Accepting an offer on my foal.

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DivaRosa

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What do you think is the lowest I should accept? He is a skewbald dutch wb by a stallion who is moving thru dressage levels, (only 6), by Flemmingh and my mare who is by Samber. Will make 17hh ish. Stunning looking. Well handled etc etc.

I started advertising him in summer for £4000 but took the price down to £3000 a month ago as no enquiries. Now I have someone interested who has offered £1500. I turned it down but she is coming today to see him again and discuss upping her offer.

Iam not sure what I should accept. I really need to sell as I have no time to do anything with him but I dont want to let him go for peanuts.

What do you guys think?
 
I sometimes think convenience overlooks price, if you don't have the time to do the foal justice I personally would be pleased with a sale at say £1800.

Even if you kept him longer there is no guarantee you'll be in a different situation next time. Also at least you won't have the costs of his upkeep.
 
Personally I think £1500 is too cheap, If you are desperate then maybe £2500 or around that mark. Could he not go and live with some others until the spring then maybe you will get more the money you are looking for?
 
The way foals/youngsters are selling (or rather not selling) at the moment, I would say take £2000 for him. He sounds lovely, and well worth the £4k you originally asked, but sadly I have found most people are looking around the £2k mark maximum when buying foals.
 
What you have to rememer is the whole time he is in your care, costing you money, he is slowly eating wawy at any potential profit.
If a horse costs £200 a month to keep (excluding Livery costs etc) and you want £3000 for him in 15 months time he's just cost you £3k!
If she has offered you £1500, then see if she'll go up to £2k and snatch it from her hand! Beggars can't be choosers, especially this current climate!!
 
I do keep him at home so there's no livery to pay. It's more that he is the type that loves the attention etc and I have 5 other horses to do which means he is often overlooked. He is field kept with my yearling and I feel guilty that I don't have the time to spend on him as my riding horses have to be my priority. Maybe if he wasn't so soft and friendly it wouldn't bother me so much but he just craves attention and I can't give it.
 
What sort of stud fee did you pay for him and how much do you see him being worth as an older horse?

I would definitely not go below £2k but it really depends what future plans you have for him. £1500 does seem very cheap if he is a nice as he sounds but we all know keeping a horse costs too!!
 
The stud fee was £350 as Iam friends with the stallions owner but it should have been £400. He is good enough to keep entire I would say tho I don't think this girl will. He has amazing paces, really active behind and built uphill. If I kept him and broke him I'd prob expect to sell him for about 5.5k as a 3yr old. I realise with the current climate that Iam prob not going to get my 3k and this girl seems ideal for him too. Decisions decisions!
 
If she seems like the ideal home for him I would be more flexible - try for £2200 but be prepared to drop to £2k. It sounds like she may be getting a lovely bargain!
 
Beautiful nicely marked foal, now I've seen him i'd find a way to keep him if possible. Deffo wouldn't sell under £ 2,000.
 
If he's living out - at home - with a companion he's not costingyou more than £15 a week - and he'll live without a lot of fuss (rather better for him NOT to get too much of that if he's a potential stallion.) So hang on until the Spring - when buyers are keener and youngsters look better. I wouldn't let him go for a penny under £2,750
 
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