Tia
Well-Known Member
I know the value of this mare of mine but I have come up with a plan and would like to hear your thoughts on it please.
I am considering selling one of my horses that I previously had never considered selling. She was my original trail horse that I bought to get the business started. She is the best little horse at taking beginner people out as she knows her job perfectly.
Well I no longer offer trail riding and sold most of my trail horses, but this mare was special so I said I would never advertise her but if someone who was very kind and caring came along I would think about selling her to them. Well someone sort of has.
My mare is a sorrel Grade Quarter Horse, pretty horse with a perfect white blaze and 3 white socks and light mane and tail. She is 10 years old, excellent feet, very careful on the trails, built like a little tank and works like a tank too, will go through absolutely anything! Rivers, bridges, heavy traffic on a busy County Road, ploughs through dense forests making new trails etc etc, do not have her batting an eyelid; absolutely nothing stops this girl whilst her remaining perfectly safe for any rider, young or old, light or heavy.
Anyway, one of my old boarders who sold her horse last year and has been looking for a much quieter one, hasn't found one but still comes riding up here once in a while. Well I have been thinking that she would give my mare the most perfect home.
The woman is a good rider, although is somewhat nervous on younger horses but give her an older horse and she is great and pretty competent. She has her own house with acreage (only about 10 acres but enough for having a horse on) and she lives on a busy County Road so hasn't been able to find a horse which will live alone, doesn't bother about traffic and is calm enough for her to not feel worried about riding out - this is my mare to a tee!
So my plan is this, perhaps I should sell my mare to her? The mare is worth about 2,500; she's not a big money-spinner, just a good trail horse. Now what I want to know is, what figure would you put on her to sell to this woman? I would be very negotiable however this woman was interested in buying my big palomino QH gelding that I sold to the hay customer who came and fell in love with him instantly (and practically bought him then and there) and offered me 5K so I took it. The woman really liked this horse but didn't have quite that amount of money, she was looking more in the 3-4K ballpark and I didn't have any other horses for this low figure. Anyway I know her budget, but for this mare in particular, I would sell for a song - but it has to be a reasonable song as I won't sell for less than I paid for the mare.
So? What sum do you think I should offer this mare to her for? Thank you.
I am considering selling one of my horses that I previously had never considered selling. She was my original trail horse that I bought to get the business started. She is the best little horse at taking beginner people out as she knows her job perfectly.
Well I no longer offer trail riding and sold most of my trail horses, but this mare was special so I said I would never advertise her but if someone who was very kind and caring came along I would think about selling her to them. Well someone sort of has.
My mare is a sorrel Grade Quarter Horse, pretty horse with a perfect white blaze and 3 white socks and light mane and tail. She is 10 years old, excellent feet, very careful on the trails, built like a little tank and works like a tank too, will go through absolutely anything! Rivers, bridges, heavy traffic on a busy County Road, ploughs through dense forests making new trails etc etc, do not have her batting an eyelid; absolutely nothing stops this girl whilst her remaining perfectly safe for any rider, young or old, light or heavy.
Anyway, one of my old boarders who sold her horse last year and has been looking for a much quieter one, hasn't found one but still comes riding up here once in a while. Well I have been thinking that she would give my mare the most perfect home.
The woman is a good rider, although is somewhat nervous on younger horses but give her an older horse and she is great and pretty competent. She has her own house with acreage (only about 10 acres but enough for having a horse on) and she lives on a busy County Road so hasn't been able to find a horse which will live alone, doesn't bother about traffic and is calm enough for her to not feel worried about riding out - this is my mare to a tee!
So my plan is this, perhaps I should sell my mare to her? The mare is worth about 2,500; she's not a big money-spinner, just a good trail horse. Now what I want to know is, what figure would you put on her to sell to this woman? I would be very negotiable however this woman was interested in buying my big palomino QH gelding that I sold to the hay customer who came and fell in love with him instantly (and practically bought him then and there) and offered me 5K so I took it. The woman really liked this horse but didn't have quite that amount of money, she was looking more in the 3-4K ballpark and I didn't have any other horses for this low figure. Anyway I know her budget, but for this mare in particular, I would sell for a song - but it has to be a reasonable song as I won't sell for less than I paid for the mare.
So? What sum do you think I should offer this mare to her for? Thank you.
