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I need to sell my horse but cannot go through the timewasters / joy riders etc - so want to find a dealer who will buy my 5yo mare - she has no vices but is VERY green. no mallice in her at all and hacks in traffic, company, first, last etc but am selling her from the field as we've had the worst weather this winter and I am giving up horses. I just cannot do it anymore. Can anyone share any names / numbers - pm if you prefer

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16.3 / 17 green irish sport horse. Broken in and riding away.. will hack on her own & not phased by traffic - not done any schooling. In Gloucestershire / Wales / Bristol / Wiltshire area
 
Chris Dyson is a good dealer who does sales livery. Sovereign horses and ponies on Facebook. Recently messaged him as considering selling one of mine and for his reputation thought it was very reasonable! He’s based in Warwickshire
 
HopOnTrot said:
If I was buying I’d look at Emily Chambers or Chris Dyson, for the type I’m after, no idea about selling.
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Yes they are very good too but you have to be quick as his often sell unseen within hours of him posting adverts! He is true to his word so a lot of people will buy unseen from him assuming they are honest about their own abilities!
 
Some dealers will buy horses which they think have potential rather than sales livery - but the price they offer you will be market value less whatever they may have to 'spend' on getting the horse ready for sale and how long that could take. Maybe less than 50% of the normal value (i.e. trade prices). I guess you have to weigh up whether you can stomach that.
 
SaddlePsych'D said:
Mitty Hardy Eventing? No experience of her but one of the ones I'm looking at to potentially buy through. She seems to have a good reputation. In Herefordshire I think. I imagine that would be sales livery though as suggested above.
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I would second Mitty Hardy , she's near me and the first port of call for local and beyond.
Always hearing praise for her , never anything negative .
She does have a fantastic reputation.
Have a look at her Facebook page to see if its the sort of set-up that your looking for , Herefordshire way
 
Furcoatnoknickers said:
I would second Mitty Hardy , she's near me and the first port of call for local and beyond.
Always hearing praise for her , never anything negative .
She does have a fantastic reputation.
Have a look at her Facebook page to see if its the sort of set-up that your looking for , Herefordshire way
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Agreed she’s got an excellent reputation
 
Goldie's mum said:
If she's good to ride when in work might you do better to put her on sales livery, rather than sell from the field?
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100%. I'd never buy from the field and I suspect there are few people that would unless they can take a financial hit, because that's the way people will look at it I'm afraid.
 
my original post on this thread was deleted as I said something that ‘a person’ objected to. Just wanted to bump up this thread [Content removed following complaint] I eventually did get my money back, but the whole experience was extremely distressing. [Content removed following complaint]
 
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Yikes! This isn’t the first place I’ve not heard great things about her, she features on the dodgy dealers pages on FB I’m pretty sure. Definitely search on those pages for anyone looking!

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my original post on this thread was deleted as I said something that ‘a person’ objected to. Just wanted to bump up this thread [Content removed following complaint] I eventually did get my money back, but the whole experience was extremely distressing. [Content removed following complaint]
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