How much is your horse REALLY worth?

Ryu will be going up for sale in the Spring I paid £4000 for him 2 years ago, hes a 6 year old pink papered Czech Warmblood, I got him at 4 having been brought up from being turned away, since then done a bit of everything and competes sucesfully at RC level, he has amazing looks and ptential to go on, but needs a firm fair rider, he will be produced for sale by my trainer and we hope to ask for £5500 and accept £5000
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To me, he is priceless and if he was up for sale then the first person would buy him. I don't think he has anything behind him to back up a bigger asking price though. At that price there would be bargain hunters galore around though
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I will probably be way off the mark here.

Aleeta 3 1/2 year old Selle Francais Mare. By Isky de Baussy. 16.3hh. Lightly backed and now going on short hacks in company. Showing huge scope when loose jumped. Paid £3000 as a 2 year old so would hope to get £4500 based on her potential.
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Spike 5 year old ISH gelding of unkown breeding. 16.1hh basic flatwork established and has seen coloured poles and XC fences but never competed, needs and gentle considerate rider paid £900 in may this year. Would hope to get £3500 - £4000
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Murphy 15 year old Connie x ID 15hh fun forward going but safe hack. Can only hack due to sacro illiac problems. Paid £2750 in 2002 now would not expect to get over £500
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Please correct me if I am way off the mark. Obviously they are all priceless to us
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Sharola: 16.1hh(approx) dark bay mare, 7 yrs old, trakener x TB(Sharola Rainmaker, Goddington Hannibal). In top 3 everytime out unaffliated dressage up to and inc elementary. Ready to start medium work at home. Been to 3 affliated, won her first prelim by 5%, 2nd and 3rd in first 2 novices. Jumps- never touched a pole. Really good xc but not done much competitive jumping.Very safe and straightforward to ride. Lovely in the stable but has been seen to crib without collar at feed times. Good to clip, load, box, catch ect.
I paid £2.5k for her and would sell her for around £5.5k( she couldn't maintain right canter when I got her!)

Meeka- 17.2hh, just turned 6 yrs old, dark bay. Branded belgium warmblood( furiso/voltaire)Fantastic paces(amazing!), huge careful jump, jumped double clears foxhunter, double clear in first pre novice(skipped intro), 4th in first dressage test- just about to affliate once assessed, 5th in open hunter trials, VERY trainable- learnt flying changed in first session. Brilliant to hack alone and in company, good to clip, catch, load, traffic, shoe etc. Can be a little sensitive for a novice rider but is very quick to learn and forward thinking for a more experienced jockey.
We paid £8.5k for him, I would not let him go for lesson than £15k as this horse is becoming amazing and looks to have 4* potential when xc schooling.

Gus- 18hh Black gelding, 13yrs old. Working at PSG. Placed and won up to and inc advanced medium.
A real schoolmaster whos gives as much as you give! Wouldn't hack on his own when I got him, will now under sufference! Not 100% sound when you first start working( he works through it- just a bit of stiffness) and a grumpy old git!
I have him on loan and the owner wanted £8k for him, I would pay no more than £3k.

What do you think?
 
That was supposed to be a smile, not a sad face. Silly Patches didn't preview her message!
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Oliver probably has the potential, when schooled better, to be of more value than I would necessarily have wanted to pay for a pony. He'll only be for sale if he continues to prove to be a little too much for Hannah. He's developed an opinion, as all 5 year olds do, and is being a tad testy at the moment.

Patches, I guess, is worth her weight in gold because she's so dependable and safe.

Tweenie is a tinker, but again as "bombproof" as a pony could possibly be.

Dinker....well he's negative equity!!!!
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Possibly but I know more detail about his problems and he could last 6 weeks or 6 years with it!!!
What about the others? Looking at other prices on here they are probably a little over priced.
Having said that I have had an advanced eventer interested in Alee and they may be prepared to pay quite a lot more then that!!
At the end of the day a horse is worth whatever someone will pay. If you are in the right place at the right time then you may come up trumps!!!
 
