Please help - what is my loan horse worth!

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My loan horse's owner has offered to sell him to me, but I'm unsure of what he's worth. The stats:

-13 year old ex-racer, 16hh bay gelding.
-Perfect ground manners and temperment.
-Very safe hack, hacks alone or in company and never bucks/bolts/rears etc.
-Only quirk is sometimes stopping dead for a few seconds to look at something!
-Not schooled well, doesnt bend at all really and unbalanced.
-Likes jumps, only does up to about 3 foot at present.
-He raced from 2-6, before being abandonded in a field for 5 years and then was a rescue case for a few months before my friend took him on.
-Straight mover, easy to do, lives out and keeps the weight on etc etc, oh and good feet!

And a picture from yesterday:
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Any thoughts on what he's worth?
 
I'd say around £1500 but you're in the position of knowing the horse and owner and they obviously think you can look after him ok so I would offer her £1000 as she might be prepared to take less money if she is happy that you buy him.
 
If I'd loaned my nice horse to someone, and I offered them first refusal and they expected to get it for a ridiculously low price I think I would feel insulted!

I would say probably £2k as we are going into summer and he looks well.. At the backend perhaps £1500.
 
Thanks guys, perhaps I will try and get him for about 1500/1800? Argh, don't want to insult the owner or anything but at the same time I want to get a good deal :o

And thanks Amymay, he is a lovely chap!
 
Honey08 said:
If I'd loaned my nice horse to someone, and I offered them first refusal and they expected to get it for a ridiculously low price I think I would feel insulted!

I would say probably £2k as we are going into summer and he looks well.. At the backend perhaps £1500.
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Yes exactly I definitely do not want to insult her, she's a friend as well as his owner and has been a great person to loan from.
 
_JH_ said:
Thanks guys, perhaps I will try and get him for about 1500/1800? Argh, don't want to insult the owner or anything but at the same time I want to get a good deal :o

And thanks Amymay, he is a lovely chap!
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Ask the owner what they want - and go from there.
 
Schooling can always be improved. A horse that is safe to hack alone and is polite to handle is a rare gem. He is easily worth £2000. Don't risk upsetting the owner.
 
In my area you would expect to pay about £1500 for a horse like this. I certainly wouldnt pay £2000 for an unschooled horse of his age. he looks cute tho, best of luck :)
 
Honey08 said:
If I'd loaned my nice horse to someone, and I offered them first refusal and they expected to get it for a ridiculously low price I think I would feel insulted!

I would say probably £2k as we are going into summer and he looks well.. At the backend perhaps £1500.
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I don't agree. I think it depends on the owner's financial situation weighed up against what she wants for the horse.

To get round it, you could ask her how much she wants for him? Then you're not going to offend her by offering a low price but if she says something completely out of your budget, you can say so and you can think about how much you can afford to offer her.:)
 
Ask her what she wants! An unschooled, 13 y.o. ex racehorse advertised commercially would be lucky to fetch £1500 . You and I know what treasures these tbs can be but lots of people see "ex racer" and disappear over the horizon!

If she wants more than £2000, just say you can't afford to pay that much for him. If she is a friend and wants a good home for him I am sure the money will not be so important.
 
Depends how much you love him really !

I have just bought my loan pony after 9 years ! He came to me as a freshly backed 5 1/2 year old, I schooled him and taught him everything he knows good and bad !

9 years on she wanted £3500 for him hes 15 now, I offered her £2000 as it was all my work and she wouldnt agree, and said she would take him back and sell him!

So I parted with £3500 and bought my best friend !


Really depends on the individual case.
 
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