Selling Eventer..where am I going wrong.. no takers at all

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Am selling 6yr old eventer (novice) on several sites, but not one single call except scam ones.. all mates say ad looks good, price good, He ia ad ref HHO 284170 on Horse and Hound and ref HM130M00F on H Mart, anyone wish to take a look and tell me if I am going wrong. PLEASE>>>>
 
The only bit of advice i can offer is that at the mo people are strapped for cash..certainly in my area good horses are struggling to be sold even when offered way beyond there true worth. Is the price £9000 and £1200 with tack? Maybe a few more action shots, its a shame as looks like a really good fun horse.
 
Well the first thing that strikes me is what IS his price - £12000 or £9000? Both prices are quoted in H&H.
I will also say that I am not an eventer but I would expect to see rather more detail about his comp record than just 'several placings in the last year' if I were likely to be paying that sort of money for a horse.
 
If I were looking at that ad I would want to see some better pics, stood up square and working/schooling in an outline, the only decent pic that would catch my eye is the one over the hedge the others tbh would put me off unless he was alot cheaper.
Although he may be talented he doesn't really look like he warrants the price from the pics - do you have any others esp over any good height fences as you say he is jumping nov xc and 1m30 some pics over decent fences making a nice shape will attract buyers or schooling in a nice supple frame should they want to progress more in the dressage route.
Also from experience have some videos ready to email buyers of him schooling and popping some fences, most people will want to see him in action before coming for a viewing.
I hope that helps a little just what i would think if I were looking x
 
Yes the price thing is wrong, Have been in touch with ad people to remove the 12k thing...! he is £9000.........
Trouble is you cant edit the add once its on line except by phone, will try monday.
 
The photos show a horse standing [in H&H] It does not say £9000 horse to me.

The jumping ones in HM are not good enough either,I have people looking at the moment for something like yours and I am afraid we would not even pick up the phone with those photos.We are not in your area otherwise I might now.

You say he is doing BE 100 has he been placed ,got foundation points?

Sorry to be harsh but if you want to sell get some decent photos,with his front legs up ,and over both SJ and XC fences and word the ad more professionally.
 
Pics say nowhere near a 9K horse. The hedge pic is good but the others take away from it. if he is schooling at 1.30 then pics/video of that. A decent conformation shot is also needed as is a good flatwork shot. Get a decent video together and stick that up too. I would also take out the Albion tack by negotiation....at 9K he is beyond the tack included rice range and you could mention that at the viewing if really necessary. Also remove the 3 months bit from his age....a 6 yr old is 6 yr old whether born in Jan or not! I think if you polish up the whole thing it may improve interest but to be brutally honest right now the ad just reads like an over priced horse with no specifics. Sorry if that is harsh but as somebody regularly studying ads for clients I wouldn't even consider him based on that ad
 
I think he is lovely, but far too expensive, even with the price drop. Especially at the end of the season.. On the horsemart ad it only shows two placings BE. My friend bought a 7yr old ISH that was 7/8tb who had plenty of clears at novice BE and points for £7k.

For this horse I would want to pay £6-7k. Would it be better to sell him as a hunter at this time of year? Lots of hunters are selling for good money at this time of year, and he is a good hunter type too...
 
My horse sold a few months ago for a bit more than your looking for, but only competed up to be100 loads of scope for novice tho, but super clumsy showjumping so no decent placings, great dressage and xc tho. I sent him to a pro event rider for a little while, and when she advertised him the phone rang off the hook and sold for asking price to the first person. His advert was worded great, and professional photos at competitions. People were more bothered about how safe he was, not his comp record, and he was stunning to look at and stood out at an event, he had won top coloured showing. Unfortunately like the previous post he doesn't look like he's worth the money. With the Market how it is if you want a great price your advert needs to stand out and your horse
 
He looks a bit plain and oddly put together in those photos, to me he isn't worth that price tag, he doesn't seem to have any placings? So drsessage no good is my thuoght? Looking at it as a buyer, I don't like the roller pic, looks like he has no scope
 
The pic of him tied up is awful, I'd probably take a better one of someone holding him.
If his BE record is good a link to it is an easy way of someone checking out whether he is worth £12k or not.
I would also look for him jumping something a bit more testing than the jump in the ad, I think the reason you have had no calls is truthfully he doesn't look like twelve K's worth from the ad. Sorry but you did ask!
 
Right, firstly the horse is overpriced. We've just bought a cracking eventer, with a prolific novice record (v successful, a few wins and many high placings) for £8250.

Your advert needs to say height, age, breeding. Eventing name (so people can see its record). You need photos and many, many videos ready to be sent. Nobody looking for an eventer cares if it loads, is good for the vet etc - people want to know what it can do whilst eventing.

