Not 1 phone call about pony could you give me advise on AD please?

He looks lovely and from the advert he sounds great. However he is quite young which might put off some buyers. Potentially the time of year is an issue as well. Can't offer much more than that, but good luck with selling him and finding something more suitable!
 
Lovely pony :)

That's a big paragraph, personally I'd break it down and be more brief.
Its the wrong time of year to sell, plus he's young and he really needs an experienced small jockey to bring him on.
So someone looking for a small pony for their child getting into riding is going to pass him by and being 11.2hh his market is already limited.

Being open minded with sell\loan\LWVTB will help greatly.

Be patient, it took me 6 months to sell a lovely kids pony that is as genuine as they come.
 
He looks a lovely pony, ad is a bit muddled
He is described as a PC pony but has he done any rallies or been to mini camp?? If not he is in the wrong category imo.
The fact that you cannot keep up with him reads badly it sounds as if he is a bit naughty.
Take out the bit about wanting a replacement it will put people off they will think he is not safe for your child.
Your preference should not be put in, you are limiting your market to people with capable child that is off the lead, he could suit a child almost ready to go off to spend the winter getting going.
He looks like he could be a super M&M LR/FR WHP take out half of the words, only put positives and build him up a bit - excellent in traffic - brilliant with children are key points.
 
be positive said:
He looks a lovely pony, ad is a bit muddled
He is described as a PC pony but has he done any rallies or been to mini camp?? If not he is in the wrong category imo.
The fact that you cannot keep up with him reads badly it sounds as if he is a bit naughty.
Take out the bit about wanting a replacement it will put people off they will think he is not safe for your child.
Your preference should not be put in, you are limiting your market to people with capable child that is off the lead, he could suit a child almost ready to go off to spend the winter getting going.
He looks like he could be a super M&M LR/FR WHP take out half of the words, only put positives and build him up a bit - excellent in traffic - brilliant with children are key points.
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Thank you I will 'muck out' the wording. He isn't suitable for someone coming off lead rein- if he was I'd be keeping him myself he has so much potential. which is being wasted at present.
 
I think part of the problem is that he is quite small at 11.2hh, yet you say he would benefit from an older child who could ride him off the lead. So you are looking at quite a small target market, plus time of the year is poor for children's ponies, as children tend not to have much opportunity to ride after school when nights are dark, so many parents will leave pony buying to the spring.

He sounds a lovely pony for the right rider though, but you might have to wait a while for the right person to come along, unless you get really lucky!
 
I get the impression (from you saying that you want a been there done it pony) that he is unsuitable / scary or dangerous for your children - I expect that isn't what he's like, but it would raise doubts if I were looking to buy. Can you express it differently to make it clearer?
 
One big block of text is off putting so break down what you are saying. Order your thoughts and re-write clearly and concisely.

He looks gorgeous, and sounds a lovely prospect though.

I would list exactly what classes he has had success in and the levels. Say whether he is registered and if so list his breeding this will be important for showing.

Say he would be a nice first ridden or ridden M&M if he would. Say he jumps nicely and has potential for BS but currently doesn't have the right jockey. Say what PC activities he has done, has he been out hunting yet? Even if on the lead rein. Will he lead from another horse as well as from the floor?

Might he be suitable for siblings to share, a little one on the lead rein and an older one that is more capable? Would he hack nicely with a child off the lead?

Big him up a bit more, I think at the moment the advert sort of reads as an explanation of why you don't want him rather than why someone else should want him.


Take out the bit about leaders not being able to keep up, say walks out nicely so hacking with larger ponies and horses is not a problem. Dawdling ponies are a pain if you hack with others or lead from a horse.
But if you don't get much interest, why not consider keeping him? I guess you want something a bit older and more push button for your child to make the step from lead rein, could you loan something? Could you get a sharer or a loaner for your chap for a year or so until your child can make the most of him? Have you put the word out at your pony club branch and neighbouring branches?

Or could you consider loan or working livery at a riding school to get him some experience under his belt and enable you to have something a bit steadier for a while?
 
He's a little cracker - has he hunted? Would he lead out hunting from another horse? We are desperatly looking for a little pony that's smart enough for the ring and will hunt and go to Pony Club. Whereabouts are you and would you take him out hunting a couple of times to see how he is?
 
I have re-jigged so your thoughts are appreciated.

He is NEVER dangerous and has been fine with the girls lead reining all summer, so I got someone in to school him on off the lead which he is doing amazingly, but now when my 5&6yo complete learners get back on he gets nervous as they don't know anything to teach him and he is still at the stage that he needs a jockey who have established balance and rising trot which my girls don't have yet.

