Kia update - and a question

[madhector]

Took Kia to the vets again for another check up and all seems to be going very well.

For those of you that missed my previous posts, kia is the Connie X Tb mare I bought to break in and sell on, she then jumped out of the field and ended up on the road, by the time I caught her she had a nasty injury to her hock, which fortunately turned out to be just a big hole, with no damage to the tendons/ligaments etc.

The wound is still open, and the vet had to remove some proud tissue that was sticking out, but it was nice and clean and she is totally sound. The plan now is to work her gently every other day when I change the dressing so she isn't bored and I can keep her doing something.


I cant really ride her as hadn't got to the point where she was being ridden without lunging first yet, but I can long rein her in walk so at least she will be worked a bit.


Now most of you know that I bought her as a project to sell on and obviously this hasn't gone as planned! I just wondered how sell-able she would be once the hock has healed and she is better? Say in a month or two if all goes to plan?

By then hopefully she would be walk, trotting and cantering under saddle and hopefully popping a X pole. What sort of money are we looking at? I really didn't want to have her over the winter but don't want to lose money by selling her too soon. So what do you think she would be worth in 2 months time, and then again in the spring having had all winter schooling and competing, hopefully being aimed at Poplar BE Intro?

She is a Connie x TB mare, 4yr old, 14.2hh, as the most stunning trot Ive seen in years! So far very easy but will have some sort of blemish on that hock, although the vet isn't convince that it will scar

This is her..

Thanks

 

[seabiscuit]

The problem is that in two months time, it is completly the wrong time of year. It will be october/november, and it is , I think difficult to sell at that time....

Selling next spring,as a 5 year old ( a much more sellable age) that has done a winters work plus a winter of sj/dressage comps you would be guaranteed a good sale.

Difficult to comment on price, without seeing her jump/seeing her attitude to jumping!

The hock wound would not bother me in the slightest and should not reflect on the price

 

[madhector]

That was my concern, november isnt the right time of year really....

I could keep her over the winter, just makes grazing a bit tricky but its do-able. She can jump, well she jumped happily out of the field and left the tape up, so thats something. I would like to do something with her before I sell her otherwise seems a bit pointless, just not what I had planned!

 

[tikino]

gosh someone has had the same problem as me. i done the same thing in may i bought a lovely irish draught x mare to break in and sell on and she was going great she even done a small local xcountry course then about 4 weeks ago i went to catch her in the feild and she was realy lame walking up to me. when i caught her she had a realy bad gash in the inside of off hind. got vet out in emergancy 9 pm. he dressed the leg and said need to x-ray in morning. turns out she had stood on herself when she was getting up from lying down in the field and had shattered her splint bone. she had surgery and is now on box rest for at least 2 months and the see if she comes sound. projects sound good at the time. ps rosie was up for sale and had several people booked in to come and see her.

your we horses is lovely and i dontthink you will have any problems selling her once the leg is healed but it all depends on the market at the time how long it takes to sell her

this is rosie before her accident

 

[MizElz]

I would say if you were to sell her in a couple of months time, with, as you suggest, experience of jumping only the odd cross pole, you would be looking at between £1750 and £2000. In my opinion, in six - eight months time with a winter's worth of jumping experience and a little competition mileage, you'd be looking at £3000 to £3500. The thing is, at 14.2 she is a perfect 'final' pony club pony - she's a mini horse! But most pony club mums will look for something that has at least done the basics so that their child can bring it on further - you'll have so much more interest in her if she has been about a little bit, than if you sell her with no experience at all. And I cannot imagine that the blemish, if there is one, would affect her at all!

She is soooo pretty!

 

[seabiscuit]

You could always give it a go with selling her this year, but I would do it sooner rather than later if thats at all possible. Get a really good video up of her online,and good photos. Perhaps get a video/photo of her loose schooling over a decent sized fence, that would help her sale enormously ( then you could put in the advert, loose jumped 1.20 or something)

I've always thought that horses that jump out of the field are often the best and most natural jumpers ( yes it is a frustrating thing to do but its def. a good sign of the things to come!)

 

[L00bey]

I still say sell her as a show pony or if you insist on jumping, WHP she is stunning and would excell at it all. Please please please!!!!

 

[only_me]

alot of pony clubbers get a pony in october/november time here, so then they have the winter to get used to them and do the dengie winter series etc. then come spring they are at odes etc and are gearing up for the areas at the start of July.

i prefer getting a horse at the start of winter as then i have the edge on others as they get their new horse in spring - but i know mine better etc. and then i am more ready for the spring eventing season.

advertise her for £3500 just before half term (halloween) so that you get people coming to view with kids then. that would be my idea anyways.

then if you dont sell her this winter you have something fun to play around with over the winter, and then come febuary half term you will probably have increased her value by £1500 +.

i think she is lovely and looks identical to my old pony

i dont think the blemish will make any difference whatso ever. she is grey so any white hairs that grow over the scar will not be noticeable

 

[_April_]

She's very lovely.

A blemish wouldn't bother me personally, my 2nd grey had a pretty big scar on one of her hind legs but as we only ever did WHP classes when showing it was never mentioned (and you never know it might not scar too badly.)

Best thing to do would to be work out cost of keeping her till Spring plus entry fees etc then compare it to the price increase you could get if she has some comp experience.. if you think it could be a profit and you have the time and initial funds to get her through a winter then keep her!

If you can estimate how much it will be to keep her then you will know what price she needs to be at to make a profit and can work out if it is realistic or not...

xx

 

[Booboos]

She looks lovely and I am sure the scar won't be a problem, but I agree with everyone else that it will be a difficult time of year to sell especially with everyone feeling the credit crunch and winter bills coming in.

How is Spooks doing?? Last post I saw his heart problem had turned out not to be as serious as it could have been and you were thinking of loaning him with a view to buy. Did that work out? (he looks so gorgeous in the photos, I have to say I was tempted myself even though I have no need for yet another horse!).

 

[madhector]

Thanks everyone for your replys, having worked her today for the first time since the accident I have to say I am tempted to keep her till the spring

Spooks is fantastic! He has gone on lease for a year to a lovely family, where is is doing Pony Club, he did his forst ODE with a 5 yr old child, only one off the leadrien and he came 4th