The ad should include a photo of dressage, a photo of show jumping, a photo of eventing and a standing shot.

All in all its too vague, overpriced and a bit babbly (just like my reply really :P).

Fingers crossed for you. xx
 
The photos do not do him justice, you need one good (pref professional) shot of him jumping, one good confo shot with no rider on, where he is stood up proudly and really showing himself off and then a flatwork one.

The photos to me, do not say eventer, they say riding club, they also do not say "this horse is worth £9000"!

Include more of his comp record, and take out the bit that says 'has gone from be80 to be100 in a year' as what it actually says is 'hasn't been doing it that long'. The advert has all the info in, but it just doesn't make me want think 'ooh' like I should be, emphasize his good points more.

He looks a nice sort, but I don't reckon you'll get that price for him. People want a lot for their money at present. You need to make it really sound like people are getting a good deal, but not so much that people will think "what is wrong with it?". However, good horses will sell for the right price, it does take a little longer though.
 
My friend is looking for something just like him and has seen many nicer horses for ALOT cheaper. He doesn't scream out £9k horse. More £4k riding club horse. You say he jumps 1m30 but he's jumping tiny jumps. The picture of rider sat ontop with no feet in stirrups just looks abit unprofessional to me. Non of it looks wow
 
Yeah, put up some better photos - jumping bigger fences, showing off his paces, etc. You have to prove he is worth £9k, and from the photos and wording, he sounds like a nice riding horse but not a talented young event horse. People need to see his BE record, so include his name. The wording is all a bit jumbled - maybe write a list of his qualities, eg. super paces; scopey jump; good to box/shoe/clip; bold but safe XC, etc etc. He looks lovely, so I reckon once you've put up some impressive pics and re jigged the wording, your phone will be red hot!!

Good luck, wish I could afford to buy him, he sounds super :) Guess I'll battle on with my bargain basement TB loon!
 
I think you need to link to his BE record, and you need better pics. His front legs are very untidy in all the jumping pics, and that might put people off at the bigger heights. I'd also take down the pic of him stood undersaddle because it's not very flattering! (looks like he's about to pee!)

I'd also be tempted to list him as a TB cross for eventing.
 
Briefly - Price too high for a horse with his limited record. Probably a £6K horse. Plenty out there like him for even less than that.

PUT IN VIDEO - HELPS HUGELY!

Best of luck
 
I agree with most of the others. TBF he doesn't look like a bad sort, but without being rude he is a decent RC sort who I would be happy to look at for clients for the £5k mark. For £12k at the moment there are horses with 2* records and horses jumping newcomers/1.20m BS who would represent far better value. Obviously there's no harm in chancing your hand, but I don't think you have done him justice in your advert.
 
I have just sold my horse and I am searching the internet looking for a decent show jumper, dressage and low level eventing and so with your horses age and height, he came into my search. I looked at him and I noticed that there was nothing about his show jumping, which is important to me, and that on a good note, he was great x-c but you don`t really give any details about his record. I tend to read between the lines cos I`ve been `had` a little with my last horse and I dont intend to make that mistake again. So I like to read the long worded adverts too.
Your price is a little over my budget and TBH I am looking for pictures with horses jumping some decent sized fences and if they are pics over small fences, it puts me off a little as I think that most people put the best pics with good height etc, so why are they putting small fences on???
He is also a little TBy for me, but thats just my preference. I had to drop the price of my mare by almost £3k from her original advert just to sell her as the market isnt good at the minute.
Good Luck with your advert.
 
I disagree with those who say he is not worth 9k. But I do agree that his ad, and the photos in particular, do him no favours.

I do like the hedge one.

However this is a horse that you're saying is a good dressage horse, has scope for 1.30 and beyond, and has gone clear Novice xc.

So what you need is a nice dressage/flatwork picture, a picture of the horse jumping a decent 1.30m fence, and over a big XC fence - ideally from the Novice he completed, but if not then at least a good PN fence - a corner or a big trakehner would be good.

The rolltop his legs are messy and he doesn't look overly scopey, and the logs look small. The conformation picture does him no favours, and while I imagine you were trying to prove how chilled he is with the dangly legs photo, it just looks a bit unprofessional.

I think you can probably get the money you're asking if he's as good as you say he is, but you need to have the photos to back up your claim and make him look like a 9k horse. :)
 
I'd put a few better photos on and maybe add a bit more about him, eventing record etc. Don't take it personally though, I'm looking for a horse at the minute and no one seems to be selling them at the minute, all keep re advertising :-)
 
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