1. Tell us your search imperatives

You or your trainer contacts us to discuss your riding goals and describe what you're looking for in your new horse that would make the two of you a perfect match.

We try to gain the fullest picture possible of your abilities and goals as a rider. We want to know your personality as a rider– what traits in a horse make you feel comfortable and confident? Together, we quantify everything that's important to you, including age, gender, color, size, type of movement, competition record, breeding, and personality traits. This is the most important part of SWB's process, and what we feel is a key factor in the long-term success of our client and horse matches.

Once we have a detailed picture of that ideal horse and a price range has been established, we go to work to locate top prospects that will be strong matches for you. We spend the time on careful custom matching and our meticulous pre-selection criteria ensures that once you arrive in Europe, you will spend your valuable time looking at horses suited to your goals and compatible with your riding.

2. Book your horse shopping tour with your personal guide

Our top priority is for you to relax and have a great time on your horse shopping trip, while we take care of everything for you.

• We'll assist with all of your travel arrangements and bookings.
  
  
• You'll be greeted at the airport by your Personal Dedicated Tour Guide and driven to your hotel. As soon as you're rested and ready, we'll drive you to the barn or barns where you'll see and ride your slate of preselected horses based on your search criteria.
  
  
• We are happy to video your rides so you and your trainer can evaluate each horse afterwards. (If your trainer is not accompanying you, we can send daily video links to your trainer at home. SWB welcomes the chance to collaborate with your "home team" by conference or video conference calls or emails).
  
  
• Once you narrow down the candidates to the best ones for you, then we'll schedule your second and third rides if you wish.

3. Horse Purchase, Vetting and Insurance

By now we hope you've found a horse that as we say, "you never want to get off!" Once you've made a decision to buy, the next step is a pre-purchase exam with a vet of your choice or you can choose one of the local independent vets. If your usual vet cannot be present at the vetting, the vetting report and x-rays can be sent to your vet at home for his evaluation. Your vet can also be patched in via phone with the vet performing the exam. Upon acceptance of the vetting, you sign the purchase agreement and the horse will start getting ready to be transported to your barn.

We recommend you insure your horse as soon as you complete the bill of sale. If you don’t have an insurance company you work with, we can provide you with a list of companies in your home country.

Then it's back to the hotel for a champagne toast!

Why Sport Warmbloods For Sale ?

At Sport Warmbloods International, we promise you the following when you choose to partner with us in this important decision of:

1. We'll be with you every step. That means you can expect prompt answers to all of your questions and hands on support through every phase of your search from our first contact, through your horse shopping trip, to the day you welcome your horse at your home barn.
   
   
2. Meticulous matching. We're motivated by your happiness with your new horse, which means our most important task is the careful matching of the horses we present with your goals and abilities as a rider. We want you to be thrilled with each trial ride and have a hard time choosing from your favorites!
   
   
3. We don't believe in putting horses on a client's slate just to sell them, and we don't believe in misrepresenting horses to the buyer. Our customer-focus, rather than sales focus, sets us firmly apart from others.
   
   
4. Warm hospitality. Picking you up at the airport, setting up tea, coffee and cookies in the arena during your rides, and catering to your individual requests? Of course! We believe you deserve a warm welcome and pampering service during your entire trip. After all, it was a long flight over and you've got a lot of horses to ride. We do our best to make it fun, easy and comfortable for you.
   
   
5. Reputation and integrity. We have been placing top sport warmbloods with riders around the world for more than 12 years. Referrals and repeat business are our lifeblood, and they come from treating every client with openness, honesty and integrity.