Please help with price for 11.2hh pony

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Our neighbour is selling her pony, and asked me what I thought it was worth. When it comes to small ponies I don't have a clue, so made a guess. Could anyone with more pony-selling experience let me know what you think?

She is approx 11.2hh very sweet little bay mare, no vices. Turns out with horses or ponies, geldings or mares. Approximately 14yo maybe a bit less. She was bought from a riding school, but hasn't been ridden for about 3yrs as owner's son was not interested, and so has been kept as a pet. She is very gentle, easily handled by a child. I have tacked her up and long lined her, and she was not phased at all. She will be ridden and worked before she is sold. She is fine on the roads, has jumped and done some little shows. Has not had laminitis or sweet itch or anything like that. I said that if she was being ridden, owner could get about £1200 for her - she is selling her with her tack etc. Is this way off the mark, or about the right price?
 
no way - far too much -

As she is - £250 or even give her away

Ridden about 600 quid at best

hope she gets a nice home - 14 is getting on a bit - not old but kids do like to charge about abit so she may only have a few more years of bing a kids pony to then being a lawnmower x
 
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For a horse maybe, but when you think may ponies are still competing into their mid-thirties it is definately young.

As for price, if you look on horsemart there are lots of ponies, similar size etc selling for over 2k.

At first I thought about £600 - £800 would be about right, but once looking at other ads etc I changed my mind and thought she would be worth more. The thing that makes her worth more in my opinion is that the child can do everything with her - a lot of ponies require adults to tack them up, or catch them etc as they can be naughty.
 
well you are right but I can only give you my opinion and I think that the current marjet and age is right - a 11.2 pony isnt going to last a kid forever, maybe a few years but after that pony will be 16 and harder to sell on etc....

Nowt wrong with putting pony up for 1200 but I would be buying it at that price esp its not been ridden for three years even if you bring it back into work - my friend has a 12.2 allrounder going for 1700 - and thats a complete superstar and she has struggled to sell - its 9 and a great viceless pony

Best of Luck
 
It's not my pony at the end of the day, and think owner would be happy with a few hundred quid, so whoever buys her will be getting a bargin. Pony is a lovely little thing with no vices, just hasn't been ridden because the lad couldn't be bothered. I've said I will help her bring pony back into work, but then it is up to her what she does with pony.

I think it also depends where in the country you are - around here ponies are selling like hotcakes at the moment. Your friends 12.2hh would be double the price, and have been snapped up if advertised here.
 
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This doesn't mean there selling for that price, it just means there been advertise for that price! I'd say around the £400- £700 mark myself. When people are looking for a bomb proof type it usually means it a first pony, and people don't want to pay to much for them
 
I'm glad I don't have anything to do with ponies! Pricing them is far too complicated! Like I said, I think the owner just wants her to go somewhere nice, as a quick sale so will prob put her up for a few hundred quid. It's a shame that a truly bombproof first pony is worth so little though - if I had kids I would worry that spending a small amount would mean that the pony wasn't trustworthy with children.

As for what she is worth, I honestly haven't got a clue, hence why I asked. I just didn't think that it would be so cheap, having got friends who have struggled to find anything similar for under 1k. At the end of the day, the price is really nothing to do with me, I was just curious, and now somewhat shocked that small ponies are so cheap.
 
I would say maybe 500 quid. As nice as she might be, she is 14 and not been ridden for 3 years! I think that would put a lot of people off to be honest.

The ponies that are going for about 2k are the ones that are in work, have recent show results and generally are a bit younger.
 
I think a good nature is invaluable for a child's pony
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We've been searching for a bombproof 11hh ish 'kick along' pony for the last year. We've given up searching as not a single one has been 'as described' when we get there. Parents pay alot for their childrens safety, especially on the road and at shows. Personally, I've never found anything like this for below £2K, and even then, they have been upto 22 years old in some cases. Have a look at some of the leadrein/first riddens on horsequest for an idea of price.
 
If she is very quiet and safe for children to handle then she is worth every penny. It is about what people will pay and how they value their childs safety. I would say £900 with tack will sell her quickly. £1200 you might have to wait a while but it is not megabucks in this day and age. And I suspect if she is as straightforward as you say she will sell. Safe ponies go for a lot of money. If she had been ridden recently and had been to PC things she probably wouldnt even have to advertise.

14 is not old for a pony either!!!
 
If she really is safe then they would prob get about £1000 as an LR/1st pony as people will pay more for safety - maybe a bit more if she could do PC activities too
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If shes a first ridden she is worth at least twice as much as a lead rein, whcih are a dime a dozen.
 
If she's a genuine kick along first pony with no if's or but's, then she's going have have no trouble selling her for a good deal more than £600.

Age 14 is no issue for a first pony, advertise her to PC (or even contact the local one and point out that you have a first pony available). Do get on with it though, people want them before the summer holidays.

Browbrow, if you know of such ponies in Yorkshire for £600, can you point me towards one please? I'm serious...
 
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