Tesco.....

trudij

trudij

Senior Jockey
Joined
Sep 15, 2003
Messages
5,758
Location
Hurry up and move!!
Tesco cashes in on riding market
Shelley Thomas

4 May, 2006

Tesco’s catchphrase “Every little helps” is being touted to the horse world to the concern of some specialist retailers

Supermarket giant Tesco has unveiled what it bills as an "affordable" equestrian range, promising customers change from £100 for head-to-toe riding kit, and leaving tack shops nervous.

Tesco's move capitalises on record growth in the horse industry — the number of people riding in Britain has nearly doubled from 2.4m in 1999 to 4.3m this year.


The new equestrian range, covering everything from hats (£34.97) to jodhpurs (£14.93-£19.97), boots (£21.96), gloves (£1.97) and even a grooming kit (£6.92), will hit the shelves of 100 Tesco Extra stores across the UK on 11 May.
 
Come on Tesco, Aldi are only £7.99 or so for a riding helmet (doubt it meets any safety requirments mind). Also availabel from Decathlon from £23.99 :)
 
Having seen the cost of riding gear, this can only be a jolly good move, as long as the hats meet BHS safety standards. Looking at the cost of a variety of riding nags in Hoss & Hound this week, starting from the bargain basement of £2,000 and rising to £42,000 (yes, really!) the reduction of every peripheral connected to buying a horse should be welcomed.
 
I hope for the 42k you can get a Grade A BSJA showjumper I can't imagine a riding pony going for that much.

Well I hope inflation hasn't reached that sort of rate yet.
 
Here's a wee selection for you, Martin:

12 hh, 6 y.o. Dartmoor mare, "genuine child's pony" - bargain at £2,500

15.3 hh, 10 y.o. Appaloosa gelding, "ideal young rider" - £7,800 (inc. new Albion saddle)

16.1 hh, 6 y.o. Hanoverian gelding, "now ready to further his competition career" - £12,000

16.1 hh, 9 y.o. showjumper mare, won and placed various comps, "super schoolmistress" - £23,000 no offers

16.2 hh, 6 y.o. Hanoverian gelding, "now jumping NC... serious horse with unlimited scope..." - £30,000

17 hh, 9 y.o. 7/8ths TB gelding, advanced eventer, "perfect partner for ambitious or pro/am rider for Europeans and beyond" - £60,000.

:blink:
 
Not too bad, the last one sounds like a potential International performer if my thinking is correct. Would Europeans be European Championship type things? (help SL, Trudi etc.)

The second one sounds a bit much given that it's a 10yo as from the one's I've seen for sale before they usually decrease in value once they reach double figures, third sounds like a good prospect from what's said and the fourth sounds like a nice horse too and the second bottom one is from Ballydoyle :)
 
Yes, European championships. The full ad says he has 137 pts, entered Chatsworth CIC**, 8th Burnham Market advanced. Three top 6 CIC** placings including 5th Somerley this spring, 6th Le Lion CIC** as 7 y.o., numerous one-day wins including Gatcombe. Carefully produced and exceptionally schooled, make perfect partner, etc. Sad sale to dissolve partnership.

Now I need someone to explain the CICs and double stars! And to say if 60 grand represents fair value for such a performance.
 
I'm hoping someone can confirm but I think that Burghley and Badminton are 4 star or 5 star so they're pretty good comps it's been in.

Think Chatsworth may well be like the undercard of the main event they hold there.

Off the top of my head for what it's done 60k sounds a bit excessive.
 
Ah, that star system sounds about right, IS - that's probably what it means. I thought 60k sounded rather optimistic, but then I don't know what price you'd put on the really top horses - presumably a 5-star performer would be around 100k?
 
I ain't sure exactly how much you'd get for a top quality horse but my landlord would know - his family have enough of them :lol:
 
Badminton and Burghley are both 4 star events. There are no 5 star events, 4 star is the best you can get. They are represented by the suffix CCI**** to denote as much.

Chatsworth 3 star is not at all an undercard; it's a 3 star three day event and not at all shabby! Burnham Market is a fairly high class standard event too and Gatcombe is one of the best events, albeit a one day.

I'd say £60,000 was a good price for an advanced eventer, in fact it sounds a little too good to me for a 9yo that they think is capable of competing at the Europeans.

