Just been looking on Project Horses...

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...and am a bit worried that the majority of the ones between 15hh and 16hh seem to be Section Ds!
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We have one that is approaching 2yo. Maybe I should be getting worried... Most of the taller ones seem to be TBs. Mind you, several are one there because they bite or kick the stable door. I like the ones that are photographed half a mile away across a field, because that is the nearest the owner can get!
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I like welshies, although prefer the little C. Section D do make good alrounders and can go up to 16.2hh. They have lots of bone too! and are quite hardy! What type are you looking for?
 
I just had a quick look, I am actually shocked at the amount people are asking for clearly very "difficult" horses.
 
I looked on there earlier and noticed that too although i didn't really read the ads. The ones i did read though there was nothing really wrong with the horses!!!

I had a sec D as my 1st horse though and we hated each other with a passion!! We were both as stubborn as each other ha ha
 
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I wonder whether it's because people buy them thinking they'll be a nice little Welsh pony? I don't know, mind you the ones I have known have been quite fiesty! LOL!
 
I show Welsh ponies from Sec As - thru to D's at Hoys/Rihs level .
Sec D's are a fantastic breed but like any horse if not properly handled and educated problems will arise.

One Sec D I had BE evented and BSJAd up to Foxhunter level I actually find Sec Cs more of a handful - have 3 in at the mo and they are little power houses with the strength of a Sec D in a small Body...Grat Fun though
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My pony is on there- she isnt really a problem, she just needs a confident rider/ handler. I did have her advertised on all the normal sites but all the calls were from novices and timewasters.
I figured people looking on Project Horses are capable horsemen/ women and not novices!
 
I saw her on there and recognised her straight away
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I worry with project horses though that you get a lot of novices on there looking for cheap horses. I got quite a few when i advertised my horse on there!!
 
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I couldn't agree more!
I'm finding this across loads of horse sale websites. Where do some people think up their prices?
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Ive always been amazed by the asking prices on there too. What makes them more shocking is that the wanted adverts are all wanting to pay nothing/minimal amounts.
Might put my little chestnut on there - he should be snapped up at £1500!
 
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I couldn't agree more!
I'm finding this across loads of horse sale websites. Where do some people think up their prices?
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Obviously don't have the sense to post "sorry, another how much" on here !!!
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Absolute madness what some people think their horses are worth, especially those with real behavioural and serious health issues !!
 
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I just had a quick look, I am actually shocked at the amount people are asking for clearly very "difficult" horses.

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I couldn't agree more!
I'm finding this across loads of horse sale websites. Where do some people think up their prices?
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Obviously don't have the sense to post "sorry, another how much" on here !!!
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PMSL!!!!
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I'm a sucker for projects and I often used to find myself browsing through projecthorses.

I agree about the prices for some of them. When PH first got up and running there were a lot of 'free to good home' problem horses whereas now it seems some people just use it for free advertising.
 
What an interesting site - tho there seem to be some deluded folks out there, some of the prices are insane, with some of those issues I would be looking for them to pay me! There was one nice sounding chap, vice is he won't be caught - I could live with that! One of ours had the same problem, I got good at eating crisps in the field
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There are some really really odd photos on there, really not the 'selling my horse' kind, more 'look at this odd thing my horse does' - like the one over the stable door - giraffe anyone? I am sure he is lovely, but that photo is really not good!

There is also someone on there I know from a former life... let's just say if she is now a private owner I would be astonished.
 
Just wanted to say that I've probably overpriced Ty a bit on horsemart/project horses but I do think it stops the people that just want to buy a cheap horse (not that this is a bad thing but just from past experience)

Saying that if I get no phonecalls I'll reduce him but getting quite a few from horsemart already.

ooooops am I allowed to mention horsemart! ha haa
 
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I agree BH.
To be honest, I could quite easily pick up a horse with half the problems, at half the price.
 
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When PH first got up and running there were a lot of 'free to good home' problem horses whereas now it seems some people just use it for free advertising.

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I agree BH.
To be honest, I could quite easily pick up a horse with half the problems, at half the price.

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It's not free!
 
Only £2.50 or something isn't it? Or at least it was when I advertised Taz there.

Advertising is ridiculous now, horsemart used to be really good, £5 and then £10 and now its £20+!
 
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