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How would you value a TB? Im thinking of looking at a couple I've seen but I dont know how much an allrounder would be. A nice horse thats done a bit, hacks out on own and in company, jumps nicely, has been reschooled and is good to shoe, box, clip, catch.
 
TB's can be quite hard to value without seeing the advert tbh. For 3.5k I would expect the horse to be a good stamp of TB, good in all ways etc and prob with some competition results under it's belt, however it depends and they can range from a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand depending. Would you be able to put up a link to the advert?
 
He looks a nice sort but you can tell from his lack of muscle and his little neck that he hasn't been working in a correct outline. He must be a pretty hardy type to be fully clipped and living out! I think he is quite expensive for what he has done but it does depend on what is important to you. If the owner had been absolutely honest about him and he is supersafe, unflappable and low maintenance, then perhaps someone will pay that. Me, personally not!! Look around, there are so many horses for sale that have done more for less money. Lots of luck
 
Quite an ugly head tbh - slightly roman nosed.
There is no way its worth £3.5k - i would pay max £2k and that would need to include EVERYTHING.
 
He is probably a wee bit overpriced but its only a starting point. It also depends on how true the advert is. If he as safe and sensible as they say and he hunts well i would be going to see him. If he wasnt a TB how much would people be saying you would need to pay for a safe sensible horse which knew its job on the hunting field, more than £3.5K even in this market.
 
I'd look at it like this, how much are you willing to pay for a horse that does as described (in that add) and if it ticks all your boxes?

The fact that it's a TB (not that particular horse in the add, I just mean TB's in general) to me wouldn't really come into it, if you are wanting a good safe alround type of horse with absolutely no hang ups, reasonable good confo and passes a vetting (of your choice) with flying colours, then around 3k is a reasonable buy for a large horse, even if it's a TB, a good TB is worth every penny just like any other breed of horse, why people assume they should be a grand cheaper just becuase it's a TB is something I'll never grasp, but that's just me. :)
 
Kenzo said:
I'd look at it like this, how much are you willing to pay for a horse that does as described (in that add) and if it ticks all your boxes?

The fact that it's a TB (not that particular horse in the add, I just mean TB's in general) to me wouldn't really come into it, if you are wanting a good safe alround type of horse with absolutely no hang ups, reasonable good confo and passes a vetting (of your choice) with flying colours, then around 3k is a reasonable buy for a large horse, even if it's a TB, a good TB is worth every penny just like any other breed of horse, why people assume they should be a grand cheaper just becuase it's a TB is something I'll never grasp, but that's just me. :)
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Yep! My thoughts exactly.

Same for ex racers- if it's now 12, has been doing non-racehorse stuff since it was 4 and is a nice type then why is it still worth less than a horse which hasn't raced?!
 
As a good, solid hunter who jumps and who a child can ride, if he is genuinely as described I don't see why he wouldn't be worth £3.5k.

imo a lot of people on here seem to think tbs should all be £500 and a bombproof, talented horse who is nice but isn't going to be going to get to Badminton should be under £2k.

perhaps that is why so many people on here spend months and months looking for the perfect horse... because they are actually looking for something akin to a rocking horse.
 
Kenzo said:
I'd look at it like this, how much are you willing to pay for a horse that does as described (in that add) and if it ticks all your boxes?

The fact that it's a TB (not that particular horse in the add, I just mean TB's in general) to me wouldn't really come into it, if you are wanting a good safe alround type of horse with absolutely no hang ups, reasonable good confo and passes a vetting (of your choice) with flying colours, then around 3k is a reasonable buy for a large horse, even if it's a TB, a good TB is worth every penny just like any other breed of horse, why people assume they should be a grand cheaper just becuase it's a TB is something I'll never grasp, but that's just me. :)
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Exactly - I've never seen anyone post "how much for a warmblood?" or "How much for a Welsh Section D?" because OBVIOUSLY it depends on the quality of the horse,! There are plenty of TBs/ex-racers eventing at Advanced - would some of these people like to approach Tina Cook and tell her they'd pay no more than 1.5k for Miner's Frolic cos he's a TB??:)
 
Posters above have a point and a good horse, regardless of breeding, is of value.

I recall that there was a very smart TB on horsequest in the allrounders and under 3K section which might be worth a look? Not sure where he was though as I know that is an issue, too, but he was a very nice horse to look at.

Good luck!
 
If he is the horse for you and you have the money then I'd say he's worth it. He looks an honest sort.

as someone else said, it depends whats important to you, you could see it that hes worth it to his current owners?
 
My apologies, I thought the OP wanted to know roughly what you would pay for a TB thats a "nice horse thats done a bit, hacks out on own and in company, jumps nicely, has been reschooled and is good to shoe, box, clip, catch". I didnt realise it needed to have hunted for a number of seasons or had a child on its back.
 
I went to the Retraining of Racehorses lecture with Yogi Briesner last year and he speaks very highly of ex-racers, basic point being that a good stamp of the breed DOES have the potential to go to the top. He also said that if you took 100 ex-racers 100 sports horses you'd probably have less issues with the ex-racers!!!

I know I could school mine up and do well, showing or stressage. Like wise I also know that he is perfectly suited just for hacking! He has to have the BEST brakes of any horse out hacking I've ever ridden, he'll come back to trot from canter in a field on voice commands!!!
 
I sold my TB for 5k!He was a brilliant allrounder and just because he was tb didnt mean he was worth less. I do think the tb in the ad your looking at doesnt have the best conformation and is def lacking in muscle and topline. I think hes probably alittle overpriced due to this.
 
I know of a yard in Scotland (where my lad came from) that knocks out talented TBs for 5/9k!!

It's not the breed of horse but what it has done/can do. THIS is the criteria at which a horse should be priced.
 
i think TB's (well all the ones ive come across) have been mentalists! None have been steady and what i would class as 'safe'. Instead they have given me some brilliant rides and have fine tuned my staying on skills!

The horses worth should be on what is has done, it potential and its temperament.

that being said - shetlands are bloody evil!
 
Kokopelli said:
After reading some posts on here it seems I paid too much for my Andy. Do I care, no! A horse is worth what people are willing to pay for it.
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I'm going to keep saying this until you believe me, but Andy is a total gem in the disguise of a hairy, rather jumping-orientated mini TB! Any pony who's done what you've said he's done (PC Opens, racing- means he has to hunt, etc) is worth a lot more than a normal 'proper' TB, simply because he HAS to be scopey, careful and easy over fences- PC Opens are big and are as technical as BE Novice and often include Intermediate fences...

Anyways- I reckon a decent TB is worth as much as any decent horse. We're hoping our TB will be worth a pretty penny by the end of next year- shock, horror... He's an ex-racer too!
 
Of all the ex-racers I know (and that's quite a few!) there is only one that I'm not keen on riding, I must know (well) of at least a dozen and have ridden near that. To be honest I'd be far more worried about riding a hot cob, they be more laid back but my god when they drop a shoulder and p*ss off there is NOTHING you can do about it!!

If this horse does what he says on the tin he's worth a look, he's no looker and he could do with a worming but who cares what they look like!

Not to mention horse's like Miner's Frolic... worth how much??!?!?!?!?!?
 
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