Selling a horse with sn existing problem?

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I hope you can help here. I have a 15hh 4 year old cob x mare who i resuced at 16 months in a very poor state. Ive nursed her back to health shes been broken and ridden away just 6 months ago. You literally cant fault her she is a dream to do in all ways, has hunted, pleasure rides, hacks alone shes so good. She was bought as a project but has the sweetest temperament

However she has a sticky stifle which doesnt affect her work but she needs to be doing work and i cant keep up with this due to business commitments at the minute.

She honestly is perfect in every other way. I will be completely honest about this to any purchaser but completely lost as to what is a suitable price for her?

Can you help? I dont want her passed around
 
Mustard said:
Over 25 years ago I bought a pony with a sticky stifle which didn't affect her work. I had been going to buy her before it developed during a period of box rest. The price was dropped I think, by about 20%.
It disappeared with work and she turned into a brilliant pon
Mustard said:
Over 25 years ago I bought a pony with a sticky stifle which didn't affect her work. I had been going to buy her before it developed during a period of box rest. The price was dropped I think, by about 20%.
It disappeared with work and she turned into a brilliant pony.
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She will make a cracking all rounder but i dont want her falling into the wrong hands uf she is too cheap
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One of my best ever big cobs had a sticky stifle that appeared around 3 and disappeared never to be seen again at about 5/6. Careful and patient exercise and avoiding sharp turns and circles help muscle him up enough for the issue to take care of itself. So obviously no usual circular schooling until he was about 7.

I would be very wary who you sell too, can you guarantee they will have the experience and patience to give him the best possible chance to overcome the issue? Or if it is a very, very sticky stifle will it never improve much and new owner will have to be happy with low level hacking?


Value I couldn't even hazard a guess. But for me finding the correct home, if I really had to, would be the priority rather than price. Difficult one really.
 
I tried a little schooling but she starting napping so stopped immediately and shes literally been hacking and is fine but im finding it difficult to even keep up with this. She lives out 24/7 been checked by vet/physio/dentist/bit fitter/ saddle fitter all completely fine.

Ive put so much into her she deserves a nice home and that is my priority over monetary value for sure
 

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Nuttyfilly said:
I tried a little schooling but she starting napping so stopped immediately and shes literally been hacking and is fine but im finding it difficult to even keep up with this. She lives out 24/7 been checked by vet/physio/dentist/bit fitter/ saddle fitter all completely fine.

Ive put so much into her she deserves a nice home and that is my priority over monetary value for sure
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You said she is perfect in every way (other than the stifle) then you say you tried to school her and she napped so you stopped? That kind of contradicts things!
A very easy horse with a sticky stifle is a different proposition to an unschooled nappy horse with a sticky stifle.
 
Nuttyfilly said:
I tried a little schooling but she starting napping so stopped immediately and shes literally been hacking and is fine but im finding it difficult to even keep up with this. She lives out 24/7 been checked by vet/physio/dentist/bit fitter/ saddle fitter all completely fine.

Ive put so much into her she deserves a nice home and that is my priority over monetary value for sure
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She is very pretty. Yes regular correct work is essential I think and obviously if you cant manage that a new home could be the best decision. God luck I think you will get plenty of interest at the right price it's just the sifting through that will be the headache I would think. Good luck with it she will make someone very happy I amsure.
 
Yes I think perhaps it is Amymay Again. I had read it that the horse was doing al these extra curricular activities and then when schooling the sticky stifle became an issue. OP has your vet confirmed it is actually a sticky stifle, and if so what do they recommend. That is a big work load for her first 6 months in work, hunting, pleasure rides etc. and if she was only broken 6 months ago, May'ish, when has she been hunting, recently or?
 
We’re talking 3 weeks of 10mins in school started napping got her saddle re checked fixed the problem. I dont school because she isnt strong enough plus as ive said previous i dont have time. She had been to two hound exercises and two 3 mile pleasure rides not exactly over worked. She is not a nappy horse i fixed this issue. she is un schooled because i dont think shes strong enough and circles in the school is not the way forward at the minute end of . My vet can confirm all of this and happy for new owner to dicuss.

Im just trying to be as honest as I can
 
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Yes I think perhaps it is Amymay Again. I had read it that the horse was doing al these extra curricular activities and then when schooling the sticky stifle became an issue. OP has your vet confirmed it is actually a sticky stifle, and if so what do they recommend. That is a big work load for her first 6 months in work, hunting, pleasure rides etc. and if she was only broken 6 months ago, May'ish, when has she been hunting, recently or?
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ihatework said:
You said she is perfect in every way (other than the stifle) then you say you tried to school her and she napped so you stopped? That kind of contradicts things!
A very easy horse with a sticky stifle is a different proposition to an unschooled nappy horse with a sticky stifle.
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She’s 4 years old recently backed shes not going to be a very easy schooled horse shes literally been out and about seeing the world
 
Nuttyfilly said:
Im just trying to be as honest as I can
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Yes I appreciate that and I am just asking more questions trying to get clarity in my own mind of the sequence of events that happened before and then after the stifle became apparent. Ok, well I will still go with my first reply and leave it there. Good luck with the sale.
 
Mrs. Jingle said:
Yes I appreciate that and I am just asking more questions trying to get clarity in my own mind of the sequence of events that happened before and then after the stifle became apparent. Ok, well I will still go with my first reply and leave it there. Good luck with the sale.
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appreciate your input however dont need a discussion on the stifle thats not what the post was for
 
she is really pretty!!

Your posts do seem a bit contradictory on what she has done though; she naps when schooled but you haven't done any schooling because circle work on a surface isn't going to do the stifle any good.
Unfortunately the stifle and the work she has or has not done is all relevant to sale value. She could be 'napping' (you didn't clarify what form this takes?) because she is green and unbalanced and uncertain. Or she could be napping because she's sore or has other issues - everything is linked and the full picture is useful in order to give a tentative valuation.
 
Nuttyfilly said:
appreciate your input however dont need a discussion on the stifle thats not what the post was for
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Rude much! How the heck do you expect people to take the time give you a genuine and considered opinion without having clarity with exactly what is happening with the stifle and workload. With that rude and confrontational attitude lady I'd put 500 tops on the little mare. :oops:
 
I think she's lovely, although the first thing I would do if she was mine would be to let that mane grow back 🤭

I wouldn't be hugely concerned about the stifle, given her current age and assuming she is relatively unfit. That said, I would want a chunk off to negate the risk of the issue not resolving.

I would knock 25% off whatever you think she is worth.

It is hard to price her as your postings on her are a bit contradictory.
 
She is a nice little type.
You wanted a price but it’s difficult to know because her description can be interpreted in a few ways.
She would certainly be one I’d view if I was looking for a project and IF (that’s the critical word I was confident the stifle (and the napping) was something highly likely to improve with a bit of work I’d probably be thinking around the 2-2.5k mark.
If my gut told me she was sore it would be £500 and a gamble only if I really liked her in the flesh!
 
She looks a nice type. I think if you advertise her too cheap, she runs the risk of someone buying and passing on for a profit with no disclosure. If she is that genuine, I would price her higher but be open to loan with view to buy so the buyer can see that it isn't an issue
 
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