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  • #61
    Shall we start an Affordable Equines clique? Or Worth their Weight in Gold? Something catchy that we can all put into our tag lines!
    Dee
    Founder of the I LOFF my worrywart TB clique!
    Official member of the "I Sing Silly Songs to My Animals!" Clique
    http://wilddiamondintherough.blogspot.ca/

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    • Original Poster
      #62
      Hay

      I don't know, you just can't beat Econo-Nag...
      Sorry! But that barn smell is my aromatherapy!
      One of our horsey bumper stickers! www.horsehollowpress.com
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      • #63
        This is my daughter's new horse. He is imported from Ireland and is a Grannus Grandson. I paid in the 4 figures for him. NOTHING wrong with him and we love him to death!!!!!!!!

        http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...436596&l=0b746

        This is my daughter's pony that I paid $500 for and she pulled good ribbons both locally and at the Vermont Summer Festival. She is retired now.

        http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1190436596
        Drop the drama and ride!

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        • #64
          Originally posted by kdriding View Post
          This is my daughter's new horse. He is imported from Ireland and is a Grannus Grandson. I paid in the 4 figures for him. NOTHING wrong with him and we love him to death!!!!!!!!

          http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...436596&l=0b746

          This is my daughter's pony that I paid $500 for and she pulled good ribbons both locally and at the Vermont Summer Festival. She is retired now.

          http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...&id=1190436596
          Very handsome boy...(new one)
          Insignia MC - Spanish PRE mare
          Kenny - Hanoverian Gelding
          Tuggy - RIP at the bridge (9/12/2016)
          Theodore the Boxer - RIP at the the bridge (10/5/2017)

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          • #65
            Here is my list of econo-nags...

            Robbie - 800.00 back in 1986. He was older and had horrible conformation. He made up for it with his heart. He was a total babysitter. I rode that horse everywhere. We went swimming together, had ice cream and so on. He took me to my first show and won me my first blue ribbon. He had to be put down due to colic.

            Joe - 3500. That was a lot for us. He was my show horse. He taught me how to ride, and gave me the good seat. I fell off him MANY times because of goofing around. Once we got past the bumps & bruises things went better.

            Ashton - 4000. He was a mess. No one could ride him at all. On the ground he was a dollbaby, and anyone could handle him. Undersaddle was a whole different story. First time I did a sitting trot on him he ran like heck. SO we started slowly building up so that I could do a sitting trot and not die. I gave him away because of his issues with the canter. HE needed a rider that would just let him gallop and learn that it is ok. He is now a fox hunter and is very happy.

            Red..not really a econonag. He was 6500.00 but is a peach. He is my adult-Robbie. WAY better confirmation though. He is a challenge and doesn't give me the results unless I ask correctly. Near the end of the season last year we were placing in the top 3 placings in our classes. With Ashton, if I got 6th and stayed on that was a good ride.

            I might upgrade when I max out with Red, or I may keep him and let him be a pasture puff. You know being trail ridden occasionally but other than that eating.
            Insignia MC - Spanish PRE mare
            Kenny - Hanoverian Gelding
            Tuggy - RIP at the bridge (9/12/2016)
            Theodore the Boxer - RIP at the the bridge (10/5/2017)

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            • #66
              A relative bought my current horse when she was 6 months old from the breeder for $160 (they didn't want her because she was "too small"). She sat in a pasture for a few years, was very lightly started, determined to have a good mind, and said relative sold her to me for the princely sum of $500. I made up for that, though, with the cost of shipping her halfway across the country. For some reason I just had to have that particular filly, even though there is no shortage of green breeding stock paint mares of unremarkable heritage and mostly-decent-but-not-fabulous conformation in my neck of the woods

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              • #67
                Originally posted by pines4equines View Post
                Just read this post and LOVED the term Econo-Nag so much had to add it to my signature and start a new thread!

                http://www.chronicleforums.com/Forum...d.php?t=193859

                So do you have an Econo-Nag? Tell us!

                what a great thread.

                My mare was a $600 blue light special due to lack of the required 2" white spot. Outstanding breeding and a gorgeous mare. She's my Keeper. http://themares.blogspot.com/2009/01...-holidays.html

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                • #68
                  My econo nag cost me Zero! I wouldn't trade Sam for the world-he is an awesome horse-puts up with my crappy riding-making him show in a freaking wind tunnel in a western saddle in dressage! And just puts up with so much!

