How saleable is this horse?

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Would the following horse sell, and how much for?
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Very nice looking, 16.2hh, bright bay TB gelding, 11 years old.
Used to point-to-point, but got a tendon injury 2 1/2 years ago (not a bad injury) and has been out of work since ( 1 year due to injury, 2nd year because owners couldn't afford to train him), but he would be back in work for at least 2 months and been to some small shows before he goes up for sale.
IMO, he is a fab Riding Horse type, and probably would do well in RoR showing classes.
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Or he would make someone a great point-to-point schoolmaster.
He's easy to ride in the school, if a bit lazy, but he's not great to hack on the roads as he doesn't like big vehicles and can't cope with waiting in a drive/gateway very well, so not a novice ride. He's also not great out hunting.
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He's very sweet to handle, load, travels well etc.
He doesn't like being hot shod as he's afraid of the smoke, but good as gold for the farrier if cold shod.
I've been offered him for free, but would only take him as a project to sell on in the not too distant future, as he's not what I am looking for.
Thank you for any opinions
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I wouldnt buy a horse that cant be hot shod or hack out.
But...... it is not a possibility that he can overcome these problems with an experienced person and some tlc?
As in do you think you can help him with these issues, then i think he will be very saleable.
 
In all honsty may be difficult to sell and if so not for much,there is a lot of ex racers out there with less or no issues as this one,maybe given time if he is a nice sort and can have some problems ironed out but you say you wouldnt keep him that long.
However if he is being given to you for free then even sold on cheaply you have only spent on his keep and your time,by selling cheap I would hope you would still ensure home was ok for him.
 
I wouldn't buy a horse with a previous tendon injury that had only been in light work, which is all you would have time to do in 2 months. I would wonder whether 6 months down the line it would break down again.

However someone would probably give you £500 for him as a risk
 
I would not buy this horse and I don't think he is worth much at all. The main thing that would put me off is the injury. Personally, I don't think it is right to sell on a horse that you have been given for free.
 
Thanks for the replies
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Personally, re the hacking issues, with an experienced rider he's not *that* bad, and if he did more of it with a sensible companion he probably would improve, as he's really not done that much hacking. However, I don't think he would ever be 100% safe for a novice.
The shoeing thing, his old farrier used to flatly refuse to even try to burn the shoes on, even though he stood next to another horse having it done, without batting an eyelid
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If I took him on I would get my very good farrier to at least try.
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My other dilemma, would be wether to get him working nicely and fit enough to do a bit of dressage and showing, and move him on quickly, or to work with him all winter and and start advertising him feb/march time. It would give me more time to work on his issues, but at the same time, I will have paid a lot more money for his keep by then.
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About the tendon injury, it really wasn't a bad injury, and I've seen plenty of horses with much worse injuries go back to racing successfully and stay sound for the rest of their lives, and he has had plenty of time to heal
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He's had two months of going on the horsewalker for up to 1 1/2 hours a day, so he's actually got some baseline fitness already. The only reason why he isn't being ridden already is because his owners were dithering about what to do with him, and didn't want to pay me to do it until they'd decided
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Personally, I don't think it is right to sell on a horse that you have been given for free.

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Can I ask why?
His owners are fully aware of my motives if I took him on and the only reason why they're giving him away is because they don't have any money to do anything with him at the moment, and he's only getting older standing round in the field doing nothing.
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If the current owners are fully aware of your intentions, then its fine. I think if someone gives you a horse thinking it will have a good home, then it is unfair to sell on. There is someone at my yard who was given a horse and after 4 months she put it up for sale. When it did not sell (she was too tight to advertise it properly) she had it shot! I don't know the people who gave her the horse, but I'm sure that if they meant for it to be shot, they would have had it done themselves! Horse was a sound 12 year old whoes only issue was cribbing.
 
I wonder how many people buy a horse with injuries that they dont know about - and on that reasoning if the horse is sound you would never know!
I think this guy is worth a little time - if you havent got the time to take him on and do something with him and your only motive is to make money then i'd say dont take him on as your only thinking of lining your pocket. Let them give him to someone who will love him and teach him
 
Whoa harsh Taffster- who's to say she's not going to love him and teach him
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I'm hoping to take a cheap pony on as a project, to give me some experience, hopefully have the satistfaction of turning it around, make some money on it and purely as I can't afford what I want. I would love it, care for it and treat it as i treat my mare, and hopefully someone will have a nice pc pony at the end. Is there anything wrong with that?

OP- yes I think you could make something on it, but maybe not tons, and what would you do if it went lame again while it was with you?
 
Ooohh Coffeebean I wish you would read the whole post. It says if you havent got the time to love and teach him then dont take him on.
If the only motive is to sell it which considering that is the first question she has asked then let someone else take it on who will keep it and love it and teach it.
I wouldnt give my horse to someone who wanted to make a few quid - regardless of the situation.
 
marmalade76, I agree with you, it sucks that she did that, especially if the cribbing was his only fault. She could have at least asked the old owners if they would take him back.
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Taffster, yes, my intentions are to sell him on to a nice home when he's ready, and hopefully make a few quid in the process.
That doesn't mean I'm not going to love him and teach while I've got him.
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His owners sadly are not very sentimental with their horses, and, especially in their current situation, probably won't be very selective about where he goes.
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If I don't take him and someone else does, he could turn up at Beeston next month and end up god knows where.
At least I know him, and will give him a fair chance at a useful future, but I need to know that it's worth the risk I'm taking with him, so yes, I wanted to know if someone would buy him.
Of course, there is a chance of him going wrong (just like any horse), and if he does, I will discuss the options with my vet and make a decision based on what she says.
ETA: I also fully intend to tell any potential buyers his full history, including any little quirks and about the injury, it's only fair on them and the horse.
 
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