Are blood lines important when selling?

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Hi, im selling my horse who's shows at county level for a short show season a few years ago, since then he's been a happy hacker.
Im looking for a good price, and im hoping his blood lines will make a difference with his asking price. His father was a showing champion in the US and in the UK.

Do you think this will help get a better price?
 
Hi,

it wouldn't make the slightest bit of difference to me - I'd just think "Yes ... and?" - as presumably he is a gelding, he is of no use for breeding.

He could have two good looking donkeys as parents (an example, no offence intended) as long as he did the job parentage for a gelding doesn't mean a thing to me personally. I suppose if you found someone who liked to brag about lineage then yes it would be a selling point.

As breeding stock, bloodlines do come into play of course, but I still believe in judging the animal in front of me regardless of what the parents or ancestors did, or did not do, he is what he is.:) (My forebears were Armstrongs, always thieving and fighting amongst the Border clans, doesn't make me brave, or stupid, whichever way you like to take it)

:)
 
It depends what you're selling him as. As a county show horse, perhaps it would. For general riding, not at all. For breeding (obviously not in your case) yes. It wouldn't really make a difference to me, but seems to pop up in ads a lot! People like to brag about it, so it may help sell, but a nice horse is a nice horse, however its bred.
 
If he is a gelding then I can't see how it makes any difference unless you are buying an unproven youngster in which case you might want more of a clue as to how he might turn out.
For a proven riding horse in any discaplin (mare or stallion) then I wouldn't pay much attention. Cleveland Bay I would pay alot of attention as I would be buying with the intention of breeding as well as riding.
 
I think it really depends on the buyer and what they intend to do with the horse. Before my break from horses I was an average rider (local shows etc) blood lines didnt matter to me as I wasnt after a world breaker. Having said that my old mare was an experienced ex-eventer but didnt have good blood lines, she was home-bred.

If I was a proffesional, blood lines would definitley matter to me as I would want a horse that had to pottential to go out and win etc.

OP- in your case I defintley think you will attract the compettion type, therefor I think bloodlines will be important to them.

(sorry- I dont mean to put people in boxes and im sure it all depends on person, Just what I have picked up since owning horses)
 
A decent stud would be looking to breed quality stock, so any horse with a traceable breedline should have been carefully bred for good confirmation, temperament and attitude to work. Any such horse should have less health and soundness issues caused by poor confirmation, easy to train attitude etc. So yes I would say a Well bred horse (or dog/cat) should be quality animal.
 
I think they are as there are some people who would like a horse related to a horse they have had before or have now. I know if something awful happened to my pony and I needed to get another pony I would want one closely related to him as he is so fab.

There are also those who like to be able to say their horse is related to a horse celebrity!

I am not sure you will get extra money for a well bred horse unless it is younger and unproven or for breeding purposes with older horses and gelding results would be more influencial on price but it may help you sell.

I agree in some respects about studs wanting to produce top quality horses but they don't always own the mares that are sent to stud and not all studs are fussy about mares that they cover.
 
If your horse is a show horse, then it is helpful if he has recognisable, proven bloodlines for that discipline. But for an older, ridden gelding then his own performance and training would be far more important i should think.
 
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