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                  • #69
                    All of mine have been Econo-Nags! they've all been low four figures, but I'm hoping to work my way down to 3 or maybe free .
                    Pony 1: $1400, resold 32 days later for $5500.
                    Pony 2: $1400, resold 9 months later for $9000. Went from horrible hideous ewe-necked goat-thing to kick-a** eventer and PC pony. Off winning ribbons in Louisiana.
                    Pony 3: $1400 (see a trend here?), sold 2 months later for $4000 to my barn owner. I got him as a basically unbroke 5 year old; he dumped me in a mud puddle when I tried him. Owners said he was "wild!!". Got him off the trailer at home and he's been half asleep ever since. Will event, puts in a decent 1st level dressage test, working on 2nd, can hunter around a course and win, and teaches enough lessons to absolute beginners every month to pay his own upkeep plus two other horses. total gem.

                    Cheaper is better

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                    • #70
                      Well I got my boy b/c he was more problem nagish, making him even harder to sell in the economy .. so i guess she classifies! I paid a whopping 1100 for him which was pretty significantly cheaper than his price tag. he was my blue light special

                      I will have had him for a full year on the 13th! (OH MY LANTA! I cannot believe it has been a year already!)

                      his first day home (ignore the fact that all his hair was stolen)
                      http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/36...500x500Q85.jpg
                      http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/43...500x500Q85.jpg

                      summer
                      http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/36...500x500Q85.jpg
                      http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/43...500x500Q85.jpg
                      http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/43...500x500Q85.jpg

                      and just got giggles .. displaying why exactly not everyone can ride him
                      http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/38...500x500Q85.jpg


                      then I have pony.. he was free (donation) .. he now is broke to ride and drive. and is just turning into an AWESOME little man! too bad for everyone else, b/c I am never ever gona get rid of the little bugger!

                      and I almost just took on a GORGEOUS TB mare from Florida. 17hh, dappled gray mare. she had an attitude, but nothing too bad. She would have been free (just shipping costs), but I had the sense knocked into me that I did not need another baby! Thankfully she found a fab home in Georgia ;]
                      True love is taking their pain away and making it yours
                      ~rest in peace momma (7/5/08)~
                      ~rest in peace thomas (6/2/11)~

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                      • #71
                        My childhood horse was the ultimate econo-nag! 11 months after an "oops" with a neighboring ranch owner's QH stud, my mom found her in the pasture next to her mare. She was born when I was 4, I think I was about 7 or 8 in this photo, and I had her until she was 20.

                        http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x...30731small.jpg
                        She was amazing, I still miss her every day
                        Last edited by Ambrey; Mar. 10, 2009, 10:32 PM.

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                        • #72
                          Originally posted by Ambrey View Post
                          My childhood horse was the ultimate econo-nag! 11 months after an "oops" with a neighboring ranch owner's QH stud, my mom found her in the pasture next to her mare. She was born when I was 4, I think I was about 7 or 8 in this photo, and I had her until she was 20.

                          http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x...30731small.jpg

                          She was amazing, I still miss her every day
                          What a cool picture

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                          • #73
                            I don't think I have personally ever paid more than $525 for a horse. I have paid more when going in with someone else (re-sale project) but the MAX I have ever paid with anyone was $1300.

                            Right now I have a pony I paid $250 for (she was my first). I bought her off a guy as she was being loaded to go for slaughter. She is broke, but not that well. I have an appaloosa gelding I got for free as a yearling, two adorable ponies for my kids I paid $400 each for! You couldn't ask for nicer kids ponies! Even I take pleasure in riding them. I also have a really cute shetland/welsh gelding who is broke to drive. I got him for $300. I also have a nice green broke mustang that someone gave me. Two foals that were born here....I bought their moms bred with foals at side for $1000 so I pretend I paid $333 for each horse. Makes sense to me.
                            My horses past and present....
                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgMOjxvLMJo

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                            • #74
                              I have had several Econo-Nags ranging in price from negative $500 to less then $2000. None of them went on to beat out their more expensive cousins, but who all are great horses in their own way.

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                              • #75
                                I have 2 econo-nags The pony was $2200 [whoo, expensive! ] as a green-broke 6 yr old, and the TB was free as a horribly skinny mare [BO was starving her to keep her calm]
                                Here's the pony:
                                http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/p...ePo/confo3.jpg
                                and here's the TB [picture her clean and with about ten more pounds, that's what she looks like now. I've only had her a couple of weeks]:
                                http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/p...o/Daisy004.jpg
                                Rebel Without Cash!

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                                • #76
                                  Loved the thread so much I changed my signature line!

