Is there a market for a 15hh, riding 7yo but green stallion?!

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Following on from my post the other day - I've since found out the stallion isn't 5, he's rising 7! Friend is suggesting I take on this pony of theirs to back and sell (I'd get a cut of the sale, and I'd expect a decent cut!). Pony has done absolutely nothing, literally sat in a field and served a few mares. Been told its nice natured and very easy.

I've backed and sold a few ponies but they were straight forward geldings/mares which I made into Pony Club type ponies. I'm very unsure about the market for a 15hh, 7yo stallion who I'll have only just backed so will be green (although until he's sold I would keep going with him, ie. introducing to jumping etc.). He's clearly not going to be suitable for the Pony Club market and any adult would need to be quite small... Do you think he'll be difficult to sell?!
 
Depends on his breeding and his abilty. If he turns out to be a straight forward horse, easy to do and becomes good at something - dressage or jumping then there should be a market for him. If he has the added bonus of being well bred then should be 'jobs-a good-un'.
Might be that you have a right to ask to geld him if it makes the sale easier.
I have a 15hh, and iam 5'4''. Wouldn't have a bigger horse. 15hh is also a nice stop gap between ponies and bigger horses, good luck and have fun. Keep us posted on his progress.
 
clairefeekerry1 - Don't think owner wants to do this but will branch the subject!

ruthnmeg - Apparently he is well bred. He's Irish so hopefully should look quite nice once trimmed etc. I always think of 15hh as the "in between" size which a lot of people seem to miss, ie. most kids go from a 14.2hh onto a 15.2hh for example.
 
We tried to sell a horse of my mums which was a green 8 y/o arab stallion 15hh with really good breeding - we struggled as he wasnt proven as a stallion he wasnt well considered by those who wished to use him for breeding and was too much of a burden to be used as a simple pleasure ride horse - i had so many time wasters asking about him which i expected tbh but no it wasnt too straight forward at all! If i could had the space i would have bought him home to me and schooled him further to be more appealing to a wider market. But my mum decided to keep him after she felt the only buyers were simply not suitable and would have been 1st time stallion owners that really just wanted a pretty arab - it really wouldnt have worked out.
 
I have to say unless he is an exceptional animal or has the most amazing breeding I would geld him. I think it could well be very hard to offload him otherwise.
 
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