ann-jen
Well-Known Member
Just thought I'd ask you guys as I really have no idea how much to ask for my mare.
Never thought I'd ever be selling her to be honest and am still not 100% but need to explore all my avenues at the moment.
I've owned her for 10 years. We have mostly done BSJA and some BD. She is now about 14/15 years old and sound but has decided she really needs an easier life. She jumps fab at home and is as keen as mustard. Can go to a show and jump fab on one outing and just throw the towel in the next time. She has been checked out by all the usual people saddler/dentist and extensive veterinary and nothing major been turned up. So I've just come to the conclusion that she isn't enjoying the jumping lark so much these days.
The trouble is although we do BD I don't especially enjoy it and neither of us are particularly spectacular at it either. She's capable of a mid 60s test affiliated novice and is working at a higher level at home but although she works correctly she's not flashy enough to really suceed affiliated dressage.
She hacks out no bother. Travels no problem. Shoeing no problem. No vices. A bit tricky to clip. I never do her head because of this. But otherwise easy to handle and a real softy.
I'm considering hunting her this winter to see if that gets her thinking positively about jumping again. But if not I think I really need to think about getting another horse to BSJA on and I can't feasibly afford to keep two :-(
The money isn't the real issue here and I just want a gold star home for her with someone that can give her an easier life maybe hacking and unaffiliated dressage... but at the same time I don't want to give her away as i think that attracts the wrong sort of people thinking they'll get a 'bargain' horse. But with her jumping issues and her age I'm not sure that she's worth a great deal any more ??? She has some BS money... can't remember how much but she can still do BN comfortably.... not that that is important if she's going to a non-jumping home and she has about 15 BD points. She is a horse that loves to work and still more than capable of doing a job for someone and definitely not ready to be a field ornament!
Any idea how much to ask to be realistic without attracting numpties?
Thanks to anyone that replies.
Never thought I'd ever be selling her to be honest and am still not 100% but need to explore all my avenues at the moment.
I've owned her for 10 years. We have mostly done BSJA and some BD. She is now about 14/15 years old and sound but has decided she really needs an easier life. She jumps fab at home and is as keen as mustard. Can go to a show and jump fab on one outing and just throw the towel in the next time. She has been checked out by all the usual people saddler/dentist and extensive veterinary and nothing major been turned up. So I've just come to the conclusion that she isn't enjoying the jumping lark so much these days.
The trouble is although we do BD I don't especially enjoy it and neither of us are particularly spectacular at it either. She's capable of a mid 60s test affiliated novice and is working at a higher level at home but although she works correctly she's not flashy enough to really suceed affiliated dressage.
She hacks out no bother. Travels no problem. Shoeing no problem. No vices. A bit tricky to clip. I never do her head because of this. But otherwise easy to handle and a real softy.
I'm considering hunting her this winter to see if that gets her thinking positively about jumping again. But if not I think I really need to think about getting another horse to BSJA on and I can't feasibly afford to keep two :-(
The money isn't the real issue here and I just want a gold star home for her with someone that can give her an easier life maybe hacking and unaffiliated dressage... but at the same time I don't want to give her away as i think that attracts the wrong sort of people thinking they'll get a 'bargain' horse. But with her jumping issues and her age I'm not sure that she's worth a great deal any more ??? She has some BS money... can't remember how much but she can still do BN comfortably.... not that that is important if she's going to a non-jumping home and she has about 15 BD points. She is a horse that loves to work and still more than capable of doing a job for someone and definitely not ready to be a field ornament!
Any idea how much to ask to be realistic without attracting numpties?
Thanks to anyone that replies.