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RomiNeale

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I am thinking about selling my horse as i feel i have out grown her and want to move on to something that is more of a challenging ride, she is also particularly marish and can be very stubborn to the point when if she decides that she doesn’t want to do something its practically impossible to get her to change her mind. Although now she knows that she does not get away with any of this kind of behavior with me it doesn't stop her from being like it with others who look after her. It took me years to get her to respect me and i know she could go really far in the right hands. she’s not like it all the time and the majority of the time she is a dream to ride but i am worried that i will sell her and her new owners will want me to take her back when they see how stubborn she can be. Can they do this? :confused:
 
How about you try being honest with the seller and the horse is then sold as described.
If you sell her as a novice ride you will be asking for repercussions.
 
So often we see these posts from the other side....!

OP if I read between the lines.......well I wouldn't like to say what I see in case I'm wrong. But you just need to describe her honestly and price her accordingly.

If you sell to the wrong person because of misrepresenting the horse it's as much your fault as theirs.

Good luck with it
 
be totally honest with a buyer.
maybe let them try her over a few weeks (at your yard) so then see her at different points in her cycle.

Also have you tried a supplement to help her hormones?
I've heard some are great with excellent changes in temperament.
 
I sold a horse honestly and I had to take her back, i was taken to the small claims court (long story) I was the one being mislead with the buyer making out she was more experienced than she really was.
 
As you are a private seller there is little possibility of her being returned, you need to be honest about her behaviour for her sake as much as anything else as if she goes to the wrong home she could just end up being sold on again.

Your reason for selling does not sound completely believable as you have written it in your post, you state you want something more challenging yet that she is stubborn and could go far in the "right" hands, if I read something like that in an ad I would be very wary, it sounds as if she has proved too challenging for you and that is why she has not reached her potential. I know this is not an ad but you do need to be very clear when you try and sell her that you are honest about her faults as well as any virtues she has, she then has more chance of finding a suitable home.
 
I intend on being completely honest and telling anyone who is interested exactly how she can be which is most definitely not a novice ride. but I'm still worried that when they actually witness her stubborn behavior,which normally only occurs once she has got to know some one enough to know how play up with them, they will have different views on her.
 
How is she not 'challenging' enough if she's so difficult??

If you do decided to tell her - one tip. Never EVER put the words "Could go far in the right hands". It's the biggest warning sign on an ad that the horse is difficult so people avoid (or like me - years ago I may ad - you actually believe it and then realise it's a load of rubbish as said horse is actually far too neurotic to ever "go far" even though it may be very talented!!!)
 
I agree that if your honest you shouldn't have a problem?
I will NEVER sell again after having to buy my mare back, I had her 10 yrs and knew her inside out but she came back to me as a bolter : /
thing is people seem to think they are better than they are half the time.
 
RomiNeale said:
I intend on being completely honest and telling anyone who is interested exactly how she can be which is most definitely not a novice ride. but I'm still worried that when they actually witness her stubborn behavior,which normally only occurs once she has got to know some one enough to know how play up with them, they will have different views on her.
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Film her. Show people who like her exactly what it is she does when she's being tricky, then there's no way anyone who buys her can claim they didn't know what they were letting themselves in for.

But FWIW, I'd stick to positives in the actual advert, other than something like "no novices please", then explain over the phone that she's not always straight-forward.
 
On balance having had a poor experience buying a misdescribed horse (some may recall the thread I was very thorough pre purchase) honesty is the best policy . This means that folk like me who want a pleasure / riding club horse etc can choose to take on a project or walk away. This affects price and my feel in my case is that was where the rub was she wanted all the money and would sell to anyone to get full price. As you are already thinking of possible issues and posting you are very far from that mindset. Good luck I'm sure honestly described as you intend she will find someone who won't bat an eyelid and see her as a lovely project.:)
 
Thank you for all the helpful comments i now realise that I did not make my first post very clear as to what i meant. I want to sell my mare because i just feel she is not the right horse for me not because she is stubborn or difficult. She has very good blood lines and both her parents were successful eventers but she just does not seem to enjoy competing and this is what i really want to do. I am sure that with the right owner to motivate her and bring her on she could do better than she is doing with me. I have had multiple instructors come and advise me what to do with her and each of them have said they think i should sell her and move on to a horse that is more willing and interested in doing the things I want in a horse. I love her to pieces but i just want her to go to a good home where she can excel and show her true potential.
 
RomiNeale said:
Thank you for all the helpful comments i now realise that I did not make my first post very clear as to what i meant. I want to sell my mare because i just feel she is not the right horse for me not because she is stubborn or difficult. She has very good blood lines and both her parents were successful eventers but she just does not seem to enjoy competing and this is what i really want to do. I am sure that with the right owner to motivate her and bring her on she could do better than she is doing with me. I have had multiple instructors come and advise me what to do with her and each of them have said they think i should sell her and move on to a horse that is more willing and interested in doing the things I want in a horse. I love her to pieces but i just want her to go to a good home where she can excel and show her true potential.
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So you actually want a less challenging ride?

You will just have to be completely honest with any potential purchasers.
 
Try her on www.projecthorses.co.uk - that way you can be honest about her.

I think that a loan with a view to buy is a great way to make sure a horse & owner are suited, if you can do it, or a trial - just make sure you have a great contract in place.

Also remember, when selling the less easy equine, while it's important to be honest about a horses quirks, you have to make sure you tell people why they should buy your horse! All too often people are so determined to be honest that they forget to tell people their horses positive qualities and they scare people off!

I would suggest that you divide your advert into paragraph. Keep the first paragraph factual - height, breed, registrations, show results, mare, colour, age, vaccinations, etc. Then in the second paragraph, tell people all the reasons you can think of why they would want your horse - what are her great points? Is she amazing in competition? A dream to handle, so good a toddler could do it? Lovable & fun to be around? Then make your third paragraph about why she is quirky - but don't overdo it! You want to inform people, not scare them off! Keep to the facts of what they do, and if there are any mitigating factors or times she doesn't do it include those. Lastly, add a paragraph about who she is suitable for - RC, aff dressage rider, happy hacker, etc.

Good luck!
 
you say you want a more challeging ride?she sound challeging enough....if you want to sell her, .she wont come back to you if you are honest about her just be honest...there is too many people out there sellling horses that tell lies....
good luck
 
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