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hi all, has anyone had difficulty selling youngstock this year. i only have the one to sell, but im finding it really difficult. she is stunning, and very well bred. i did my best to breed the very best possible. she is by a well known stallion (trifolio) grand sire mill reef. out of a cleveland mare. would just be interested if others are having problems
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I have two foals this year - one a coloured colt that I could have sold fifty times over, and was able to choose the best home possible from all "applicants". The other, a chestnut filly I have had very few enquiries about. She is well bred, and has been shown at county level. She has won numerous county titles, and won overall hunter foal champion at Kent county, winning a rather splendid trophy, and beating John Dunlop's foal
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She has been tipped by several judges as "one to watch" next year. I am not asking even half of what she is worth, but there just doesn't seem to be any takers. I asked a top show producer his opinion and he said colts are selling but fillies aren't.

I am now in a prediciment as I want to show my filly next year, but I have so much on and no time so will struggle (for time) over the winter if I don't sell her. Do I spend more money on advertising or just give up try again once she has some yearling results under her belt.
 
wow, im having simlar thoughts. she was bred for the show ring but havent had the time to take her this year. i am just about to wean her. she is absolutely stunning and will make a top class horse. but i am worrying that if i dont sell her before the winter, that i will be stuck with her till she is 3yrs old, as it is notoriously difficult to sell yearlings and two yr olds.
 
Agree that foals and three yr olds sell.
A breeder I know has coloured foals from top European jumping and dressage lines. Also a couple of two yr olds, she has asked me if anyone would be interested in a "deal", as she is not having much interest selling outright at the moment.So, I am sorry to say, unless you sell your filly this time,then it might be a while.Hope you find a solution.
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I have had a few timewaster calls re my dressage filly by Scolari so i am going to keep her i refuse to drop my price to something ridiculous !!! xx
 
i agree. i am not asking a ridiculous price. just £3000. she is worth so much more as moves like a dream. i would rather struggle and keep her for a while, i wont sell her for peanuts.
 
I was only asking £2500 for my filly, so I guess even pricing them well under value doesn't work. I wouldn't drop below that - she is worth twice that at least, and has won almost £300 this season. I'd rather hang onto her then give her away for next o nothing.
 
I dont mean this rudely but although you think she is stunning and she was bred for the job, until she has been proven under different judges that is just your opinion. So a purchaser is just taking your word for it when reading an advert and if there are others that have already been shown then someone looking for a show horse is likely to choose them over yours, unless the price is alot less.

Unless you show her her value will not increase, therefore you may be better off selling for less because by the time you have kept her through the winter you would have spent at least £500 on keep before the next show season. And then if the judges dont like her you will struggle to incease her value unbroken.

I breed ponies and although i set my price i always have in my mind that a horse is only worth what someone is prepared to pay, regardless of what i think its worth. lets face it, you dont make that much profit breeding horses!
 
In defence of OP, if you read my comment above yours teddyt, you will see that even a foal proven in the show ring, with lots of praise from judges, and numerous trophies and prizemoney to her name hasn't helped us much. I think fashionable foals, eg coloureds or Gribaldi progeny (Totalis link) are selling well, but otherwise the market has tapered a bit.
 
I read your comment but that kind of proves my point. yours has won alot and is cheaper and is still unsold! It depends what market the horse is intended for too as some classes will be more popular than others, hence there will be a bigger market for some horses. It is a shame that in your case people cant look past the colour but at this time of year it is a buyers market.
Few people want the expense of an unproven foal through the winter when they can buy a yearling in the spring.
 
I've sold my foal to a fantastic showing home but I was asking a very reasonable price (around the break even figure). I only had 2 people to view the first were not experienced enough and weren't the right kind of home I wanted for him so I put them off buying him (hasten to add they made all the right noises on the phone before viewing). Now I think my chap is stunning, he has fab movement, A1 conformation and masses of presence so should do really well in the showring BUT he hasn't got top foreign bloodlines, just decent Irish ones. Yes it's hard selling youngsters in the present financial climate but I would have advertised again if he was still for sale as I think many buyers start to look for foals in October/November.
 
thanks guys for all your input. i have been showing at county level all over the country for nearly 30 yrs, and even though this foal is un proven in the show ring, i consider myself experienced enough to know what is a good horse or not. i know im biased but this is a realy good quality foal. i know without a shadow of a doubt, that if i do still have her next spring, she will be winning hunter breeding, sports horse or competition horse classes with ease. i wish i had the space to keep her forever, but too many already. she is a real show stopper, but would excel in any sphere as very athletic. here's hoping i find her a lovely home. you can see the pics on h&h for sale in the youngstock section for kent, title TRIFOLIO FILLY
 
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