Are gypsy cobs sort after?

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A 3yo gelding, only 14.2hh piebald. Been sat on. Good in everyway.

What would you expect to pay? Are they sort after?
 
With very good blood lines and a correct type, ie breeders type of cob but gelded, anything between £600-1500. For a normal nice every day cob, well, depends where you go lol...I can think of a few off my head ranging from as little as £200 currently.
 
ChristmasSparkles said:
With very good blood lines and a correct type, ie breeders type of cob but gelded, anything between £600-1500. For a normal nice every day cob, well, depends where you go lol...I can think of a few off my head ranging from as little as £200 currently.
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Breeding is not known or shall we say not 100% known
 
Without a pic, I'd expect anything from 200 to 800 I'd say currently, basing it on various ones I know :) (200 being an actual price for a couple of ones I know currently also 3 etc...if it wasn't for them I'd be saying from 400+)
 
What I would suggest is keep him until 4 . Hack him out do a show on him then sell . They are fantastic horses we paid £2600 for ours when he was 4 ! He's the most bombproof horse you will find . Gave my mum all her confidence back :D
 
I would suggest you back the horse before selling it. That puts the price up a hell of a lot and so many people are looking for a cob right now. Many people are looking for gypsy cobs to do showing with at the moment so I would suggest not taking off any of its hair and keep it all natural, that means that the buyer can look at him as an individual. I would also suggest turning the him out into a safe paddock as much as possible as it reassures the buyer that the he will be easy and cheap to keep as he/she won't need stabled or if so not often.

Generally a good gypsy cob gelding will go for at least £800.

Hope that helped.
 
I think it's very hard to actually make any judgement without pics.

I wouldn't pay much more than £800 for any gypsy cob tbh.
 
I have 2. An oldie and a younger chap, both breeding unknown. The total price of both combined was under 1000
 
Mmmm, my cynical head laughs at the words "been sat on" coz that could mean a multitude of things, i.e. someone has just "sat on" it, just literally that and no more and it's had very little else done with it and its got the manners of a pig coz it doesn't know any groundrules, OR it's been properly brought on, given good groundwork and knows the boundaries and is nicely mannered and ready to go into ridden work with a soft mouth and a good attitude.

It will be either one or the other!!

Difficult to set a price without a picture; and again (my cynical side again, sorry!) there are "gypsy cobs" and gypsy cobs. If the horse is nicely put together and looks good, with a leg at each corner and plenty of substance, and the colour ratio is right, AND you have all the records of sire & dam to hand, then yes it could fetch a great deal just on that account alone.

However........ and please don't think I'm being judgemental here, but there are a lot of scrubby-type cobs around trying to squeeze under the banner of being a "gypsy cob" - when they are not. Sorry if I offend. But these types of cobs don't fetch very much I'm afraid. There was a mare with foal at foot advertised in the paper here recently. The mare had "done a bit" and the advert said she'd "come back into work easily", but the asking price was £950 I seem to recall. She was probably lovely with a nice temperament, but basically without any breeding/history record.

But, on the other hand, if the cob in question has a good temperament and can be said to be "bombproof", and is proven to be so........ then its a question of name your price basically because horses that are (literally) bombproof are worth their weight in gold.

Personally I'd buy for temperament rather than pedigree so something like this, if I was looking, would probably interest me a great deal. You can't put a price on safety. But I wouldn't want a 3 y.o.

It might be interesting to see how the horse is after riding on a bit for a few years say, and seeing how it does, particularly in traffic, meeting spooks etc, and THEN see if it is in fact "bombproof", in which case it would be worth a great deal even without a "pedigree". Horses like this tend to be sought after by novice riders and riding schools, especially if they're up to weight. If the owner can hang onto it for a bit and do a bit of ridden work with it, they may do far better in the long term........
 
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cinnamontoast said:
What about a safe, weight carrier, can do anything type? Still that price?

I guess a horse is worth what you'll pay
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Yes, still that price. :)

Simply because, you can get them for that price, if that is what you want.

If all you are wanting is a safe weight carrier - then they are ten a penny at low prices.

If you want that, plus extra, then you pay more.
 
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I think if it was really safe, not a slug, good in every way, schooled nicely, dressage/jumping was a good all rounder then i would say considerably more than £800 TBH. Most people are looking for the above - there like gold dust :)
 
I have some geldings coming 5 that I have advertised.
I have had
one view (who was looking for something sat on)
2 numpty fone calls
2 texts
and some1 who never foned back.
I put `sensible offers` on the ad.
 
Depends on height, bone, condition and if he's up to any show potential. Not much though without being properly backed and schooled.:)
 
Cahill said:
I have some geldings coming 5 that I have advertised.
I have had
one view (who was looking for something sat on)
2 numpty fone calls
2 texts
and some1 who never foned back.
I put `sensible offers` on the ad.
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I wouldn't even phone up because sensible offers would put me off. Maybe put a price and then or nearest offer.
 
Moomin1 said:
Yes, still that price. :)

Simply because, you can get them for that price, if that is what you want.

If all you are wanting is a safe weight carrier - then they are ten a penny at low prices.

If you want that, plus extra, then you pay more.
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Wow, when I was looking 5 years ago, there was nothing for under £3000 that fits that description! I'd get loads less for my horse now given the market, but he's worth more than £800! :eek:
 
Anything 15hh+, 6-11 heavy weight safe school master type cobs will sell everyday between £1800-2500...least that's what I've realised selling them anyway. Anything under 3, particularly if only just rising 3, unless being sold by breeder with bloodlines, colour true gypsy type etc.....then not looking for more than 800 absolute maximum I'm afraid. Equally I wouldnt want it ridden if a just 3 year old....would rather see him long lining well, quiet walked out, happy to have tack on, jump on, sit on and walk round for few minutes comfortably (my version of what sat on should be...all foundations covered to the point where the horse can then just be backed and ridden away when ready)

Good luck.
 
I've just seen two three year olds, just been mouthed and sat on, for sale. One is 14h and one is 14.3, they were £700 each. I was quite tempted by one of them. :)
 
Depends how nice a type he is.

When I bought my unbroken 4yo gypsy cob, he cost me £600. He was a real feathery, heavy cob though, the type I was after.
 
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