How much is your horse REALLY worth?

Thumper was around the £4k mark - and came to me with a few problems (which I was aware of, and have for the most part sorted now).

My vet is of the opinion that he is not a horse I could have ordinarly afforded, and as his brother recently sold for £85k I feel quite smug!
 
You look like you are doing a really good job with him and he would be difficult to replace. I wouldnt sell him unless you needed the money and werent worried about buying another one to bring on (sounds like you did a great job before!)

I cant find one for love nor money, and I think Ive got quite a lot to spend.
 
Duh, but in actuall answer to your question - I wouldn't let him go for less than £8k.

I absolutely and utterly think I got a bargin.....
 
Monty - 16.3Hh tb gelding approx 18 years old. Ex- eventer but to what level I'm not sure. Loves to jump but a bit strong sometimes. Nappy and arthritic but a really fun hack with the right rider. Worth..........a big fat £0!!!!

Zoom - 14.3Hh ex polo pony mare approx 9 years old. Only one eye due to an old injury. Has two gears (stop and go). Super fizzy fun hack. Worth...............a big fat £0!!!

But both are priceless to me xxxxx
 
Sadly at the moment £0 for my mare, as she is lame with suspected annular ligament problems!

Before this incident - I really don't know, 16hh 12 year old TB x Danish Warmblood (good bloodlines I'm told), sane, sensible, but fun hack, nice flat work although could be a hell of a lot better with better rider I would imagine, we just do prelim/novice, same with jumping has shown potential, but I've never really do much so she's been a bit wasted in that respect. She is good box/clip etc etc, but in general can be difficult and marish so would need an experienced handler.......ummm on that description not sure she's worth anything before the injury - but everyone who rides her loves her and she is quite stunning looking, so who knows - never going to happen anyway, as she has a home for life and I love ever fibre of her!!!

On reading most of the descriptions given, either people on here are under valuing their horses or the ones currently being advertised in H&H and elsewhere as massively over priced.

I agree that prices seem to be ridiculous lately and completely random!!
 
No, you should keep him and have lots more fun with him. But you SHOULD sell your Welsh cob, to me - for Will next year
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I've often pondered what S would be worth, althoughit's entirely academic.
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IDXTB, liver chestnut, 15.2hh, 13 year old mare. Completely without fault, perfect to do in all ways. Competed in SFAS final at HOYS & was 5th. PN consistently (with numpty rider) some BSJA winnings, Good flatwork & easy to ride (early 30's PN)
Fantastic hunter. totally bombproof, just a little onward SJ.
I reckon about £6k.

Shadow will be sold next year and I agonise about what I will say about him as he's absolutely bombproof and perfect for a nerous rider but that's a dangerous thing to say these days.

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Shadow 5year old (6 next year) 13.3 grey cob. Utterly sane & safe. bombproof, brilliant in all ways (except a bit scared of clippers but stands fine)
taken nervous children from 8yrs upwards to camp, local shows PC rallies XC and now hunting and is absolutely foot perfect. Has won 2ft 6 jumping and has a powerful jump
nice paces & loves XC.
I think £4.5k

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could be miles out though!!
 
I have Dolly, 16.2 ISH, 12YO. Jumped Internationaly, won upto 1.30. A true Amateurs horse, you sit, point and she wins the class. Anyone can ride her. Slight issue with her being lame which fingers crossed has been sorted so I would value her, as she is a very big mare and a bit fat at about £500 meat money.

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I have no idea what mine are worth.... but would be interested to hear your thoughts, even though Im a sentimental old fool and have never sold a horse yet ! :

Boo - 15HH Showcob Mare, 11yrs old. Sucessfully shown, many wins and championships under her belt at Agricultural level, county level she has been well place but is a bit small against the 'full up' cobs. She is safe to hack out and is a fab hunting cob, had many a happy days hunting on her.
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Scout - 18mth old babycoblet. Hope that he is going to make me a nice show cob in a few years time.
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2K max I would say? What you think?

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Easily worth 5k plus. Dressage horses go for loads, and he can jump too. As he's a weight carrier, he will command a premium for that too.

Isabelle
 
Gosh, I don't know anymore
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I bought Hannah for £3,500 as a very green 5 year old. She is more than capable of doing a fantastic elementary BD test, but because she never used to load, I never affiliated her. She is now affiliated so should start getting some points but at 11 she is no spring chicken. She jumps, hacks out alone or in company and is brilliant to do in every way... on the basis of that I would say £4,500 ish
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This was taken when she was 6 months in foal... sorry, it's one of my only ridden pictures, I must get some very soon
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I bought Grace for £2,500 as a backed five year old. I rebacked her, affiliated her and she now has 24 BD points at Novice level and before she went lame was achieving 67% and 68%. She also qualified for the Area Finals in Prelim and Novice and part qualified for the Novice Winters
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She is now on box rest for a suspensory ligament which should never be a problem once it has healed and will not put a dampner on her dressage career, which she is incredibly talented at! Before going lame I would have said around £7,500 however now she has had the injury (although would pass a 5 stage no problems once it has healed), somwhere around the £3,000 mark.

From Manor Grange (thanks nat1003)
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Do you think these are accurate?
 
Dan bless him next to nothing. Previously jumped up to 1m30s did small YR classes etc and just generally jumping machine and schooled advanced medium competed to Medium (admittedly unaffiliated as couldn't afford to affiliate BSJA and BD!), was almost unbeatable at novice. But now although sound once worked in he has bone spavins, navicular and arthritis so not very desireable. add he only hacks in company and although schooling well is a difficult ride in that although not in anyway dangerous if you do not ask him correctly and hold him together and up into the bridle he will go round like a donkey leaning on your hand like a concrete block!

so he is meat money at best but he aint going anywhere.

used to look like this
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and this is what he is looking like recently
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Fleur hmm hard one she was a reasonable amount as a 4yo for her potential, her value rapidly dropped when she went a little crazy on devon grass and actually became quite dangerous. She has jumped DCs BN and discovery and has jumped round newcomers BUT she gets bored and throws her dollies out the pram so that combined with lack of funds and being too busy with work she hasn't BSJAed in over a year but unaffiliated outings show she has got her want to jump back but she wouldn't be able to be a pure showjumper. She is talented for dressage as well, trainer who has done very well at national level thinks she has real potential and I am going about registering her BD. Potential also to BE having schooled round Pontispool's pre novice track including a few novice fences (unintentionally
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But she is still a complicated ride and needs in my opinion a good amateur who can give her that bonding time aside from the riding as she really needs to trust her rider. so price probably about the £5k mark but she has the potential to be a lot more

her proving her scope and also how not to jump the novice water at pontispool
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