Whether you wish to buy, sell, loan or rehome a horse, look no further. Hauctions and Horses4Homes provide the complete solution. Hauctions brings much needed transparency to the buying and selling of horses, attracting the support of leading breeders and breed societies across the world. Horses4Homes has been developed in response to the rising number of unwanted horses throughout the world, and has attracted the support of leading equine charities.

HAuctions

Hauctions brings together all the advantages of conventional advertising combined with those of the horse auction. Horse sellers and buyers have been auctioning horses for hundreds of years but Hauctions has revolutionised auctioning by reducing the risks associated with traditional auctions whilst maximising the advantages of the auctioning system via the internet.

Hauctions enables buyers to examine, trial and vet the horse prior to making their bid, it tracks all communication of sale and offers seller and buyer verification to authenticate individuals.

If you expect two or more people to be interested in your horse then simply list it on Hauctions, conduct your sale in the traditional way; answering buyer’s queries, inviting trials and vettings and watch your horse reach its true market potential.

Benefits For Vendors

  • No payment unless sold (and only 3%!)
  • Access to global markets
  • Horses realize true value (no pressure to accept first offer)
  • Cut out the dealer or agent commission
  • No time wasters or hagglers
  • No abandoned deposits
  • Just five minutes to post a horse for sale to global markets
  • No need to take horses to sales
  • No advertising, entry or registration fees
  • Minimised risk (payment secured in escrow)
  • Opportunity to provide more details, pictures and video than any advert allows
  • Freedom to sell privately if auction fails reserve, or sell at your ‘Buy Now’ price at anytime
  • International network of Hauctions® agents who are able to video, photograph and list your horses if required

Benefits For Buyers

  • Opportunity to find your ideal horse from across the world
  • Opportunity to review and compare horses in detail and at leisure
  • Buy direct from breeders, trainers and owners
  • Buy in the knowledge the horse is fetching market value
  • Opportunity to ask vendor questions and to arrange viewings ands vettings
  • Transparency of sales record and buyer rating of breeder, dealer or private seller
  • Preview and buy without sales pressure or intimidation
  • Minimised risk due to payment only being released to vendor once horse leaves premises.

Horses4Homes

Horses4Homes is the first ever internet based equine re-homing facility*. This is operated by the non-profit Horses4Homes Foundation, of which Carl Hester is Patron.
*Limited currently to UK and Republic of Ireland, with US to follow shortly. 

The system development has been directed by Rebecca Evans, who has over 10 years’ experience working for one of the leading equine welfare charities in the UK.

H4H provides a robust screening service to match unwanted horses with loving homes.

Need To Rehome?

  • Free to list a horse
  • Option to invite new loanees, sharers or owners
  • Comprehensive advice
  • Recorded communications
  • Referee details obtained
  • “New home” inspection service available
  • Veterinary records, photo & video
  • Rehoming agreements supplied
  • Screened by equine welfare professional

Could You Provide a Home?

  • Browse freely
  • Comprehensive advice
  • Supply an application for a horse for just £10
  • Successfully screened applicants will be required to pay a £50 donation to the Horses4Homes charitable foundation (Patron: Carl Hester) and any further charitable donation specified by the owner.
  • Rehoming agreements supplied
  • Screened by equine welfare professional

Advice and Queries

Please contact Rebecca Evans, Horses4Homes Development Manager at Rebecca@horses4homes.net if you have a horse in need of re-homing or are interested in re-homing a horse or call the Re-homing Helpline on 0871 9 100 100 if you want to discuss re-homing your horse. (calls cost 10p per minute mobile costs may vary)