                                  Our first Econo-nag was a wormy, skinny, almost hairless 10 year old OTTB mare. I bought her for $1200 because she looked me in the eye and begged me to take her home. She didn't have the best conformation and was not a fancy mover but she was honest and kind and loved her kid. 3 years after we bought her I had someone wanting to buy her for their kid for $15k. Didn't sell and she's currently fat, happy and retired in our pasture. Love that horse!

                                  Our current Econo-nag is an extremely talented but mercurial girl. Got her in trade for a dead broke trail gelding when she was 10 months old. Considering she tried to kill herself multiple times until age 3, I think she went from Econo-nag to gigantic investment!
                                  A horse may be coaxed to drink, but a pencil must be lead.

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                                  • #77
                                    No Super Discount Econo-Nags in my life
                                    But I did bar-gain for them all

                                    In 1989 Vern was $4500 -asking price $6K - 2 years after I bought him I was offered $45K
                                    Probably should have taken it, today I could maybe get $450 for him
                                    Not to worry - he has a Forever Home here

                                    Buddy - aka Steppin' Out - was $1800
                                    Same price previous owner paid plus $200 for her travel expenses to get him from Alabama (she showed me receipts for gas)
                                    What he gave my husband in their 8 years together was truly priceless

                                    Cash was listed for about 4 times what I paid - still very low 4 figures
                                    Owner wanted him to have a good home
                                    He does
                                    *friend of bar.ka*RIP all my lovely boys, gone too soon:
                                    Steppin' Out 1988-2004
                                    Hey Vern! 1982-2009, Cash's Bay Threat 1994-2009
                                    Sam(Jaybee Altair) 1994-2015

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                                    • #78
                                      The most expensive econo nag I every had was 1200$ the cheapest one was a freebie that cost 300$ to haul home.

                                      Im currently looking at a 'nice' econo nag who the sellers have mentioned that if they could get 75$ for him as long as he goes to a good home that is all that counts.

                                      We shall see what happens as I am doing homework on hte horse right now ( homework= researching his pedigree to see if anything pops up)
                                      Friend of bar .ka

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                                      • #79
                                        In love with my econo-nag

                                        LOVE this thread!!!
                                        I paid $3000 for mine... could have paid $500 without papers but Ms. Maya is Irish bred and I figured we could make a nice broodmare out of her if all else failed. Bought her horrible looking... grew from 15.3 hands as a 3 year old to 16.2 as a 5 year old and is the love of my life...
                                        Has attempted to kill herself quite TOO many times... but has been "sane" (in that aspect) for the last two years..
                                        Considering the fact that she requires to shod all around (every 4-5 weeks max as her feet grow faster than weeds) and has to see the chiropractor twice a month... if I was to do the math... Probably would be close to $80,000 in the whole... if not more really (over the past 6 years)
                                        Was offered $45,000 when she was 6 but decided against it... she's my forever long project and has taught me more than I could ask for!!!
                                        Love that horse
                                        Proudly living in my "let's save the world bubble"!

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                                        • #80
                                          I've pretty much always had econo-nags...

                                          First horse -- Dolly -- grey OTTB mare, paid a huge $5000 for her. She was amazing. Won a ton on her, trusted her with my life, retired to be a broodmare and make beautiful hunter babies.

                                          Sha Samour, aka Sam, the little Arab pleasure horse that could do anything -- had him on a free lease for 5 years before I finally was able to buy him, for pennies. Had him until he was 30, and I miss him every day. I think it's safe to say he was the winningest hunter pleasure horse on the regular show circuit in NJ ever.

                                          Paladin, Appendix QH gelding, who I had on loan from some friends for many years, so he was a freebie. Won a ton on him, and could trust him to cart my husband around on the trails safely.

                                          Then about a year and a half ago, I spent a "fortune" on my horse of a lifetime. Low 4-figures... for a 15-year-old Oldenburg schoolmaster. Been-there-done-that hunter, with miles in Florida and the big A circuit. His name was Kadanz. He was a very special boy. And unfortunately, he died suddenly in October.

                                          Which brings me to Miss Dimples, my current econo-nag, who my trainer gave to me as a "warranty replacement" for Kadanz. She's a lovely 16-year-old Oldenburg mare who had spent the last 11 or so years just hanging out in the pasture. So she was basically green-broke. After 5 months of starting-from-scratch work, we're now going great on the flat and jumping 2'-2'3" single jumps, and starting to canter lines. She's awesome. And she has the sweetest disposition and is so happy to have a job and a person to call her own.

                                          I now need to change my signature line...
                                          Why do I like most horses better than most people?

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