How much would you pay for a safe alround kids pony?

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bit of a dilemma...........

looking for pony for my 2 daughters. 13.2 ish. Not looking for red rosette machine, but a steady alround eddy.

ive looked at about 12 now. 9 have been not what advertised as, 2 failed vetting and seen another that seems exactly what i want but is what i term expensive.

I know you cant put a price on safety when it comes to your kids, so looking at a couple hundred here and there would seem worth it but he's double my original budget.

He's also coloured (which seem to make them more expensive) and irish. and we are in the South East which is generally more expensive than anywhere else.

What would you pay ??

thanks in advance
 
I just took a look on Horsemart for this size pony, I was surprised at how relatively inexpensive they seem to be compared to horses of 15.2 ish.

If it was a pony for my kids, I would happily pay £2.5k to £3k for something that was as bombproof as you can get. It's not the initial outlay that is the cost in the pony, but the running costs - if you see what I mean. So, safety to me is worth a lot.

How much did you think was reasonable?
 
Another thought, if it is really safe and young enough, you should be able to sell it on when the time comes and your kids have out grown it. So in the long run it shouldn't cost too much.

Not sure if I would be able to sell a pony on though....
 
I have a pony I am about to advertise who sounds like what you are after - and hes not £££, if you want to PM me for details i can tell you about him.
 
I paid £900 for a 12.2 'saint' - he wasn't advertised, got through word of mouth. Mind you, we never vetted him, so no idea if he would have passed, but we knew him through the pony club and he was exactly what we needed - a safe, seen it all, first pony.
 
I paid £1300 for a 17 year old pony with complete wardrobe. She is very safe but can be a madam sometimes, so not perfect. They command a high price relative to their abilities because of the safety aspect.

Only thing is, 2 years on, I don't feel I can sell her on at 19. Would loan her though when its time to move on to a larger model.
 
I know this will go against the grain but for what you are describing I would expect to pay at least £3000 probably nearer £4000. Good safe ponies without issues are expensive,
 
It totally depends on the pony but i would be prepeared to pay more for a confidence giving, nice ride as you cant buy confidence if lost and for children the way they ride, position, etc can be affected quite a bit by the way their pony goes.

I looked through the horse and hound today and tbh was surprised that there loads of nice ponies with low prices. thats if they are as described of course!
 
thanks all for your comments ( probably sounds contradictory (sp?) saying you cant put a price on safety - but im looking for a bargain) but wanted to get your views.

Ok we started looking at £1,500 ish, then £2,000, then £3,000 hoping to get something for £3,000 all in with saddle that fits, vetting and transport etc.

I suppose in a way what im looking for would fetch more than something with winnings behind its belt.

I bought a m/w cob a year ago for £3,200 without anything and load of people said i was robbed. But to me he is worth every penny as he's given me so much confidence over the year and trust him with mine and my daughters wellbeing. If it wasnt for him I wouldnt even be considering no 2. So in reality should be willing to spend at least that for my daughters??

As someone above said, not sure if i could take anything on over 16 not knowing what to do with him in a few years.

thanks all and if anyone knows of anything (must be gelding) please let me know.
 
Friend just bought a 14hh pony mare for her boys to learn on, no vetting and the mare has been out of work for 2 years, being a brood mare. She is on and off leadrein on the road with the 11 year old and on lead rein with 7 year old, she is 7 years old and is ride and drive, thinks the boys are the best things in the world and cost all of £750 :) Worth her weight in gold.
 
Forgot to say she also went to a show 5 weeks after moving and took the 7 year old round the VERY spooky handy pony course without batting an eye, carried the little lad as if he was an egg :D
 
In a perfect world to get exactly what you want (with references to back it up) I think you would need a budget of £4-5k. So, pretty much what you are looking at by the time you bought, vetted and kitted out said coloured Irish Pony. I am assuming that this pony is conformationally pretty correct, I would expect it to be for that kind of money, as well as being safe and kind.

Of course the bargains are out there, but equally there are a lot of mean, nasty little ponies and dishonest sellers too... I suppose it depends how much time you've got to waste on what turn out to be wild goose chases looking at totally unsuitable ponies.

For the record, I had a budget of £3,500 4 years ago to buy and kit out a pony for my daughter. I more or less managed, the pony cost £2,000 plus the vetting so there was about £1,300 to kit him out with tack and rugs, sounds a lot, but of course it doesn't go very far at all really especially if you have to buy a brand new saddle as I ended up doing. I could only afford a youngster, I just had to take a bit of a chance on his temperament and the sellers honesty, so I bought a rising 6 year old who hadn't really done very much at all. I was incredibly lucky with him, he's as honest as the day is long, kind and forgiving, extremely handsome, tries his hardest at everything we ask of him and just happens to be a regular little rosette machine as well. He's never going anywhere...
 
I should add, I mean I would pay that much if I could afford it for a true Pony Club Pony that you could turn up at rallies with who you could virtually guarantee wouldn't let you down in any way. |Our one, he had the temperament to start with, but we've had to show him the ropes and help him become what he is today...
 
You know what? I would look at charity loan schemes.

The good reputable charities will be totally upfront with you about what the pony is like, and they will want to meet you and your child several times to make sure everyone gets on. Then when the pony is outgrown, you at least have the option of sending it back to the charity to find a new home - or you could keep it on, of course.

It is worth a look - you have nothing to lose, after all:)
 
Spudlet said:
You know what? I would look at charity loan schemes.

The good reputable charities will be totally upfront with you about what the pony is like, and they will want to meet you and your child several times to make sure everyone gets on. Then when the pony is outgrown, you at least have the option of sending it back to the charity to find a new home - or you could keep it on, of course.

It is worth a look - you have nothing to lose, after all:)
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That sounds really good.
 
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