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...or in this case, a pony!!

I want to rehome my companion pony - he is perfectly OK to ride, but we've only used him a L/R in the arena and as a companion to a competition horse. As he is only 13hh and 6yrs old I dont feel happy to sell him as a childs riding pony and wanted to advertise him as a companion. However, several people have said that I should sell him rather that gift him, I would carefully vet any prospective home and cant for the life of me see the issue, he wouldnt be an expensive pony so how would that 'assure' a better home???
Would welcome advice from people who have done something similar please.
 
because you might get a "better class of person" if you sell.

To be honest at 6 and ridden before on the lead rein I'd advertise him as a riding pony but for an experienced home only. He could be brilliant as a second pony for a child in a horsey family with lots of help and back up.
 
Personally (as a former prospective buyer of a 2nd size pony), I'd feel more confident in buying and paying ££ for a pony rather than a free - my thoughts would be why is it not worth anything to the seller and what are it's bad habits that they have to give it away? We were not averse to a pony that needed bringing on as daughter worked hard with her loan pony and turned her into a nice little riding pony from being a bit wild and opinionated when not on LR, and in fact have ended up with a fairly green low mileage 6 year old, who is a nice blank canvas for her and her instructor to bring on, but we did pay the market price for him given his age/experience.

I would describe along the lines of 'Suitable for LR or as a 2nd pony as he needs bringing on to reach full potential, hence suitable for an experienced home only, not suitable as First Ridden' and price at £995 ono - you can always drop the price if you want to if you like the buyers, and I'm sure you'd get plenty of interest and can vet your buyers to find one you think will suit him.
 
certainly echo the 'better person bit' Small ponies only tend to be freebies if they have something wrong with them or are seasoned pro's with a waiting list of children,

it might be worth putting some quiet feelers out first & see if anyone you know is looking for that sort of pony, if not, i'd be tempted to sell
 
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