Elite Showjumpers for the Gulf
Elite UK and European showjumpers for Gulf stables and private owners, sourced and represented discreetly by Harriet Smith, with shipping to the UAE and Qatar fully managed.
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Message on WhatsAppSourcing at the Level the Gulf Expects
Gulf stables and private owners hold their horses to the highest standard, and rightly expect the sourcing to match. The challenge is rarely budget, it is finding a partner who genuinely knows the horses, represents them honestly, and can deliver to the region without fuss.
Buying from afar means relying on video, reputation, and trust. Many buyers have been disappointed by horses that arrived nothing like described, or by sellers who vanished once the logistics became complicated.
Every horse we offer is one we have produced or carefully sourced ourselves. There are no brokers inflating the price, and no surprises on arrival, only horses we are confident enough to stand behind personally.
Our role is to make acquiring an elite showjumper for the Gulf feel effortless and entirely discreet, honest representation, white-glove service, and shipping to the UAE or Qatar managed end to end.
Owner & Producer
Meet Harriet Smith
Harriet Smith is the founder of Horses Smith, a private collection of carefully selected showjumping horses and future breeding prospects, chosen with a clear focus on quality, pedigree, performance, and market appeal.
She is not a broker, and Horses Smith is not a business built on volume. Each horse is sourced with intent, produced with care, and represented with complete honesty. The collection reflects Harriet's eye for athleticism, presence, blood, and the kind of natural quality that cannot be manufactured.
Based in Kent, England, Harriet has built Horses Smith around a simple belief: exceptional horses deserve exceptional representation. Her experience across breeding, young horse production, and performance gives her a deep understanding of what creates not only a talented horse, but one with true presence, value, and future.
For stables and private owners across the Gulf, that means discreet, white-glove service, confidence in both the horse and the name behind it, with the shipping handled with the same care as the horse itself.
Because at Horses Smith, every horse is personally chosen, deeply understood, and offered with intention.
Why Direct Sourcing Changes Everything
When the person representing the horse also knows it intimately, and handles the logistics personally, everything is different.
Complete Discretion
Enquiries, viewings, and terms remain entirely confidential, handled personally by Harriet.
Honest Representation
We'll tell you if a horse isn't right. Our reputation matters more than any single sale.
No Middlemen
No agents inflating prices. You deal directly with the person who knows the horse.
Shipping Handled
Import permits, vaccination, certification, and charter freight to the Gulf, all managed for you.
How Buying Works
From first private conversation to your horse arriving in the Gulf, ready for the season, here's the process, handled discreetly end to end.
Private Conversation
We learn, discreetly, about your goals, your level, and the horse you're seeking.
Selection
We present elite UK and European horses with video, vetting, and pedigree.
Video or Viewing
Buy on video and our recommendation, or arrange a private viewing.
Permits & Vaccination
We arrange the import permit, compulsory equine influenza vaccination, and testing.
Charter Air Freight
Health certification, customs, and charter freight to the UAE, Qatar or the Gulf.
Season-Ready Delivery
Your horse arrives in peak condition, timed to settle ahead of the winter circuit.
Shipping to the Gulf, Handled End to End
We coordinate the entire journey, from pre-export veterinary work at our yard in Kent to the import permit, compulsory equine influenza vaccination, health certification, and charter air freight to the UAE, Qatar or the wider Gulf.
Permits & Vaccination
Import permit, compulsory equine influenza vaccination, residency and testing arranged.
Health Certification
Full veterinary certification and customs documentation handled by our team.
Charter Air Freight
Specialist charter freight to the Gulf, timed to settle ahead of the winter circuit.
We time deliveries around the Gulf season, including CHI Al Shaqab, Dubai and Sharjah. Prices in EUR or USD on application; heights in centimetres, with hands shown in brackets.
How Our Horses Are Priced
You are not buying a better horse as the number rises. You are buying more evidence, and evidence is the only thing that is genuinely scarce. Every horse carries its own published price and sits in one of four categories: the category tells you the price territory, the horse’s own page gives you the figure. Every price is agreed and invoiced in pounds sterling. The conversions below are a guide at current exchange rates, not a quote.
A pedigree, and little else yet. Embryos and the youngest foals, where there is no conformation to assess and no movement to watch. It suits a buyer who already breeds and wants a cross they could not otherwise reach.
A well made young horse from proven blood, at an age where nobody can honestly tell you what it will jump. That uncertainty is not a defect being hidden from you; it is the reason the price is what it is. It suits a buyer who intends to produce the horse themselves.
Old enough to show you something. The horse has grown into its frame, so how it moves, how it uses itself and what it is like to handle can be seen rather than guessed. This is also where the damline begins to do the heavy lifting.
Evidence you can look up. A competition record, or a mare whose value is what she has already produced. At this level you are paying to remove the uncertainty the younger horses carry, and for the scarcity of the horse's pedigree.
Showjumpers for Sale
Exceptional showjumping prospects from our programme, premium bloodlines, produced for the top and ready for the Gulf.
"Harriet understood exactly what we needed and handled everything with complete discretion. The horse arrived in superb condition, perfectly timed for the season. The whole process was effortless from start to finish."
A Horses Smith client, UAE
Questions from Gulf Buyers
We've answered the questions we hear most from stables and private owners across the UAE, Qatar and the wider Gulf.
01How does shipping a horse to the UAE or Qatar work?
02What are the import requirements for the Gulf?
03Can I buy on video without travelling?
04What is the delivery timing for the winter circuit?
05How is discretion ensured throughout?
06What are prices, and what currency do you work in?
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