Team wanted!!!

[pistolpete]

I am looking for a quality team at a reasonable price. Must be very well broke. They will be given a great home and we will be using them on a private farm to pull firewood as well as plow and pull a sleigh. I am located in southern new england. I am not breed specific. Please email me at coutu@theburgessfarm.com.

[Theloggerswife]

but if you click on the GMDHA Advertisement shown above there is a team listed in the classifieds section. There is a couple teams listed in the Vermont Agriview also.

[pistolpete]

I have followed all the leads everyone has sent me but have not found a team yet and would appreciate any more leads you might have!
Thank you

[Plowboy]

What is a reasonable price and what is your experience level? There are many horses out there for cheap money and many of them are good one’s. If this is to be your first team spend a little more money if you can and get a great team. Drafts for sale, Rural Heritage and others all have horses listed in the northeast and new england. I have seen some Suffolks from Mass, Percherons in NY. With the horse market and economy where they are good horses are cheaper than ever. When we started over 20 years ago good well broke teams were bringing $4000. Now good well broke teams are topping out at $4000 and other costs have skyrocketed. You can’t raise them that cheap and the farmer you buy from is losing big time. Many of our friends left their mares open because foals are worthless right now. It’s a sad market so take advantage of it if you can. Good luck with your search and look them over good. Drive them and make sure they will work for you.

[ADKLogger]

Buying a horse is kind of like sales. You do a ton of initial work that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere and suddenly it will happen when you almost least expect it. So I would suggest to talk to as many people as possible, post your ad in as many places as possible, and look at different horses that seem to make sense for your operation.
I know this doesn’t help you specifically but I just went through this process myself and learned a ton about buying a horse, but more importantly I talked to and met many awsome folks who love draft horses and working with them. And I know that all of these great people will gladly help you after you find your team of horses no matter what you choose.

Good luck

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