Sales Livery - yes or no?

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I'm after a bit of advice please. I've taken the difficult decision to sell one of my horses as I've realised that being back at work full-time with an 11 month old baby at home does not leave me enough hours in the day to do both my boys justice. The yard I'm currently at is lovely people wise but it doesn't have the best of facilities - we have no school and the fields are too wet to ride in at the moment. I do have access to a school but its a 10 minute hack away.

I'm considering sales livery as I think they would be better able to show B off to his full potential. I'm in no rush financially to sell him, its just time wise I'm a pauper!

Has anyone used this route to sell their horse, and would you do it again? And can anyone recommend a good yard in the Surrey area? I'm near Dorking if that helps. PM me if you'd prefer :)
 
I think Sales Livery can work really well...well it did for me...but I do think you have to be very careful who you choose because some..ummm...less scrupulous people can just keep taking the money and put no effort into selling...
For me it worked because I used my trainer who knew the horse really well.
Do your horses compete in a particular discipline? If for example they are eventers then may be as well to contact local eventers and see if they would be willing to take them on to sell? Local pros may also know of people looking? Just a thought..
 
Hi almostthere, B is a TB who's done XC and SJ clinics, and I've shown him successfully in RoR classes. He does a decent dressage test and jumps 1.10 all day, so I thought a riding club type home for him. Is that a viable prospect for a sales livery yard? As you can tell its not something I know much about!
 
What do you think he might be worth? (given age, soundness, vices etc.). Full livery including exercise in the south I'd guess at £150/200 a week? sales livery possibly more than that.
A great yard with lots of contacts could still easily take a month or so to sell him and presumably you'll still have to pay for adverts etc. If he's even slightly querky or difficult it could be months to sell and hence be very expensive.
Could you not wait another month or so until the spring is here and you'll have a dry field to try him in. Most people would be happy for a 10 min trip to somewhere sensible to jump him.
 
Thanks everyone, food for thought. He's not at all quirky and has bags of potential so hopefully wouldn't take too long to sell. Rachel, will look at your site once I'm not on my mobile, cheers!
 
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