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i have an irish draught yearling colt and i am going to have to sell him. firstly do you think i should have him gelded before advertising him. he is so placid and quiet its not neccasary as he goes out with mares geldings ect but would it put buyers off as there are so few anyway ! also what would he be worth right now hes a big bay lad not the handsomest at the moment but he will grow into himself and he is so honest and kind. thank you in advance for any advice.
 
That will depend mainly on his parentage I guess - there seems to be quite a lot of youngstock around at the moment. But my stud (Bowlands Irish Draught) said that sales of their youngstock have gone through the roof this year and the stud it self has slowed slightly - sound like people are taking the short cut and chopping a year off. Lots of Yearlings are upwards of £1000 but it does depend on a lot and I think if I was to take on such a big colt I'd want him to have the snip - I know my YO would too !!! Have a look at the ads on the breed website to compare him and try posting this in breeding too
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He sounds ace though, let us know what £ you decide and maybe some pictures
 
he goes out with mares???

i would get him cut or put in the advert you will cut him if required.
many people do not want to buy a colt and then have it gelded themselves due to the risk involved.
 
thank you for that. yes you are right not gelding him will limit the market even further. no one will have a colt on their yard . hes never good enough to be a stallion anyway. ok now im gonna phone the vet.
 
hi yes hes out with mares ! he isnt like that at all ! he thinks its for stirring his tea with ! i had one like him before and he was 3 before we had him cut and that was only because we were going to sell him as a riding horse. saying that my friend has a 2 year old tbx colt and hes the same - must be something in the water !
 
If his breeding is good I'd leave him and say in your advert that you would geld him if required.

Pure IDs are comanding decent prices at the moment and as they are relatively rare they are in demand for breeding if they are nice.
 
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hi yes hes out with mares ! he isnt like that at all ! he thinks its for stirring his tea with ! i had one like him before and he was 3 before we had him cut and that was only because we were going to sell him as a riding horse. saying that my friend has a 2 year old tbx colt and hes the same - must be something in the water !

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Depending on how long he's been with the mares:
1. He might be infertile
2. The mares might all be transitional
3. He might be one of those clumsy oafs who can't manage without a helping hand

or

4. All of the mares are already pregnant!!

For goodness sake, get him out of contact with mares! Just because you don't SEE him waving it around, doesn't mean he doesn't know what it's for!!



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If his breeding is good I'd leave him and say in your advert that you would geld him if required.

Pure IDs are comanding decent prices at the moment and as they are relatively rare they are in demand for breeding if they are nice.

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Actually, pure bred yearling colts/geldings and two year olds are a glut on the market at present (if anyone wants one, I have several VERY nice ones and there's no interest at all except from bargain basement buyers!!
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Unless a colt has PERFECT conformation, PERFECT temperament AND rare bloodlines, geld it! Even if it has all of these, you still have to find a buyer who is prepared to trust their judgement on whether it will eventually grade! (at 3 if you're very lucky, or 4, or 5! And there are very few of them about!
 
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