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Hi, welcome to the forum.

I know nothing about the price of Andalusian crosses. My thought is to do a search on Equine.com or engage a licenced appraiser.

In Canada you can only insure a horse for what you paid for him or for the value given by a certified horse appraiser.

Nice looking mare.

Thanks for the suggestion hook - I already looked around for similar horses, the closest I found were all around $8000, but the closest horse was gray & did not *look* andalusian (which can be pretty important when you're selling the horse - people are so superficial! ).

I'm not asking soley for insurance purposes, I'm also trying to get a loan - long story short, I need to know if it's worth haveing her appraised (i.e. her worth is significantly higher then what I paid for her). To have her appraised though, any idea how much that might cost me?

I'm also thinking about breeding her next fall, maybe to a thoroughbred to keep the foals light, and again before i start looking into stallions I need to weigh her worth.

I'm not very familiar with andy crosses either - they don't show up all that often. From my limited experience they tend to go for quite a bit higher then other crosses, people love andalusians for their romantic appeal but purebred are very expensive.

Thanks,
Nes.

It might be hard to tell what your horse is worth for insurance purposes. I had my paint imsured for a few years, and they based it on what I paid for him along with what training he had received. And I had to prove both with documentation.

Your mare has some good breeding and some 'unknown'...I am not sure how that works in the Spanish breeds world or in Warmblood world. I know Warmbloods are popular right now, but does pedigree matter to people buying them? What I mean is, does having a couple of famous ancestors balance out the fact that a few generations back she has an 'unknown' in there? That is the sort of thing you might want to check into. Ask some experts in Spanish breeds and Warmbloods.

Also, there are services that will appraise your horse and give you a documented appraisal. Do a Google search under Horse Appraisal. I think it's pricey, though...so you'd need to decide whether that cost would be worth it or not in the long run.

PS - She sure is pretty!