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Possibly but I know more detail about his problems and he could last 6 weeks or 6 years with it!!!
What about the others? Looking at other prices on here they are probably a little over priced.
Having said that I have had an advanced eventer interested in Alee and they may be prepared to pay quite a lot more then that!!
At the end of the day a horse is worth whatever someone will pay. If you are in the right place at the right time then you may come up trumps!!!

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I agree, right place and right time means everything!
I dont think yours are overpriced at all!
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Wouldnt like to say about Star, as done this before and people either agree or hunt you down about it....but lets just say when she was up for sale at the beginning of the year *what a mistake lol, i had people interested even at the £8.5/9k mark....

She is a star in my eyes
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and for the right rider will do anything you want...
 
The problem is that any horse is only worth what a buyer is willing to pay for them. I don't worry about the value of mine financially as I have no intentions of selling them...although I have had offers for all three...and not by the meatman!
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I would imagine that horse prices will be dropping at the moment, as demand is dropping as a result of the economic problems (interest rates, credit squeezes, house price falls etc).
How boring am I? But all your horses look lovely
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In Terms of Hard Cash P is worth pennies
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16 YO RID you name it he has done it!!
But being realisitic he only jumps up to a 1m now and his little legs need looking after, otherwise they do show signs of his age!!!

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The grey in my siggy: 8/9yo. Lusitano x TB (which makes him a bit different to start with!), 16hh, has started jumping BSJA Foxhunter. Has just over £600 BSJA (act. just over £500 not.) in quite limited outings. Qualified lots of things like BSJA 1.10m Amateurs, BRC Champs several times, including being placed in top 10 twice at Offchurch. Also successfully competing BE Novice - out of 9 runs, he's been in top 10 7 times. Amazing nature - dream to handle with perfect manners at all times. Most genuine, honest horse you could imagine. Always helps me out of trouble. Passed a 5 stage vetting this week for insurance (so that'd be no problem if for sale!). Only thing I can fault him on is we don't hack out as he had a big scare from cows a few years ago. I think he would hack, I just don't hack any of my horses! But I wouldn't sell him as a hacking horse anyway, and he's fine in company. People tell me he's worth £10 - £15k easily. I really don't know what Id ask for him because I laugh at the prices in horsey mags of other horses doing LESS than what he does!

My black horse in my siggy: 7yo 15.2hh Welsh Sec D. Good breeding. He has masses of presence and is very handsome which does gain lots of nice compliments at shows. He's a massive character, heaps of fun but safe at the same time. BSJA winnings, qualified for a few showing things (Blair Castle M&M WHP and Scottish Festival of Champs etc. etc.) and won a few overall ridden champs at local level. Did his first BE Intro in September and was clear XC with 1 fence down in the SJ. I think he'd do brilliant dressage as well but I hate it! BUT he is a stereotypical Welsh Cob - he can be bolshy and does need to be reminded in the correct way (ie. you cannot argue with him but rather discuss or bribe!). He's not nasty, its just he'd been kept on his own as a youngster and never learnt the boundaries! I'd ask £4500 for him.
 
Ok...what about Hartley.? Can be tricky on the ground (bargy) and needs calm, experienced home as a nervous sort. Has jumped 1.10 courses at home and hunted with bloodhounds jumping the biggest of hedge. Can be slightly nappy on occasion. Doing dressage and regularly scoring 70% so would easily affiliate. Aged 8.
Do you think about £5k is reasonable? Looking to sell him in Spring as I dont think he will event and I dont really do dressage (although I may have to if the broken leg doesnt heal!!)
He is Warmblood with flash paces. 16.2. Pic is shown under my user name
 
Ginga-13.3,10 YO WPB, competed nationally driven as a pair, took a young driver from never competed to top 10 at the nationals in 5 months, very reliable, Ridden dressage advanced for a 13.3, working on shoulder in, lateral work established, clear 3 foot classes. We would ask £4K

Pip-13.3, 8YO Welsh, TB hackney X. Competed nationally as a driven pair, Prenovice driven 3DE east anglian chamion with young driver, driven XC east anglian champion driving, Novice Junior Champion. Broken to ride, huge scope for jumping, need experoenced rider, easy to do, great dressage, particularly Driven. Constistanly getting 75%. Longlisted for team GB. We would probably ask £4K, because he is a sensitive dear.

