I should be flattered but....

[lilym]

How many times do I have to say "he's not for sale" before it's understood??!!!! I had an offer for my boy last week after someone saw him at a competition, now they keep texting me asking if I will change my mind about selling him, and increasing the offer! half of me say's sell - but I'd never get another like him with such a nice temp, and I don't have time to look for another horse, nor do I like riding strange horses.......yet sod's law that I have NO interest in the mare I DO have for sale.....LOL.

 

[MrsMozart]

Ah, the joys

.

Tell them the price is £1m and not a penny less

.

 

[Eventer96]

agree with MM £1 million sounds like a good price tag to me

 

[Bowen4Horses]

how much does he look like your mare? could you agree to the sale, say you'll drop him off... and take the mare instead...?

 

[kerilli]

is there a price you would sell him for, say £30k or something? if so, say that's the price, and no less. they'll either cough up and make you very happy, or go away and leave you alone!

 

[Coffee_Bean]

I agree with kerilli, say a LOT, if they pay then sell, if they don't then keep him and enjoy him

 

[Mithras]

I have a horse like that. People want to buy success. Can't you tell them that ones not for sale but you have another one at home thats just like him when she was his age...

 

[Pearlsasinger]

How did they get your number to text?

 

[wendyII]

offer them the mare tell them its his sister and she is JUST as wonderful ........ lol only kidding xxx

 

[lilym]

[ QUOTE ]
How did they get your number to text?

[/ QUOTE ]

It's not hard - I organise stuff for a local riding club so it's on their webbie and schedules!!

 

[Kat]

I agree work out what price would actually make you sell and tell them that. The owner of our riding school had a client wanting to buy one of her horses and she told them that he is worth £10k to her so she wouldn't sell him for less.

He wasn't worth anything near that, he was very much a riding school horse, not well bred or well put together really and not even one of her better school horses but he was a very useful one, suitable for beginner adults, ok for teenagers, and suitable for all but the most advanced groups too. He would have been impossible to replace though as most new horses aren't suitable for beginners and take time to become that reliable.

Understandably the client didn't pay £10k and she kept him, but she has had some fairly silly prices paid before because someone has fallen in love with a particular horse.