The Buying and Exporting Process

A Step by Step Guide

Step One

We suggest you study our “HORSES FOR SALE “ CATALOGUE published on this website.

Send us the filled out enquiry form , so we know exactly what your wishes are.

Do not forget to include the id. numbers of those horses that appealed to you from our website listing.

Or send us an e-mail , stating the following charactericstics of the horse(s) you are searching :

Breed
Gender
Height
Age
Colour
Type ( traditional baroque or modern FEI dressage type )
Training level if any
Temperament
What is the horse going to be used for in the future ?
Details about the rider : age, height , experience
Approximate available budget

Step Two

staff will carefully study your request, and will send you the information you requested of horses shown on the website. They will also select - if possible and if required - more horses that respond to the stated characteristics. Via internet, information, details and quality videos will be forwarded for you to study.

There is no problem in providing you with a great variety of videos, because this will develop your understanding of and your feel for the breed, and will help you to make your final choice successful .

COVECA staff can also answer many questions you might have regarding sanitary regulations for horses entering into your country, transport options, expenses, and insurance.

Step Three

Once you have found among those horses presented to you, some or even one that particularly caught your eye, then you are ready to come over to Spain.

However, if you find it hard or impossible to travel, we are used to provide highly detailed videos, enabling you to purchase from the video without any problems or doubts.

Step Four

COVECA will help you to coordinate your travel itinerary

Step Five

Your visit to Spain to view the horses. The COVECA team will make this visit as pleasant and succesful as possible for you.

Step Six

You have chosen your horse(s) !

We suggest that you have an experienced - English speaking - Veterinarian check the horse for you and write out his report. Our staff can help you organize the pre-purchase vetting procedures, and all obtained information will be sent to your veterinary surgeon in your home country.

Step Seven

The unavoidable : you will have to proceed with payment for your horse !! Horses are to be paid fully before departure from the seller’s stables. Before you instruct your bank to wire the funds, you can be provided with a bill of sale .

Step Eight

Our staff are experienced at finding transport options for your horses, even to the most remote places in the world.We can take care of coordinating all sanitary and transport issues for you.

Step Nine

Prepare yourself for the big day - the arrival of your new horse(s). Do not forget to ask for all the details you need regarding feeding, shoeing, vaccinations, and general care well beforehand.

COVECA offers the possibility of taking a dressage course at our Training Center, which will give you further insight in the riding techniques that are applied to the PRE horses and which will help you to make your new purchase feel straight at home upon arrival.