Martin, you'd struggle to get a Grade A showjumper for £42k I'd have thought, unless it was on the downgrade. The equine market is surprisingly buoyant and prices are steep. What sells more than anything is potential; it is not uncommon to pay £20k to £30k for a 4 year old that hasn't done a lot but shows promise.

As for the Appy, the fact that it is an Appy probably helps to contribute to its price tag as they aren't that common. 10 year olds are certainly not over the hill either - they are likely to have around another 10 years (if not more) of use as a riding horse and another 6 years or so in their prime. The price looks about what I'd expect it to be - an all-round teenage competition horse of a good age (10 is a good age) wouldn't return much, if any, change from £10k.
 
Must have got 5 Stars from a game I used to play. Never been to see an event though wouldn't mind going one day, so are the 2 and 3 stars for up and coming riders/horses SL or would you get the top notch riders there too?
 
The one and two star events are generally for up and coming riders or horses and yes, you get all of the established stars there too as they use them for bringing along and teaching their young horses. Three star events are very much good, advanced events - there are very few four star events in the world, a maximum of around a dozen. The Olympic competitions, Europeans and even worlds are held at three star level.

You really should go to an event, Martin, it's a great day out and I'm sure you'd love it. They also have a lot of trade stands, a large proportion of them saddleries, and are very good places to get cheap equestrian gear.
 
Thanks SL.
I do plan going to one in the future - hopefully over Summer but by the time I find out about them they've been and gone :lol:. Really do enjoy the cross country and the show jumping but not too keen on dressage, guess I'm not overly knowledgeable about the finer aspects of rhythm and grace within the horse.

Chatsworth have one don't they? Think that's near me.
 
Yeah, Chatsworth have a three star 3 day event. The best day to go is the Saturday (cross country day) - it's a great day out and it's good to walk the course and watch a few riders at each fence. Best place to get dates from is the Horse and Hound.
 
Thanks - I get the Horse and Hound for the pointing section, well used to but now normally get the RP Weekender as it shows the Irish results too so can look at the various times and opens they stage with the ex-racehorses in there.

Will look it up now.
 
It's on this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) with eventing on both days.

It's a bus ride from Sheffield so with my parents and sister coming over on the Saturday for my birthday I may well chill out before exams and take in the eventing.

Looking forward to it now :D
 
Aldi should be banned from selling those £7.99 hats as riding helmets, they're as much good as wearing a baseball cap, if you loved your child you'd never, ever, ever buy one. I'd also go along with not buying one from Tesco, even though at £35 you'd hope they are ok, unless you'd get the staff expertise to fit them properly that you get in a proper tack shop.

£60k for a 9yo with the chance of going to the Euros is pretty value, I used to work in eventing and some of the prices paid, you'd be surprised. One in particular was brought from Ireland for £5k, broken in and brought on. He'd only actually done one affiliated event (where he was disqualified, the jockey went the wrong way :lol: ) my boss saw him there for the first time, and offered £40k for him there and then at only 5 years old. He was so nice he would have made a decent racehorse, unfortunatly he threw a splint and the temperment got the better of him and he turned into a psychopath and was sold on!

I love eventing, and would love to go back to work in it again, but if you think conditions in racing are terrible, its nothing compared to eventing, crap wages (half what i get in racing) for much longer hours and no pension/insurance schemes or no associations like racing welfare or SLA to help out. Tis lots of fun though, if your just young and starting out.

Incidently, I bought my Appy a couple of years ago now, and I wouldn't take less than 8k for him now, he's rising 5 and has been professionally brought on by an eventing lady. I'm not planning on advertising him, hes for sale by word of mouth so I can be sure he'll go to the right home. I think thats a good price for a teenage girl who wants a youngster to go up the grades with
 
Originally posted by Love Everlasting@May 8 2006, 02:27 PM
Aldi should be banned from selling those £7.99 hats as riding helmets, they're as much good as wearing a baseball cap, if you loved your child you'd never, ever, ever buy one.
Click to expand...
Is that so? There are some children who live near me who might be receiving an unexpected gift soon then.
 
Originally posted by Irish Stamp@May 8 2006, 02:37 PM
So long as they don't take them to a riding school Simmo, they wouldn't be allowed to wear them.
Click to expand...
No?

Oh well, they can ride up and down off my boot then. Let's hope they don't fall off. <_<
 
:lol:

The hats have to meet certain European safety marks I think for Insurance purposes which I'm pretty sure the Lidl one's don't.
 
Back
Top