Long Term and Well Established Reputation in Buying and Selling Horses for Clients
We help our clients find top quality horses for their needs.  We have been doing so for over 25 years (27 years to be exact!).  We have a great deal of experience in helping our customers to find the right horses.  We have a long term, well established reputation for honest representation and the complete brokering of sale horses. 

We can help you with ALL phases of buying a horse.  We start out working with your "profile of the desired horse".  From there we search through our local, regional and even international prospects.  GSHS will provide all budgets with selection, help with transportation and if needed, importation of top quality horses from all over the world. We have assembled a highly skilled team of international equine associates. We are professionals active in the horse industry. Our expertise, resources and local connections in the US, Canada and Europe offer you an affordable opportunity to preview numerous quality horses. GSHS helps conclude your purchase and then we make the arrangements for the transport of your special horse.

We also prepare all the legal documents that will insure no problems can occur later.

Please contact us if you are looking for a nice horse.  (See tab at top of page)

Our fees are 10% of the final purchase price of the horse.  If we travel with you to look at horses, you will assume responsibility for all our travel expenses.

SHOPPING IN EUROPE
Why would anyone consider traveling to Europe to purchase a good horse when there are good horses for sale here in the US?  Furthermore, the US dollar's exchange rate to the Euro is not as good as it was in year's past.  Those two statements are TRUE.  But consider these facts about those two statements.

Shopping in Europe versus Shopping in the United States
The good horses for sale in the US are spread out all over our vast country.  You can get quite a bit of money into traveling to view just 3 or 4 horses.  When we take a client to Europe to look at horses for sale we show them about 10+ horses that fit their profile per day all within a few hundred miles of each other.  The current (Feb. 2005) round trip ticket from the Midwest to a central location (Geneva, Swiss.) is $700 (depends on time of year but varies little).  It bears mentioning that there are MANY more well bred and well trained horses in Europe than in the US.  Generally, due to that fact,  the price tag on European horses is less than in the US.  Economists call it "supply and demand".  We can make arrangements for you to stay in the home of our European associates without charge (breakfast included) further keeping costs to a minimum.  The current cost to import a horse into the US is about $6000 now. 

Just because the US dollar's exchange rate is not as good as prior years does not mean you will pay more money for a horse than you would pay here in the US.  In fact, due to the competitive pricing situations in Europe, you might pay less (including your travel and import fees) than in the US for a comparable horse.

We know which breeders, dealers and sellers are honest and reliable.  We can handle the veterinarian's pre-purchase exam which incidentally is comparable costs to here in the US.  We also handle all the many details of importing your horse safely right to your barn. 

We also can help you make a correct decision on whether or not the horse(s) are a match with you.

On March 23, 2005, Bonnie Griest will be going to Europe and will be teaching dressage clinics at 3 barns in Europe.  During her stay there she will view and video dressage and event horses that are for sale.  She will also do a lot of further "networking" to provide you with more options for reasonable purchase of European horses.  If you would like to have her "look for" (at no charge to you) a particular type of horse for you, give her a call at 316-775-5512 or email her at help@thehorsefarm.com   European horses are not out of your reach.

Read this article and view photos of a former shopping trip to Europe.  Click here

For current US dollar exchange rates go to XE.com

Sincerely,
Tim and Bonnie Griest
316-775-5512