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for a 12 yo 14.2hh with £252 BS winnings??? Do people really pay that much for an ordinary pony?

The pony on the right>>>>
 
But its not an ordinary pony ? It achieved quite a lot from what has been described.

It seems more than capable of helping a young jockey get ring craft and experience so yes I think its on the money.

Also 12 is not actually that old assuming its fit n healthy, some of these ponies are active into their twenties.

If I was after a schoolmaster to give my kid some help up the rungs of SJing then yes I'd pay it.
 
Didn't see a pic but yes! My boy is 12yrs 14hh with bout the same winnings but qualifys for everything, done loads, winning loads so when it comes to selling next year will be up for about that!! Depends what height they're jumping too!! I know if an older pony same height thats done no Bsja for 3 yrs just some trailblazers & its up for £8500!!!!
 
I'd say that's fair. It's got tack and rugs in there too which is probably worth nearly a grand on its own.

Seems like a nice pony to me.
 
Ah well, I stand corrected!

I'm a bit out of the pony loop. So what would you be looking to pay for a 14.2 5yo with huge potential and great manners?
 
Slightly Foxed said:
Ah well, I stand corrected!

I'm a bit out of the pony loop. So what would you be looking to pay for a 14.2 5yo with huge potential and great manners?
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That little word ' potential'.

According to sellers they've all got potential but what you want for serious money is scores on the doors as they say.
 
BBH said:
That little word ' potential'.

According to sellers they've all got potential but what you want for serious money is scores on the doors as they say.
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I have to agree. As a buyer results are much easier to judge than potential. Also however nice a temperament a 5 year old may have, 5 is still young and needs bringing on which may not be ideal for a child rider. Therefore I would say 3-4k.
 
I think bit less tbh, sorry :( paid that for my boy at 9yrs that had been there done it, but had had a year off, although that was 3 yrs ago, I might be way out the loop!!
 
Yes a good safe PC pony that has been there and done it, and can teach a young rider is worth its weight in gold - worth more than horses really.

As for the youngster with potential, I would get it out to shows this summer, and then put it up for sale when it has proven itself a bit, that way it would be worth probably about £1-2k more if it does well than if you just put it up for sale as it stands. Mothers are wary about putting a child on a youngster that hasn't actually been out and about.
 
Booboos said:
I have to agree. As a buyer results are much easier to judge than potential. Also however nice a temperament a 5 year old may have, 5 is still young and needs bringing on which may not be ideal for a child rider. Therefore I would say 3-4k.
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tinap555 said:
I think bit less tbh, sorry :( paid that for my boy at 9yrs that had been there done it, but had had a year off, although that was 3 yrs ago, I might be way out the loop!!
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I agree. There's a lot of good horses going for 3-4k atm, so for a 5yr old i'd say about 1.5-2k. Although it also depends on things like breeding etc.
 
Rachiie said:
I agree. There's a lot of good horses going for 3-4k atm, so for a 5yr old i'd say about 1.5-2k. Although it also depends on things like breeding etc.
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Thats incredibly low IMO! My boy is up for nearer double that, is a safe fun 14hh 5yr old! I'd agree with the between £3-4k poster!

bexcy-bee x
 
Might depend on location, I think that price is too high for round here!! I don't know many that would consider looking at a young pony that had done nothing at that price!! There's only a handful of our pc members that have paid over 3k for a good pc pony!
 
I wouldn't pay £6500, its £1500 overpriced! At the beginning of the year I was looking for a 2 year old potential show hack, I was about to spend 3500 on quite a normal animal then I found a brilliant youngster for £1800 who is 10 times better than the more expensive animal! The word "potential" definatly gets thrown around a lot!
 
we paid 10k for a 15yo schoolmaster in 05 without tack.
in reality it's worth whatever you're willing to pay for it although I guess that would be as little as possible in this climate.

I still think jerry is worth the 10k we paid for him
 
Completely agree, its what the horse is worth to you! Whatever you pay somebody is always going to say you paid too much/got a bargain!!
 
I used to work for a man whose 12 yr old daughter jumped JA ponies. He bought her a 14.2, no tack at all for £10,000. The pony was going cheap as although it had won at HOYS, it had gone off the boil with his jumping.

Have a look in the back of H & H and see how much affiliated jumpingponies go for, and also, have a look at thetracks they jump, the 14.2 tracks are bloody massive!!
 
bexcy-bee said:
Thats incredibly low IMO! My boy is up for nearer double that, is a safe fun 14hh 5yr old! I'd agree with the between £3-4k poster!

bexcy-bee x
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What has said pony actually done to warrant the price tag??? had much interest?

As for the pony>>>>>> mum will always want their little darling to do well, (and not get killed in the process) if this pony is as good as they are making it out, and will propel darling Sophia/Alexa/Trixibell into the dizzying heights of winning, then yes someone will pay that for it, I wouldn't, but someone will.
 
I have a 14.2hh JA up for sale for only £4995 and very few calls.................and not 1 person come to see her. She is 14yo and is the sweetest pony you would ever meet and always placed!
 
I paid about that for Koko when he was 5. We probably overpaid for him because of his colour and breeding but I couldn't care less after 6 months of searching and to find he was 'the one' it didn't put me off.

That said he had been produced beautifully and had the scope to go very far.

I think that is a very reasonable price for a 14.2 with some talent.
 
12 yo is in it's prime these days. Probably safer than the 5yo and well established. Depends if you want an instant winner or a bring-oner-er :D

"Veteran" is supposed to be 15 but I've seen more oft than not in the VHS, horses and ponies in 20's & 30's!! Theres a 32yo at our yard still doing dressage!!

I would pay that for a super pony at 12yo.
 
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