Is it worth trying to sell a horse at the moment?

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OH and I are really up against it at the moment and the only thing I have of any value is BH. Is it worth even trying at this time of year?
 
A friend is trying to sell one in the USA, people only seem interested if it's a real bargain, and we won't let him go for less than he's worth :(
 
Well I don't think BH could ever be described as a bargain given that he is over lord of the knobbers.

I figured as much. O well. Will have to sell my body instead!
 
My YO has just sold one of her Horses. He was advertised for a week and she had 3 people ask to come to see him. First one put an offer in and he leaves on Saturday.

So I think they are still selling at the moment, it's still warmish out :p
 
Romax said:
A friend is trying to sell one in the USA, people only seem interested if it's a real bargain, and we won't let him go for less than he's worth :(
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Anything is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it, that is the reality. If you think your horse is worth xxxx & the rest of the world thinks it is worth xxx you will never sell it.
 
Dancing Queen said:
Its always dead going into winter. Can you hang on until spring.

Can you take on any extra work - do you have any expertise you can offer?
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Well I have expertise as a molecular biologist but part time evening jobs in that are thin on the ground and it's a bit frowned on to work for a competitor anyway. lol

apart from that it's bar work I guess.

The plan was always to hold on til spring to get rid of him but my hand is being forced a bit by my stupid cars (plural) going wrong at the same time!
 
POLLDARK said:
Anything is only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it, that is the reality. If you think your horse is worth xxxx & the rest of the world thinks it is worth xxx you will never sell it.
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Horse in question is a GP dressage stallion, has won every class this year, and she's had phone calls offering $10000 :confused:
 
If you're not completely desperate then why not advertise him and see. If he sells, great. If not then hang on till Spring. :)
 
So, next question. what do I say?

I'm pretty sure that saying 'excessively long, ugly, knobber with no talent' isn't going to get rid of him! :p
 
ha ha might limit your market.

You'll prob get someone phoning to ask if he would do pony club with an 11 year old girl who wants to excel at pretty pony
 
jesstickle said:
Well I have expertise as a molecular biologist but part time evening jobs in that are thin on the ground and it's a bit frowned on to work for a competitor anyway. lol

apart from that it's bar work I guess.

The plan was always to hold on til spring to get rid of him but my hand is being forced a bit by my stupid cars (plural) going wrong at the same time!
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How about private tutoring in Biology then - Upto A level - charge about £20 - 30 per hour, thats the going rate depending on what level the students are at? x
 
DQ- I'm not sure my biology is up to it! Seriously. But that is a very sound suggestion and I shall look in to it. You obviously have a much more practical brain than I do because I would never have thought of anything like that.

db33, he'd take an 11 year old to PC no problem but he's still ugly! The judge would have to be blind and deaf to award him a prettiest pony frilly! lol
 
jesstickle said:
DQ- I'm not sure my biology is up to it! Seriously. But that is a very sound suggestion and I shall look in to it. You obviously have a much more practical brain than I do because I would never have thought of anything like that.

db33, he'd take an 11 year old to PC no problem but he's still ugly! The judge would have to be blind and deaf to award him a prettiest pony frilly! lol
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The biology is easy! If you do decide to have a go then drop me a line - I can recommend a couple of good agencies which will get you good work and I recommend places for you to advertise. There is also a HUGE market for the 11+, which again is straightforward. xx
 
If he'd a take an 11 yo to pc I'm assuming he's a safe and sensible hack? If that's the case then well advertised he should sell really rather well.

Mind you, I can't remember what it is about him that makes him a knobber as he was being sweet when I saw him!
 
j_t he is actually quite sweet. I shouldn't be mean about him. He used to be a right pain though and so my default setting is to still think of him that way.

And yes, sound as a pound out hacking. He'll have a look at funny road paint occasionally but he is only 6 so I'll let him off. Tractors, busses, motorbikes etc all fine. Did I not post the video of my 12 year old niece riding him?
 
I probably missed it, I'm good like that.

I think a good look back over the past few weeks for people wanting safe horses might be in order!
 
The only think that makes me worry about him is that he can be a bolshy tit on the ground when the mood strikes him. No harm looking through old posts though eh ;)
 
Ah that was it!

There are many of us who are happy dealing with a bolshy git when we are not riding it but who curl up and die inside if the same horse looks twice at a tractor. I suspect it comes with age:(
 
My own wonderful mumbles is a little bit like that. I keep trying to sell him to her. She does love him but says she can't afford him. Boo. They'd suit each other. Perhaps I can loan him to her, not that that would improve my bank balance but they'd be happy :)
 
Do you need to boost the bank balance or would cutting your outgoings help?

If the latter what about a sharer or loaning him out?

(did you sell your rings?)
 
Awwww Brown Horse!!

Maybe a loan wouldn't give you the immediate cashflow required, but would it ease things in the long run if you weren't paying all his expenses? That way at least you could have him back in the future if you wanted.

Or do an insurance job on one of the broken cars ;)

ETA: apologies, cross-posted with J_T :)
 
I could loan him but as I've already ordered all his haylage and bedding for the winter it wouldn't save me much at least for the next 6 months. I'm sure I'll muddle through until spring when I was going to sell him anyway.

Horses are such terrible assets! I should have bought some bullion instead!
 
Oi, BH isn't ugly - I would have had a look at him, but have just arranged a vetting on one. If he doesn't pass though....

I think as others have said, if they're realistically priced, then they will sell - I have been looking for a couple of months, there aren't many good big horses out there, so you never know.

If you got a loaner, could you not charge her for haylage & bedding that you've already bought in?

Anyway, thought you were getting around by the mighty power of wheels driven by legs now...have you wussed out on the cycling already :p
 
jemima_too said:
Ah that was it!

There are many of us who are happy dealing with a bolshy git when we are not riding it but who curl up and die inside if the same horse looks twice at a tractor. I suspect it comes with age:(
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I'm the opposite, since my injury.

If you've bought all his hay and bedding for winter then no wonder your bank account is looking worse for wear! Eak, mine would too. Not to mention the expense of poor Nitty having been at the vets/boxrest (How's she doing now?)

The tutoring is a good idea :) I have had fliers in my pigeonhole from these people: https://bluetutors.co.uk/cambridge_tutors.php

A friend has worked for them, and it worked well for her :)

I'd also say, having met him (and subjected the poor chap to my dreadful attempt to ride him), and knowing where you are, I shouldn't think you would struggle too much to find a teenager who'd been keen to share him.
 
Jess what are his vital stats and I know you've had him out on occasion so what has he done. He might be suitable for a friend's daughter - they bought the wrong horse last time round and I'm not quite sure whether they have accepted that yet or not.

(the fact that I want to get my hot and sticky mitts on the one they did buy has no bearing on this of course!)
 
DQ's tutoring suggestion is excellent, in my opinion. As a molecular biologist you do have marketable skills and should be able to avoid having to sell the horse! A colleague of mine used to tutor during his PhD - he's not native to the UK, so has no knowledge of the education system over here, and hasn't done pure biology since leaving school a good few years back, and he never had any trouble finding people willing to pay for his expertise ;)

I would have thought there would be some sort of opportunity for a molecular biologist in Cambridge to pick up other work - some sort of freelance scientific writing or proof reading or something?
 
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