Shiggins, I'd argue that the best, and cheapest, low-midrange hunter prospects come from other disciplines. You can find a young "event prospect" that will do on the hunter circuit a lot cheaper than a "hunter prospect". And the "event prospect" will be a nicer horse.

NJ, isn't he the CUTEST? He showed on in the pleasure division on my local circuit when he was super super young. I didn't really like him then, he was awkward and super gangly, and I didn't have enough experience to see past that, but the judges did