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just a quick question for you, What price would someone expect to pay for a halter broken young stallion? not necisarily a show quality animal, but something with a good proven line. And were would be the best place to look .
Thankyou.
 
there was a nice one for sale in Devon recently for £1K. try the exmoor pony society website
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eta that wasnt a youngster but very nice, not backed. you are looking at £300 upwards.
 
I would firstly question that if its not show quality then is it stallion potential?
Look on the exmoor pony society website, they have a sales section and contact lists for individual areas.
 
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there is quite a difference between the modern riding type of exmoor preferred in the show ring, to good old fashioned types of exmoor-there are some very nice exmoor stallions that have never been in a show ring.
 
As with most native breeds! I took it (maybe wrongly?) that the op was new to the breed as she didnt know prices or where to look to buy one. Therefore it is harder for a newcomer to understand quality in respect to breed standard, even harder with youngsters. At least if a young pony has been shown you have an idea as to the acceptibility of its conformation as assessed by breed judges. Buying something unshown is just taking the word of the seller, which can be a minefield!
 
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I would firstly question that if its not show quality then is it stallion potential?


i think there is a difference in a lot of breeds that have been bred for the show ring, or bred from original working stock.
i don't mean to be abrubt, but i would strongly disagree with your statement, there is more to a horse than showing, and a lot of breeds have changed due to breeding for the ring.
 
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As with most native breeds! I took it (maybe wrongly?) that the op was new to the breed as she didnt know prices or where to look to buy one. Therefore it is harder for a newcomer to understand quality in respect to breed standard, even harder with youngsters. At least if a young pony has been shown you have an idea as to the acceptibility of its conformation as assessed by breed judges. Buying something unshown is just taking the word of the seller, which can be a minefield!

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Ok, i am asking on here because i do not know much about the breed, and was hopping to be given some infomation on the price and maybe some reliable places to look.
I am resurching this for a friend who farms and has two exmoore mares , who are run on SSSI ground, he wants a stallion that he can handle, to run with them, hence not wanting a show pony but something that is hardy and from old fashioned stock, if that makes sense.
Now i am not convinced that this is the rought he should take, and maybe he should get more mares for his grazing, but i said i would help , so that is why i have asked.
Thanks all for your time, and sorry if i sound abrubt.
 
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I explained above what i meant.



Yes sorry, i type very slowly, and think too long, our post must have crossed.
 
there was a whole herd for sale down south, 8 mares and a stallion-they would split, please look at the exmoor pony society website.
trouble is, there are alot of not so great exmoors around (I am a big exmoor fan, they are tremendous ponies) and there isnt much of a market for the good ones so any breeding needs alot of thought- the EPS site often has ponies to go for conservation grazing so that would be a good start
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Yes, it is a good idea to look at the mares breed lines (as well as conformation, etc) and research if a potential stallion complements the mares. That would maximise the chance of getting better foals and being able to sell them.

You just have to be careful buying a young stallion as you need to know it has been kept entire because its good and not just because the breeder didnt want to pay for castration!
 
I'm presuming the colts registered and branded? If it's not then it's worth peanuts sadly. My pony lives with a friends VERY nice exmoor gelding who cleans up at all local shows he's goes too - always wins, even against flashy welsh A's. BUt he's not registered sadly (had a couple of white hairs in his mane when he was a baby (now gone) and they therefore wouldn't pass him
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He's worth very little because of it
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I explained above what i meant.


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I should have put a smily after that. Just read it back and itlooks like im having a go. I wasnt!
 
Wall, i don't know the breed lines, i will ask him.
d-v thankyou i will have a look at the web site, i was worried about him buying something not so great, as i see it the breed is quite rare, am i right? so any breeding should be done with the right animals or not at all so the breed stays true.
 
Unhandled colts, branded and registered, straight off the moor sell for about £50 at Brendon Pony Sales every autumn. There is no market for these ponies despite being of rare breed status.

If you contact Moorland Mousie Trust, they buy up these unwanted ponies, break them to use or loan/adopt out but they also send out ponies to graze in areas such as your friends farm.
 
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