Professional Advise on Buying Your Horse

Carolyn has a wealth of experience in the equine industry and has been successfully advising clients for over 30 years.

From sourcing potential horses, reviewing them on behalf of the client with regards to suitability for their intended role, to organising a vetting and after care, Carolyn can help make the whole process much more simple, efficient and productive.

Carolyn has worked with The Royal Family, The Metropolitan Police, The British Army, as well as Charities including Riding for the Disabled, Vauxhall City Farm and Ebony Riding to name a few. In addition Carolyn has helped hundreds of private individuals to find their perfect equine partner.

Carolyn is passionate about what she does and will take every care to fulfil her client’s requirements.

Carolyn offers the following Consultancy Services:

• Free initial telephone consultation to clarify the brief after completing the registration form
• Attendance to horse viewing with or on behalf of client to ensure all the right questions are asked in view of the brief, including riding of the horse, soundness, attitude, capability of the horse (jumping, traffic, handling, dressage etc)
• Post viewing analysis of potential suitability and advise on how to proceed
• Once suitable horse is found, assistance in negotiation with the vendor based on experience of the market
• Advise on reliable vets and organisation of the vetting (attending if required)
• Advise on all equipment including tack, rugs etc
• Delivery of the horse to their new home
• Support following the sale of new horse and assistance in problem solving of any issues
• Optional ongoing coaching sessions

"As a busy military saddle club, we need horses that are robust enough to hunt regularly, bold and scopey enough to compete at XC and SJ, but also with the right temperament to be used for lessons in the school – and all at a sensible price. We were able to discuss our requirements with Carolyn and she lined up a number of suitable animals for us to look at.  It really helped take the hassle out of horse-buying. Result: we bought three very nice horses and two ponies, which are proving just the job. Castle, in particular, is a star; people come up to us at shows and ask if he is for sale! I have no doubt we will be calling on Carolyn’s services again in the future."

Ben Moore, Yard Manager, RA Saddle Club (Larkhill)