How much?

[Skhosu]

Interested, to me he's priceless but may be considering selling next year...MAY.......
My boy:

16.3hh 13 yr old tb x.
Good bits: Evented up to Novice, very succesful at pre-novice. Been on all PC team this year. Not a novice ride, very forward going although I ride him in a snaffle. He has SJ very nicely round a 1.10m course at the PC open eventing. Very honest. Good hack, but forward going and lively. Real clean SJ. Good in stable etc. Good manners. Fantastic flatwork even with me! Hunted.

Bad bits (oops, think there's more of them!):
weaves a little at feed times, Bumpy legs. Hates vets. Hates his mane being pulled. Ok to clip, but funny about the back legs, do-able w/out sedation.
Has a dippy back and not wonderful conformation

He gets excited at competitions, but wouldn't know how to buck or rear! He gets tense in dressage, which is all that's holding us back at the moment.

Any suggestions? Here's his record before I got him:
http://www.britisheventing.com/BEEvents/HorseResults/Hrs46114.html

and after:
http://www.eventingireland.com/horsesrid...rder=&Page=

and here's a picture. IT's actually at our first event last year, so only 2"9. Cant figure out how to get others off camera yet...:

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2998067540065949736MdJRTv
and an album with pictures of his legs and him( he had got lots of cuts at the time!!!) no good pics I'm afraid! http://community.webshots.com/album/550769660OwrTye

Thanks guys, be honest!

 

[Claireg9]

Sorry but with all those bad bits £1.5k!
he seems lovely, and is very handsome, but you've been so honest and with those cuts/bumps/scars as they are now and a slightly dipped back, plus his age i wouldnt want to pay a whole lot for him.
Sorry because i know he is priceless to you x

 

[xspiralx]

Nah I'd say more than 1.5k provided he's sound!

The bad bits count against him but as a fun horse for a competitive teenager, easily 3k IMO. If he wouldn't pass a vet at all then maybe 2.5k..

I think age would be your biggest concern, as a vast number of people seem to think that at the age of 10+ the horse is completely past it!

 

[Claireg9]

Thats why i priced him down... not that its my opinion but what i think he'd reach!

 

[MillionDollar]

Wow Zara Phillips competed him!? Did she own him as well?

I would say about £2,500 with all the bad bits, but i bet hes a great ride and to jump, and he looks lovely.

 

[Skhosu]

nope, had the same owner all his life before me. She toook him away from her, or so I'm led to believe because she pushed him up to novice too soon!
Interesting...
I'll just not let on what we paid!
I doubt he's sellable, as at the moment he has an enlarged ethmoid which = bad runny nose!