muddy_grey
Well-Known Member
I am just wondering if the horse market is really slow at the moment.
A friend and I both have horses for sale. Horses are very different, the only similarity is they are within 2 inches of each other. Otherwise chalk and cheese and different price brackets (1 is half the price of the other).
Friend has had 3 inquiries and 1 viewing.
I have had a few more inquiries and 3 viewings. But TBH it has really felt like they were wasting my time. Horse is a saint allrounder.
Viewing 1: Loved her. Then at the end of the viewing said she had to sell her current horse who she was too scared to ride anymore before she could afford a new one!!!!!!!
Viewing 2: Girl rode the horse for 1.5 hours, jumped 1000 fences and took her for a hack, had a huge grin on her face the whole time and then texted the next day to say she though she was too big. She looked fine and the horse was not strong at all. If she really felt she was too big, surely she knew within 30mins (or less).
Viewing 3: Again horse was super. Lady and 2 friends rode her. I escorted her out hacking and she really tested her. Asked her to stop while I continued cantering away from her in a field, then turned her away from the other horse and asked her to canter away. I really don't think there are many horses that would do this without a fuss and are capable of scoring 65% and popping a 1m course. Lady said she was the first horse she had seen so she didn't want to commit.
I am hoping No.3 will get back to me once she has tried a couple more, but it is so frustrating. It is really stressful showing a horse you love to people. People always moan about sellers not being honest, but what about buyers?
I believe (and others) that both horses are priced reasonably and I don't think it is just price as the more expensive horse has had more interest/viewings. Is the market just that crap at the moment? I do wonder sometimes about the post people make looking for horses with a tiny budget. Are people just expecting all for nothing? I could drop the price a little, but not sure it would make a difference.
Any suggestions on where else to advertise would be good - currently on HHO and horse deals
Sorry needed to moan if nothing else. Nothing to offer as I have eaten everything nice out of stress
A friend and I both have horses for sale. Horses are very different, the only similarity is they are within 2 inches of each other. Otherwise chalk and cheese and different price brackets (1 is half the price of the other).
Friend has had 3 inquiries and 1 viewing.
I have had a few more inquiries and 3 viewings. But TBH it has really felt like they were wasting my time. Horse is a saint allrounder.
Viewing 1: Loved her. Then at the end of the viewing said she had to sell her current horse who she was too scared to ride anymore before she could afford a new one!!!!!!!
Viewing 2: Girl rode the horse for 1.5 hours, jumped 1000 fences and took her for a hack, had a huge grin on her face the whole time and then texted the next day to say she though she was too big. She looked fine and the horse was not strong at all. If she really felt she was too big, surely she knew within 30mins (or less).
Viewing 3: Again horse was super. Lady and 2 friends rode her. I escorted her out hacking and she really tested her. Asked her to stop while I continued cantering away from her in a field, then turned her away from the other horse and asked her to canter away. I really don't think there are many horses that would do this without a fuss and are capable of scoring 65% and popping a 1m course. Lady said she was the first horse she had seen so she didn't want to commit.
I am hoping No.3 will get back to me once she has tried a couple more, but it is so frustrating. It is really stressful showing a horse you love to people. People always moan about sellers not being honest, but what about buyers?
I believe (and others) that both horses are priced reasonably and I don't think it is just price as the more expensive horse has had more interest/viewings. Is the market just that crap at the moment? I do wonder sometimes about the post people make looking for horses with a tiny budget. Are people just expecting all for nothing? I could drop the price a little, but not sure it would make a difference.
Any suggestions on where else to advertise would be good - currently on HHO and horse deals
Sorry needed to moan if nothing else. Nothing to offer as I have eaten everything nice out of stress