Lots of unbroken horses of sale

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Like most folk, I cruise the adverts not looking for anything in particular, and it seems the phrases 'unbroken due to a serious lack of time' and 'unbroken due to a change in circumstances' are appearing on a regular basis.

I'm sure some of these are genuine, just as much as I'm sure many mean 'I've bitten off more than I can chew' or 'This is going to take time that I'm not prepared to invest'.

So are people just trying to raise some money a year or two earlier than planned, or like TB's are there just too many unbroken horses on the market at present?
 
i think possibly lots of people took on 'projects' as yongsters as companions and have just found out either it wasnt as easy as they thought or that they dont have the time to do it, its a shame really, there are a few out there as well for good money that i really like just dont have the room for them
 
Speaking for myself, I've bred 2 horses that were intended to be sold as foals, when they were ready for weaning (autumn 2008) the credit crunch happened and people stopped buying horses, rather than reduce the price of the youngsters to a 'giveaway' price I decided to hang onto them for another year, and then another year in the hope that the market would improve - it hasn't.

I now have 2 seriously well bred youngsters that I can't afford to send off for breaking in as I'm already making a large loss on them and can't afford to invest any more money into them. I'm too heavy to break them in myself.. is a very depressing situation for me as I'm sure you can understand..
 
I bought a un-broken 4yr old because apparently the previous owner was too big...... She is no bigger than I am and has 2 local kids who compete her other ponies locally??? She didn't have him too long before she realised he wouldn't be tall enough....

Yip he is a hand full! I'm glad I have the patience and experience to deal with him as he difinitly isn't a kids pony (13.2) Some sellers tell too many fibs, a honest seller is hard to come by ay the minute because there are so many horses for sale its a buyers market!
 
bj_cardiff said:
Speaking for myself, I've bred 2 horses that were intended to be sold as foals, when they were ready for weaning (autumn 2008) the credit crunch happened and people stopped buying horses, rather than reduce the price of the youngsters to a 'giveaway' price I decided to hang onto them for another year, and then another year in the hope that the market would improve - it hasn't.

I now have 2 seriously well bred youngsters that I can't afford to send off for breaking in as I'm already making a large loss on them and can't afford to invest any more money into them. I'm too heavy to break them in myself.. is a very depressing situation for me as I'm sure you can understand..
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That is a situation I'd not thought of and could explain a few that I've seen, especially as there seem to be quite a few Sec D,s that could easily have been intended to sell as foals but didn't.
 
There are usually two scenarios - one as bj_c says, a small breeder not able to afford to start their horses, the second, people who buy a very young horse with an eye to breaking it themselves then circumstances change/it turns out to be more than the bargained for.

To the first, I've worked for quite a few small breeders over the years who end up with horses up to 5 unbacked and realised they'd never sell them that way. I've usually ended up doing a "job lot" for them, starting everything from 3 to 5 at least far enough to get one sold, which can then finance a bit more for the others. Still expensive but usually less so than sending them all out individually.
 
I bought a unbroken 3 year old cob (neally 6 years ago) and he wasnt very well handled.Couldnt touch his back legs at all,took over a year to get his trust in me.. etc. I had him professionally broken in last year as a 7 year old and hes my baby and is a good as gold. I guess people just dont realise the amoundt of time /costs and work that goes into having youngsters.
Shame so many unbroken ponies/horses around.
 
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