Polish Horse
Hello,
I have just seen above someone mention a link to Horse and Pony Direct. This is a brilliant organisation run by Mr Joe Beska (Anglo-Polsh chap). He imports a small number of Wielkopolksis, Malapolskis & Silesians (the 3 main polish horse breeds).
However in addition to this if you contact him with a specific request for a horse he will go through his contacts and try to find what you are looking for. When he has found one or several he sends some pics & vids. If there are any you would like to look at he will accompany you to Poland and take you around to look at them. He speaks fluent Polish and in most cases has dealt with the people for ages.
Then after you pick a horse and buy it he sorts out vetting for travel, the travel its self and import paperwork for Defra etc.
For all of this you only pay him about £200 or so (not 100% sure but thats what I paid) for his work then pay for the transport cost (about £500), for your ticket and hotel (Poland is VERY cheap to stay in) and obviously for the horse itself.
As you can tell this is how I bought my second horse directly from Poland. I can thoroughly recomend him 100%. He sources mainly from farmers and private people not huge dealers. You can be as specific as you like. I contacted him in late Feb 2007 wanted a 12yo fleabitten grey mare 16.1hh schoolmistress type jumping around 1m. He found one, we went over in April and she was at my home in Guernsey (after 2 channel crossings in 1 day) at the begining of May.
I have no links with Mr Beska and/or Horse and Pony Direct other than that detailed above. I do not benefit in anyway from encouranging business to him. However if you would like a cheap Polsih Warmblood (mine cost £1000) then I can heartily recommend him.