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Buying a Horse for Road Hacking: What Should British Buyers Check?
A practical British buyer’s checklist for assessing hacking claims, discussing traffic experience and matching a horse to the routes outside your yard.

Handing over a sport horse after sale: what routine do you pass on?
A proper handover connects a sold horse to its new daily routine. Discover what essential details regarding feeding, exercise, and management you should pass on to the buyer.

Is Your Horse Ready for BRC Arena Eventing?
A practical look at the horse behind the entry: what BRC arena eventing asks of a partnership, how to assess an advertised record and where to check the championship requirements.

Buying a sports pony internationally: how do you compare height, age, and experience?
Buying an international sports pony requires more than a polished video: compare height, age, performance, and documents in one verifiable dossier.

A UK Buyer’s Guide to the Pre-Purchase Horse Vetting
A practical UK buyer’s guide to commissioning, understanding and using a pre-purchase veterinary examination before buying a horse.

International Purchase Agreement for a Sport Horse: What Must Be Included?
An international purchase agreement for a sport horse must verifiably record identity, vet checks, documents, transport, and risk transfer.

A British Yard’s Winter Turnout Plan: What to Check Before Rugging
A practical British yard checklist for assessing turnout, rugs, forage, water and field safety as winter routines begin.

Evaluating a Dressage Horse on Video: What Can You Really See Before Viewing?
Learn how to evaluate a dressage horse on video before an international viewing: what footage shows, what questions to ask, and why a pre-purchase exam remains essential.

Buying or Leasing a Show Pony: A BSPS Paperwork Route
A practical BSPS checklist for buyers, lessees and borrowers of show ponies: classes, forms, seasonal planning and where to verify an entry.

An International Auction Dossier for Your Sport Horse: What Must a Buyer Be Able to Verify?
An international auction dossier relies on verifiable facts—identity, pedigree, competition history, and veterinary reports—rather than edited sales videos.

British Breeding Futurity: What an Evaluation Can Tell a Young-Horse Breeder
A practical guide to what the British Breeding Futurity evaluates, how the day works and how breeders and buyers can use the feedback responsibly.

Buying a Showjumper Schoolmaster: How to Evaluate True Consistency
Don't choose a showjumper schoolmaster based on fence height, but on verifiable, repeatable composure. Here is how to evaluate results, videos, and trial rides when buying internationally.