The others-Nanionaly 4-in-hand chamion and league table champions for 2 year in a row, competed at world championships twice, 2nd in the mathaton at the worlds. All 13.1HH, geldings, aged 6,8,9,10,11. Probably £2k for the older two, neither school particlarly well, oldest has previously been badly treated, 10 YO a stress head, and £3K for the other 3.

The littlies-Teddy-shown when younger, placed at HOYs a few times in LR and FR, 14 YO, done all pony club, never really understood jumping, PPC team- 10.3 welsh A, Probably £1K
Ajay- 14YO 9.3 shetty, shown when younger, placed at county level in open M+M, placed in FR at HOYs, quilified for open M+M, broken to drive, done all PC activities, PPC teams, bites on the leadrein-£800 I guess.

Anyone think I'm far out?
 
Hmm its hard!!

15.1HH 11yr old Shore X Irish gelding. Can jump 4ft - higher with lghter rider. Loves to hunt & xc. Can do decent Medium dressage test with right rider. Snaffle mouthed, but needs a 3 ring for xc/hunting. Will do his best for his rider. Good feet - even white ones are solid! BUT, croup high and has windgalls. Not naughty, but forgets he is big - can be dopey. Brilliant in the field and stays out of trouble! Never needed the vet in 7 years. Lots of presence and loves to show off

2K max I would say? What you think?


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I wish all of you had horses for sale earlier in the year when I was looking. All the horses were at least another £2k on top of these prices!

Ronnie: 4yo TB, raced as 3yo (unsuccessful) and broken to be riding horse at 3.5yo. Did too much too early IMHO as the owners miscalulated his age (thought he was 4, not 3). I paid £4250 for him in April (which was over what he was worth but I'd fallen for him by then). He now jumps very confidently up to 2 foot 9, and has jumped 3 foot 6 but not so confident (dangles legs - but only jumped that high once), doesn't refuse unless petrified of poles or something silly, flatwork established (for his age) with lovely rhythmical and balanced paces, lateral work started and sometimes fantastic, BRILLIANT hack (I seriously cannot fault him, I hack out alone and in company on the buckle in all paces). Good to do but gets a bit worked up if left alone in a field. Nips/chews everything (very expensive habit).

I reckon he's worth about £3-3.5k, but it really depends what you're looking for. He's worth what someone is willing to pay for him (not that they'd get the chance - he's going nowhere!)
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Brilliant in the field and stays out of trouble! Never needed the vet in 7 years.

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I hope these comments aren't tempting fate. If it were my bad luck I'd go to the field and find my horsey having beaten up all the others with something that needs the vet.
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I bought mine for 2k (with tack), and I'm sure he's not worth any more than that, to a lot of people he'd be worth a lot less. He doesn't really jump and has no schooling. But he's safe, reliable and friendly and perfect for me and I hope I won't ever need to sell him
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Id like to think my quiet 16yo 14hh is worth £1500 as despite his age he is a diamond and very quiet to ride.
My yearling i would like to think is worth £500, only because his daddy is this years breed show winner and he is very well handled and perfect in every way to do anything with, he would be a perfect first youngster as he is so easy to do and so honest.
 
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Id pay up to £15k for your grey. He is just the sort of horse Im looking for!!!!

