The New York Times recently took a rare look at the market for Hunter/Jumper horses.

The article entitled, "For Equestrians, A Buyers Market in Horses", ran in the business section of the New York Times two weeks ago. The article speculated that prices on sport horses in the hunter/jumper market had dipped because “of the precarious financial situation of some horse owners and dealers. Board, training and veterinary expenses can cost thousands of dollars a month, and some are eager to lighten the financial load of horses under their care in a recession,” wrote the Times.

The article noted that, like the real estate market, the current hunter jumper horse market is experiencing an economic correction. The regular horse market, for backyard and regular horses, was not mentioned in the article.