does breeding matter to you when buying a horse?

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i have a nice little 15.2hh pbw who i will probably put up for sale next year as i think I'm needing something a little bigger, she's rising four, incredibly easy to look after, super safe to hack not a plod excellent fun horse has only just started jumping is really careful very rarely touches anything and jumping unto a meter at home, xc schools over most things (anything i've asked her to jump but obviously due to her age we haven't done EVERYTHING) she will make an amazing pc horse and possibly even a nice little eventer for some one as she's very flashy on the flat she's shown very well at local level won/placed top 4 every time out as a 3 year old in hand including reserve champ, would probably do county, BUT we don't have much breeding on her, we know that she is PBW with nebo a few generations back on her dams side and not a lot else, her mum might be part ID although she doesn't look it. its been suggested that provided the market stabilises and all goes well this year she could be advertised for between £5000/£5500 but would you buy a horse that didn't have the breeding to back it up or would you steer clear of a young horse with no breeding? just curious really - a couple of photos of the devil in question!

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Nice pony - if I was buying his type, no I wouldn't be bothered about breeding.

Technically, I am bothered by breeding - since my two young ones are Highlands, with the intention of showing at a reasonable level (i.e. registered) and there are certain lines I would avoid / look for - on account of tendancy to throw certain types of pony etc - but that's less of an issue with a mature pony, obviously!
 
I was given a sheet with several generations breeding when I brought my boy but to be fair I prefer to look at the pony in front of me especally if buying something already being ridden. I go more for if I like the pony and we get on rather than how its bred, I did a little research on his breeding but I had already decided I wanted him by then but he was no where near the price range you are looking at so maybe those spending a bit more would be more intrested about breeding.

If I was buying a youngster then yes I would be much more intrested in its breeding as it gives you some idea what you could have when it matures.
 
Unless I were to breed, bloodlines are not an issue for me. I like to consider the horse standing before me and not their ancestors. Knowing Kippen's (my Highland Pony) pedigree and who his relatives are is fun but that sort of thing doesn't make a horse more rideable.
 
Not in the slightest. If the horse suits me then sod the breeding.

I was however lucky enough to buy my mare, unaware of her rather good breeding so she will be having a baby in the future :D
 
kippen64 said:
Unless I were to breed, bloodlines are not an issue for me. I like to consider the horse standing before me and not their ancestors.
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This.

As I do breed then bloodlines are important to me, I am doubly fussy as I breed for colour so buy with that in mind as well.

Pip, I think your mare looks a very useful sort that would be snapped up as an all rounder, and give someone a great deal of enjoyment, breeding would be immaterial.
 
Nice pone.

I think in your situation, if there's enough known breeding for her to be registered as a PBW then that will stand her in good stead as it will open up the amount of show classes and performance trophies that she would be eligible for.
 
She's lovely - I've never bothered about the breeding but always what the horse looks like, its conformation, temperement and movement.

She looks to be a real fun prospect - good luck with selling her.
 
Nope not at all anymore I have a really well bred welsh - nutter. And a bog pony welsh type that I have no idea where/who/when she was bred is a lovely mare and if she hadn't been through so much in her life to make her spooky she would be such an easy girl to handle :)
 
Its a nice type, but when advertising, there will be certain key words people are looking for, to be honest the breeding per se is irrelevant, but one needs to have an idea of type, so a part bred will take characteristics of each parent. Nebo lines are irrelevant, every Welsh has these lines if we go back far enough, and it can never breed a pure-bred. Height is more relevant.
Some people buy on gut instinct and ignore conformation, so will want to see "sweet nature", or similar, then there are adverts that include "bathing" in an ad, to be honest seeing this, I would expect a pet rather than a competitive animal.
People who are competitive want to see potential and actual results, good photos are the best thing, as I don't like pink skin on certain areas, I like a good "hard" type, and this excludes cremello and stranger colours.
 
would i buy something purely because of it's breeding? absolutely not!! I think too many people pigeon hole horses because of breeding, horse has X dressage hero in it's lines therefore it must do dressage and can't possibly be allowed to event as it wasn't bred to do so:rolleyes: some like to think that certain lines guarantee 'potential' but it really doesn't. Unless you're breeding i don't think lines are the be all and end all, but there are plenty of people who think otherwise ;)
 
thanks guys - she is registered PBW and has always won these classes at local which is why i say might do county i just don't have the transport :) i would write a much better advert to sell her that was just to give you an idea or what she's like, my dad is also a photographer so no doubt he will be roped in to get some decent photos, he probably do it quite happily as he's been trying to get me to sell her for the last 2 and a half years! :L thanks again guys
 
Looks a nice sort OP :)

Yes, to me the breeding is very important. Lots of other boxes have to be ticked of course, but the breed and breeding are at the top of the list.
 
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