How much would you pay for a first pony?

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Helping my friend price her pony up.

Pony is 7 years old. About 12.3/13hands.
Stunning too look at.
Bombproof to the extreme, I have never seen this pony spook at anything! :D
Easy to handle. Gorgeous paces, could do inhand showing (has, and has qualified for bigger shows but to lack of transport never attended).

Erm, thats about it really. She is the perfect first pony, but she is also a lot of fun.

Friend is looking to loan but will sell to the right home, but how much would you say a pony like this is worth? We're slightly biased on price, but would like to know how much is realistic!

Thanks :D
 
a bombproof first pony that can build up confidence and introduce child to shows = priceless, hence why my first pony never got sold, but if you wanted to sell = £4k - 5k possibly more if it gets some shows under its belt.
 
Wow, thanks - Wasn't expecting that much! :)

Pony is hopelessly outgrown and they want her to be used. She enjoys being ridden and friend just wants the bet for her.

Would definately prefer to loan, but even thats risky these days! :rolleyes:
 
Its her own yard and very remote so not practical for many people.

Im thinking of suggesting that my friend can keep her pony in my field, and loan her out but pony has to stay in my field. that way I can keep an eye on the pony and my field is easier to access. but then again, for a first pony surely people would want to be on a yard that has an arena etc? :confused: :)
 
maybe they would want somewhere to exercise - im guessing unless they are the "competitive" parents then they would be happy with a flat area in the field to work in? dont know, not much help sorry!
 
I paid £700 for my pony three years ago. She is best as a LR pony as she takes too much getting going off the LR. She's not perfect, but is as safe and kind around children as you could expect a pony to be. If I was buying, I wouldn't want to spend more than £2k.
 
Dancing Queen said:
maybe they would want somewhere to exercise - im guessing unless they are the "competitive" parents then they would be happy with a flat area in the field to work in? dont know, not much help sorry!
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dont worry! its worth a try maybe! you've been very helpful! :D :)
 
I'd say her show record is average, she hasnt been to that many shows but has always been placed. I suppose she has potential to go further but does need to go to more shows to "entice" the more serious competitive buyers
 
i think what needs to be kept in mind is that bombproof, kind, first ponies no hang ups, healthy, attractive and safe are few and far between. Therefore she would demand a higher price tag, But something is only worth what someone else to prepared to pay. I remember when looking for my first pony we scoured the country and mom and dad were looking at (in todays terms) ponies with pricetags eqivalent to a small car.

geniune first ponies are rare as they hardly ever come up for sale.

good luck xx
 
Competing for me, in whatever discipline - jumping likely, I wouldn't expect a first pony to be a lead rein pony. My first pony cost £200, but then he was ancient, and certainly no oil painting. He also wasn't kid friendly, running towards me and kicking me when I went to catch him being a favourite trait. However, he taught me a lot and was a great little jumper :)

But then I'm not a showing person, and if the pony has all the goods to be successful at that, then I would suspect much more than a measly £1500.
 
I would say around 2-2.5k with todays prices!! - our first pony was £700 (10 yrs ago & that was extortionate at the time!!) We paid 4k for our current one at 9yrs old 3yrs ago that had done some Bsja & would xc anything - I wouldn't have a clue what to sell him for if I had to now as he's done so much more since!!!

Tbh I think you pay what it is worth to you - some people have different needs/expectations on what they should have done for what price (if that makes sense!!!) :D
 
At the moment 16hh eveter types are not making £4,000 so I think, with the winter fast approaching, your original £2,000 would be more suitable. That said we bought a beautiful dartmoor mare out of Horse and Hound 6 weeks ago for only £400 and she is a saint on four legs. The market is so dependant on where in the country etc you are. But I do agree these sorts of ponies are like gold dust!
 
For what it is worth, the pony that I was interested in for my daughter was advertised at £1000 and had not even been backed, she just said that in her eyes he looked good for the show ring, you could put a lead rope on him and he liked being brushed AND he was only rising 3! She also said that she would not sell his brother as he was too nervy.

Then she sold her house and emailed me to say that there were £100 each as she needed a quick sale as they were going abroad.

For the record, Chips, the one that I liked is a little bu**er and I have turned him away to mature before we do anything. Goose the overly nervous one, is in love with my little one and although not bombproof, he is her perfect first pony and hopefully they will have a lovely little relationship for years to come.

The woman that I bought them from said that she did have interest at the full asking price but wasnt convinced with the people that wanted him, so if someone was willing pay £1000 for a blank canvass, I would have thought you could expect 2 or 3 times that realistically!

just a thought...what if he was loaned to someone to do pony club - that always seems to increase the price loads!
 
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Stencilface said:
I wouldn't really pay more than £1500 I don't think. Would need to have done a bit more to pay more imho :)
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I would agree with this. Any more and I would expect the pony to have done a lot of pony club events and to be able to "take" a child round novice jumping courses etc. At the moment it is only really temprament and potential you've got... Some ponies do sell for higher prices, but they are really special and are well known usually throughout pc/showing world.

I always put the same height and age into the search engines of the horse and hound/horsemart etc classified ads and see what compares - thats how you get a valuation really.

Last year we sold a 12h first pony for £850 that had done and won all local shows in lead rein and first ridden - games, jumping, WHP etc including tack. She was priced low as had had laminitus six months previous. Had we put her up before she had laminitus we were going to ask £2000, with a view to getting £1600-1800.

I'd think more £2k to start with.
 
I think my friend might wait till spring to sell the pony but would loan out straight away.

Do you think it would be worth taking the pony out to a couple of walk/trot or prelim dressage tests, and small jump courses? Pony is perfectly capable, but its just not something the owners are into
 
ABC said:
I think my friend might wait till spring to sell the pony but would loan out straight away.

Do you think it would be worth taking the pony out to a couple of walk/trot or prelim dressage tests, and small jump courses? Pony is perfectly capable, but its just not something the owners are into
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Definately, the more they do the more they can ask for her. Even better if they can find a confident young rider who is more than happy to come along and ride at shows etc... then they have a proven record and photos in action!

We got a first pony on loan last month, he is a 21 year old typical cheeky pony and will try it on with my daughter but he is safe off the lead rein on hacks with me and solid at showgrounds, that alone is more than I could have asked for :D

First ponies around here can sell for over the 4k mark but I have also seen older ponies go for below £1000 as people tend to look for younger models!
 
The one thing most people will want it to do is PC rallies,happy to go with others safely and to jump small courses. Very few children want to do dressage or showing,the real market is PC. as an allrounder.

A decent pony with references from PC and a good temperament will fetch £2000 - £3000 in my area.

If it hunts regularly possibly a little more.
 
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