Excited beyond belief - opinions please

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Please can you tell me what price you would put on a 16hh grey 3/4TBxconnie 4yo recently backed but 100% genuine and sound. Moves nicely too - any ideas?

Just making sure I am going to pay a fair price... eeeep!! :D
 
Sounds super! I don't have a price for you though, sorry.

Just have to ask though, are there plenty of unsound 4yo's out there that have only been backed because that's a scary thought!

Terri
 
agreed, but I would interested to hear what others would be prepared to pay so I dont let excitment take over and pay £2k more than I should!
 
Not much at all as he/she has done so little, it's effectively a project. TBs are not very popular. Not more than 2k max, there are so many available at the moment. Also depends if you're buying from a dealer, add on at least another 1k. Now if it was a Reg ID it would be different. :)
 
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If its temperament & ability led me to believe it could be a fab allrounder I'd pay 2.5k for it. If its genuine & has a laid back connie attitude combined with potential, its a popular cross, & they make good lower level comp horses. But that is on the proviso I thought it had what it took, and I'm biased towards connie x tb.
 
I'd have thought round about £4K tbh.

ETA - I didn't read that properly. I read 3/4connie x TB. Yeah, more like £3K for a mainly TB unless its quite substantial with good feet.
 
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Depends entirely on its potential really - if its pretty classy then 4/5k+ - if it is nice enough but nothing special then more like 2 - 2.5k.
 
Actually, on consideration I think the best way to find a value is to figure out what it will be worth in a year with more miles on the clock, & how much it will cost to get it there. So for example if at 5 its going to be out doing well with the potential to go higher, & for arguments sake will be worth 6k, but it will cost you 1k to get it there, then paying 5k would mean it costs you the same as buying an already established horse. But if its only 3k now, in a year you'd have a 6k horse but would have only cost you 4k if that makes sense?
 
Thanks so much, I totally see what you are saying. It looks much more TB but with feather ;) so I am guessing the lower end is more like it.
 
I wouldnt pay more than 2.5k but I think its regional aswell, Im guessing prices vary north-south things tend to be less expensive up here, cost of living/wages etc, you probably pay more down south? may be wrong. :D
 
I am in the Cotswolds, you would expect horses to be expensive here, in fact a horse of this type.3/4 TB are going for less than 2k here. There are so many horses available for loan and buy it's unreal, you just won't get big money for anything that is unproven when people can't move their more established horses on.
 
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Depends entirely on its potential really - if its pretty classy then 4/5k+ - if it is nice enough but nothing special then more like 2 - 2.5k.
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I agree with this too based on my recent horse shopping (I am no expert otherwise!) I would expect the lower estimate but I suppose it depends on its breeding and if it is expected to excel in future :-) Also agree with Littlelegs on the cost of bringing it on compared to future value.

Saying 'whatever you're prepared to pay for it' is all very well but when you really like it you can get swept up and there's no need to be paying loads more than they expected!
 
can you post a pic? was this horse advertised?

If they have put a price on the horse and you feel happy to pay it...then thats what its worth....alternatively if you think its steep then try an offer. I think temperament makes a big difference and its difficult to really cover that well in an advert

I know that isn't much help...but when buying mine some said I was crazy to pay what I did...but I disagreed and the offer I tried was rejected...so I had to decide if he was worth it to me...and he was....they all want him now! I've had 2 people genuinely ask me to let them know if I decide to sell!!
 
i paid £700 for my conny x tb but he wasnt even 2.

i paid £1400 11 yrs ago for my then 16yr old conny x tb!

something that is back and going well seem to be pretty expensive theses days, which is why I've had to buy a baby! haha

good luck, its an amazing breed!!!
 
A little bit unrelated but...... my mare was advertised at £4250. I stared at her ad for months but a) didn't like the stupid look she had on her face and b) she seemed overpriced. After visiting about 10 other horses and despite the fact that the only thing i didn't want was a piebald cob, I phoned the owner and discussed the price right off and she said 'well I didn't want any old Tom, Dick or Harry ringing up so I put her on at that price and knew I would wait for the right person to come along'

She actually wanted about £3000 for her and I ended up paying £2700 - have you spoken to the owners yet?

But do you know what....... if I had known then what I know now I would have paid £5000. She is worth it. Fun, safe, will step up, I will never 'out-learn' her.

I do think a horse is worth how ever much they are worth to you. Depends how much of a risk you are willing to take if we are all suggesting that this horse might be a bit over priced.
 
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