The Art of Breeding Exceptional Showjumpers
Practical guidance on buying, selling, and understanding showjumping sport horses. No hype, just honest information.
What to ask, what to watch, and what a straight seller will volunteer before you have to ask. Written from the selling side, including the questions we would rather you asked us.
Most sellers will not tell you what separates one price band from the next. Here is the honest version, using horses currently in our own collection and their real guide prices.
We buy horses to produce them, not to move them on. Each one has a plan for its life with us, and the plan decides when it is ready to leave. Some of them are staying.
In the dealer network, the best horses go to insiders. At Horses Smith, every horse is owned, developed, and offered directly, no leftovers, no rejects.
From the green fields of Kent to an American barn. Follow the emotional and practical journey of a Horses Smith horse crossing the Atlantic.
Step by step, from export vetting in Kent to your horse walking off the plane in the United States. No surprises, no unknowns.
Misrepresentation, hidden histories, logistics nightmares, and broken trust. These are the real risks American riders face when buying from European dealers.
Buying a horse from Europe is complicated enough without a language barrier. Here is why working with a native English speaker from Kent, England changes everything.
Learn what information, media, and transparency serious buyers expect when you present a horse for sale.
Compare the costs, risks, and rewards of buying an experienced competition horse versus a talented youngster.
Understand why temperament matters more than scope, what to assess during viewings, and how to match horse to rider.
Navigate transport, documentation, insurance, and settling-in when bringing a horse from Europe to the UK.
Understand what a pre-purchase vetting covers, what imaging to consider, and how to manage risk sensibly.
Browse our current collection or get in touch to discuss your requirements.
