Advice on horse for sale please

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My friend is interested in a horse, which she is going to try next week.

It is an 11 year old, TB gelding. Came out of racing last year. Has only hacked and hunted since. Nice to handle. Experienced ride, but not fizzy or spooky.

What price would you put on this horse, as I think the advertised price is a little on the high side.

Advice appreciated, thanks.
 
I would say, as with anything, he is worth what anyone will pay. If he is pass-the-vet sound and a good hack and hunter then hes worth more than £500. If your friend really wants him and they are asking (say) £2000 and won't drop the price then it is up to friend.
I paid £3000 for a horse that gave me nothing but misery and £1000 for a fantastic one I adore so price isn't everything.
 
Clodagh said:
I would say, as with anything, he is worth what anyone will pay. If he is pass-the-vet sound and a good hack and hunter then hes worth more than £500. If your friend really wants him and they are asking (say) £2000 and won't drop the price then it is up to friend.
I paid £3000 for a horse that gave me nothing but misery and £1000 for a fantastic one I adore so price isn't everything.
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Yes very true.
 
If he was straight out of racing then £500 is what people are paying at the moment, but he has obviously done more since finishing racing and if he is a good hack and hunter then I think £1,000 upwards. One point to mention is that they are usually pretty bombproof in traffic which is worth a lot!
 
Tammytoo said:
If he was straight out of racing then £500 is what people are paying at the moment, but he has obviously done more since finishing racing and if he is a good hack and hunter then I think £1,000 upwards. One point to mention is that they are usually pretty bombproof in traffic which is worth a lot!
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Ok, good point. They are asking just over a thousand, so probably about right then.
 
I'd say that seems like a fair price. If the horse is a decent hunter then it's cheap, if it's still kinda green then it might be a bit expensive, if it's somewhere in the middle then the price sounds bang on.
 
Typical! An ex racehorse is valued at a measley £500 - despite the fact, that at 11 years, it has probabaly had loads of experience, can jump, is 100% in traffic, to load, clip etc. Used to riding out in company, and will probably be huge amounts of fun, robust and tough - yet someones home bred lovely at 6 years, who might be a 'project' and needs 'riding on' and more 'experience' will command figures of £3K upwards?
Madness - more happy hackers should look at ex racehorses - in fact most people should look at ex racehorses - they are wonderful animals. Not saying per se that an 11 year old has a huge amount of added value over an untouched 6 year old - but if I had the choice of buying a 4 year old just broken (with potential for eventing, yawn......) over a 4 year old straight off the flat or too slow for hurdling - I know which I would go for.
 
Sounds reasonable to me. You can probably negotiate on price anyway, there's nothing shifting up here, don't suppose the fact we are stuck in mid winter and nobody has much turn out at the moment is helping.
 
Yeh, I think it's an ok price, a little high but hard to tell without seeing the horse.
Part of the reason I ask is because I had a very nice ISH for sale a few months back, 7 years old, good to hack, absolute sweetie, no vices. Nicely schooled although not perfect yet. I had him up for just over a thousand, as he hasn't got a competition record or done very much, and had one person contact me, and she offered me a lot less than the asking price before even seeing him. My circumstances changed and I was able to keep him in the end, as I didn't want to sell him in the first place.
Obviously if my friend was looking at the time he probably would have been sold to her.
Owh just spoken to her, and she has just told me the horse cribs, not sure if that has an effect on the price?
 
dressedkez said:
Typical! An ex racehorse is valued at a measley £500 - despite the fact, that at 11 years, it has probabaly had loads of experience, can jump, is 100% in traffic, to load, clip etc. Used to riding out in company, and will probably be huge amounts of fun, robust and tough - yet someones home bred lovely at 6 years, who might be a 'project' and needs 'riding on' and more 'experience' will command figures of £3K upwards?
Madness - more happy hackers should look at ex racehorses - in fact most people should look at ex racehorses - they are wonderful animals. Not saying per se that an 11 year old has a huge amount of added value over an untouched 6 year old - but if I had the choice of buying a 4 year old just broken (with potential for eventing, yawn......) over a 4 year old straight off the flat or too slow for hurdling - I know which I would go for.
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Completely agree, I think there are lots of benefits to having and ex-racer. I think maybe their value is lower because it's a flooded market and there are so many needing homes?...
 
yes cribbing would effect the price!

for me I hAve yet to meet an ex race horse that doesn't have any issues, be it cribbing, tendon issues etc! but I'm not saying I'm an expert by any stretch of the imagination, just from the ones i've know! a TB is more expensive to keep than any other horse I've ever owned, so if I was looking to spend over £1k, I think there would be a lot more out there? also would consider a rescue too, if I was willing to take on a horse with any issues!!
 
As people have said its what people will pay.

Safe hack and nice to handle easily £2000

Get a few decent pictures of a few jumps it will up the price.

Realistically id prefer to pay less than £1000
 
500 is harsh unless there's anything wrong with it, might pay that for an OTTTB but jeez, 1000 is hardly a lot for a horse. At this time of year I would say 800 minimum depending how desperate they are to sell, but up to about 1500 its hunted a few times and proven sensible.

As said above, ex racers can be great hackers, often bombproof, and most of them are ex for a reason I.e. not typical racehorse temperament.
 
kerrieberry2 said:
yes cribbing would effect the price!

for me I hAve yet to meet an ex race horse that doesn't have any issues, be it cribbing, tendon issues etc! but I'm not saying I'm an expert by any stretch of the imagination, just from the ones i've know! a TB is more expensive to keep than any other horse I've ever owned, so if I was looking to spend over £1k, I think there would be a lot more out there? also would consider a rescue too, if I was willing to take on a horse with any issues!!
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What a shame that has been your experience - I have bought many ex racers who have been sound as a pound, no vices, and no more expensive to keep then say a warm blood - Most of these have been bought via Ascot Horse Sales. I once out wintered my own TB 24/7 (who had done a leg - due to me, not bought with the injury) He had 18 months off literally in the field - and then came back to be a highly competitive 3rd in his first race back. TB's can be tougher than natives......
 
I think that's a good price, I'd look to buy an ex race horse if I wanted a sensible hacking type. They've been out and seen a lot more than most horses will ever do which helps make them pretty bomb proof etc. I'd only buy one if I had lots of time to ride though as its had a busy life and would probably find it difficult just going for a couple of ploddy hacks every week.
 
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