22 PM11/21/02

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It depends on where in the country you live, but depending on locations (origin
and destination) you have to add about 500 to 1000 Pounds to the price.

Middle of Germany to Home Counties about 500 for example, Holland (bottom end)
a little less.

Petra

stu00ac

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Nov 21, 2002, 2:16:44 PM11/21/02

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> Good luck... excited yet? :)
> ~E

Trying not to be :O) But the prospect of soon earning money and leaving
student-dom is a good one, and the chance to become a horse owner. I'm very
much at the research stage at the moment, but hopefully in about 12 months
time I will be the proud owner of a youngish (5-7yrs) warmblood.

A

Susan Barlow

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Nov 25, 2002, 5:04:42 AM11/25/02

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"Peugeot Casino Kursaal Oostende" <garage.casin...@pandora.be>
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> I paid £300 (incl VAT) from Ostend, Belgium to B'ham UK with Wofford
> International.

I've used Woffords from Verden, Germany to Cheshire several times and can
recommend them. It works out about £450 - £500 plus vat on a one horse
basis.

Sue B