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7yr old Bay Gelding. 14.3hh. Possibly a Welsh D cross. Good to handle, farrier (no shoes), box, don't know about clipping... Lives in or out. Sweet little horse BUT has taken off several times with current rider. Once when she was mounting, twice in the school in approx 6 weeks. Has a worried vibe when ridden. Has been with an experienced rider/instructor for the last week to be assessed and she agrees that owners have taken on too much!! (Bought for 13 yr old daughter as a first horse), and they need to sell before they have an accident. Instructor says he'll make a great little horse but needs a quiet, confident/competent rider. She thinks its likely he's had a scare such as a slipped saddle and says he tenses up as soon as the riders weight shifts and was not helped by the fact the saddle they had fitted didn't fit!! He grows a few inches when you go to get on but doesn't move until told to (except that one time). He doesn't seem to know what a mounting block is but is learning. We think maybe his education was rushed and quite basic. Instructor and assistant have both said they would have him if they could and see huge potential in him with the right person and she is happy to speak to any potential buyers as she has put him through his paces with no preal problems..
So, any ideas on a realistic price?...
 
as he stands i'd say £1500-£1800??!!
People want alot for their money these days! he's sounds lovely just in the wrong hands, luckily their selling before anyone gets hurt and before the lad is wrecked for life!!

sophie xx
 
so are your instructor and assistant saying he has no huge potential? He sounds like alot of work, when in reality he's a crossbreed (therefore no show pony) and may well end up as a hack.

IMO I'd expect 800-900 for him.
 
if it was me i would advertise him as green but full of potential at 1500 ono tack etc negotiable. its difficult to tell from a post without knowing him, you never know, in a fully experienced home he could shine and certainly be worth his weight in gold! I would state in the advertisement though as strictly no novices, just to let the horse have the best chance in life xx
 
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so are your instructor and assistant saying he has no huge potential? He sounds like alot of work, when in reality he's a crossbreed (therefore no show pony) and may well end up as a hack.

IMO I'd expect 800-900 for him.

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No...they are saying he has alot of potential and would take him on themselves if they had they had the space. He's a nice looking horse and should make a great allrounder. I can see him doing almost anything in the right hands tbh. I'll post pics later if my friend doesn't mind. I don't think he will be a huge amount of work for an experienced rider its just friends daughter has spent the last several years riding safe school ponies round an arena that don't react to an unbalanced rider....this little horse is over sensitive to an unbalance for whatever reason...
 
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if it was me i would advertise him as green but full of potential at 1500 ono tack etc negotiable. its difficult to tell from a post without knowing him, you never know, in a fully experienced home he could shine and certainly be worth his weight in gold! I would state in the advertisement though as strictly no novices, just to let the horse have the best chance in life xx

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yes thanks..we want to really honest and get the right person. She's in no hurry either although the sooner he gets that right person the better for him. She would have left him with the instructor but couldn't afford to. I'm annoyed at the pillock who sold him to them and just wish I'd gone with them to look as I'd definitely had advised them not to buy him. He, of course has offered them peanuts to have him back but tbh, they don't want him to go back there...
 
Prob £1200-1500 he sounds sweet but just with the wrong person! Its hard to find the right horse to go from riding school to 'real horses' wihtout getting something that will be boring in the future.

Sounds like your friend has brains to make such a big desicion to sell him but the right home is essential, at the end of the day she prob doesnt want him to be passed from one home to another! Good luck
 
He sounds very nice but clearly needs a lot of time and has developed a few issues, i would say no more than £1000. without tack of course. Don't think anyone still sells horses with tack anyway!
Would like to see pics though!
 
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