I don't actually want to sell him I took him on 2 years ago and we have come so far together it is unreal, if i had the space to keep him learning and get the 'solid 1st pony' to get my eldest ready to move on to him in 6ish months that would be perfect in my mind, but my yard only has 2 stables and the owner doesn't want them out at night (neither do i). Just hoping there is a small 8 year old who may like to loan rather than buy for what ever reason. I know that 1 way or another he will be a very competitive pony once he's been show the ropes.

And believe me if i could stretch him into a 12/13.2hh i would have long ago!
 
That reads better, I would try him on the PC site I know of a couple of younger ponies that have sold off there recently, both were bigger than yours but were more money, your pony is almost too cheap for a quality pony, I often go up rather than down in price as you can put people off if they think there may be a problem.
 
nikCscott said:
I have re-jigged so your thoughts are appreciated.

He is NEVER dangerous and has been fine with the girls lead reining all summer, so I got someone in to school him on off the lead which he is doing amazingly, but now when my 5&6yo complete learners get back on he gets nervous as they don't know anything to teach him and he is still at the stage that he needs a jockey who have established balance and rising trot which my girls don't have yet.

I don't actually want to sell him I took him on 2 years ago and we have come so far together it is unreal, if i had the space to keep him learning and get the 'solid 1st pony' to get my eldest ready to move on to him in 6ish months that would be perfect in my mind, but my yard only has 2 stables and the owner doesn't want them out at night (neither do i). Just hoping there is a small 8 year old who may like to loan rather than buy for what ever reason. I know that 1 way or another he will be a very competitive pony once he's been show the ropes.

And believe me if i could stretch him into a 12/13.2hh i would have long ago!
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Maybe aces high would loan him......

I think advertising him as loan or loan or reluctant sale might be more successful. You could word it as "I would like to find this lovely pony a loan home for a year until my small children are ready for him, but will sell to a good home".

Are your stables big? Could you partition one and have two ponies in it? I've known ponies share a stable if they get on well, and at the riding school where my nephew rides they have the horse stables partitioned into two for the ponies. Ponies bigger than your chap share these partitioned stables very happily.
 
KristmasKatt said:
Maybe aces high would loan him......

I think advertising him as loan or loan or reluctant sale might be more successful. You could word it as "I would like to find this lovely pony a loan home for a year until my small children are ready for him, but will sell to a good home".

Are your stables big? Could you partition one and have two ponies in it? I've known ponies share a stable if they get on well, and at the riding school where my nephew rides they have the horse stables partitioned into two for the ponies. Ponies bigger than your chap share these partitioned stables very happily.
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I know the market for him is limited that is why I have added 'for sale' too, hoping I could get people here then try to sway them to only loan him.

I thought with the market the way it is I'd price him 'to sell' but not too low as to attract un-savouries ;) .

I don't even mind if the right child wants to come and ride him 2 twice a week and I pay for everything I just want him to do what he loves- getting out and about. And as much as the girl who is schooling him is working wonders- I am paying her to do so. So I'm paying for a pony that my own children can't progress on and paying someone else to ride him on ££££££££'s- this isn't about money, but there isn't a bottomless pit and my girls are really keen! All the riding children I know have their own ponies.

I will ask about partitioning the stable (14x16 and I only make him up a 6x6 bed) though as I am keen to loan/buy this side of Christmas and avoid the spring prices if I can.

Thank you for all your help though hopefully someone will come along
 
If he was up in January I would def have called you, he looks lovely am sure you will get some intrest in him. It may also be the time of year putting people off
 
A 14x16 should be capable of being partitioned. The ones I have seen are like the american barn partitions with a door so you do have to go through one stable to get out of the other but it is quite manageable. Sounds like a pretty perfect solution that could save you money in the long run if you can keep him for when your children are ready rather than selling and then buying again.

Another option would be to keep him, get someone to come and school him who will do it just for the pleasure of riding, have your children do as much as they can with him and suppliment with some lessons. Or maybe see if there are any families around in the reverse situation to you, children ready for a step up but not ready to get rid of the schoolmaster completely and organise a bit of a share/swap situation. The pony club DC might know of people who would be interested in some sort of share type thing.
 
He's a gorgeous boy and almost exactly what I'm looking for to loan,but my daughter sounds like your girls,off the l/r but not confident enough yet to let a young pony know what is required.I agree he seems a bit cheap,I've been looking for months and compared to the prices I've come across,he seems underpriced.

Have you tried advertising him on HorseGossip,they are more small show pony type people on there and I bet you'd find a small competent jockey via there.

Good luck.:)
 
He is lovely, sit tight, a week is not a long time.

The right home will find him, and yes the nights are getting dark, but our pony clu has just started again in full swing after the summer.

If I had another stable I would have him xxx
 
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