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You see, this is why I sometimes think maybe I SHOULD sell him!
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I feel maybe he's too good for me if he's worth that much, but then again we've got this far together so I feel I should be allowed to enjoy it for a while!
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Donnegan, my 16.2hh Irish TB who in the past has done a bit of everything and loves to jump but unfortunately due to arthritis in his coffin joint and a previous problem with his pelvis he is now only a light hack so probably I'd have to pay them
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Monty, 17hh registered PBA, 6 year old, quite green but quick learner. Has been professionally schooled recently. Pretty good on roads considering his age and experience. Excellant in open fields. Gets a bit stroppy in school but once you tell him to get on with it he's fine. Instructor thinks he has potential in dressage. I don't know any ideas?
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2K max I would say? What you think?



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I honestly wouldnt htough as he is 12 next year, and although he will go well with the right rider, he isnt a simple ride - BUT he can be a novice ride ans loves beginners! Just like he likes testing you if you know what your doing.

Up here though I wouldnt NEVER EVER get that! EVER - but that will make my dad happy as technically he is dads now as dad has lent me 2k
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Lizzie is a 15.1hh T.B x cob and is now 9 years old, she is fab in all ways, jumps, does a nice dressage test, never unplaced in the show ring, loads 1st time, great, safe and reliable hack actually the only thing this horse misbehaves with is having her mane pulled!!! would like to think i could get about £3000 for her now?
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Bella is a registered dutch warmblood x Friesian, she's only a year old, been to a couple of shows and have been placed. Fantasic friesian temperment, loving floaty movement, have no idea on price, probably just what i paid for her untill she's backed.
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and Teddy my little unregistered shettie, fab companion, can be ridden and driven, but is a cheeky shetland, priceless to me!!!!
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Not sure how much Pepper is worth really
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He can do a very good little dressage test (constantly over 65%) and has been placed numerous times at Intro, total XC machine and can jump a 3ft 6 course..
Has also completed 4 PNs, all clear XC
But I think his height goes against him
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He's 14.1/2 and is 9 next year.
I was thinking 5k?!
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Fudge is a novice ride hacking in company, can school very nicely has a good jump, is excellent to shoe/box, great in traffic with kids, other horses and dogs, comes to call, very affectionate but can be nappy. Does need more schooling but has great paces and would easily show, do a nice dressage test, hunt and show jump with a little work. He is stunning to look at
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So is really worth £1500 - £2500. (however if I was looking to replace him it would cost me £2000 to £3500)

Lady, pretty, 13.2hh, 17 year old, chestnut Arab X Welsh B. She is fantastic to handle, bombproof in 99% of situations, comes to call is 100% shoe/box etc. Easily capable of and has done SJ/pre-lim dressage and showing. Fun hack alone and in company and Ideal PC/RC for very confident teen or lightweight adult as can be fizzy and quirky, also an ideal leadrein pony as is very quiet with children. £600 -£1200
 
Going by what people are posting, the average price seems to be between 3.5 and 5.5 for a nice allrounder type, im currently trying to sell my 9yo pre novice eventer who excells at dressage reg 70% placed pre nov fab safe allrounder really, i have been advised to ask £7.000 but to be honest dont seem to be getting much interest at that price, and he is very straight forward... so am i asking to much or is it the wrong time of year? he is the one in my picture!
 
Phantom, 4 year old mostly Arab, 14.1...

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Lively ride (typical Arab), good in traffic, hacks alone/in company. Has great potential for dressage, still learning/starting proper schooling. Hasn't done anything (as he is pony for life we are in no rush) so friendly and obliging. £18oo? But priceless to us.

Herbie. AngloArab. 6 yrs, 15hh. Total idiot, will buck and fart around when schooled sometimes, will sometimes plod along on a hack and other times jump and prat around. Scared of a lot of things and totally dependant on his mate. Idiot to lunge, hopeless to canter at times, useless at jumping. A real plum. £1200 probably if i'm lucky!

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Magic: 13.1 14 yrs Newfie. A total dream pony, novice, beginner, experienced ride. Good in traffic, (except helicopters!) loves to jump, will plod around doing nothing or will eagerly pick up speed if you ask. brilliant first pony/second pony/third pony.

£2500
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