Everything you need to know about buying a dressage horse in Europe

Most of the world’s best dressage horses are bred and trained in a handful of European countries, and every year buyers from the United States, the Gulf, China, India and elsewhere travel there to find them. It is a rewarding way to buy a horse and an easy way to make an expensive mistake. The distance, the language, the unfamiliar paperwork and the sheer number of horses on offer all work against a buyer who arrives without a plan.

This knowledge base is that plan. Search it, or start from the topic you’re facing right now — choosing the horse, understanding the costs, running the purchase itself, getting the horse home, and settling it in once it arrives.