Thinking of buying a youngster

[honeymum]

My mum is thinking of buying a youngster to bring on and I was looking on horsemart, does anyone know this seller? Any info ould be appreciated as we have been stung by bad dealers in the past and are hoping this is a good one! PM if necessary

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/AdvertRef/HM8...HorseDetail.asp

Thanks in advance

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

Don't like any of them sorry, the coloured can't be registered surely?

Get your self to the sales and buy some thing with abit more quailty. I wish these people who buy the poor ones and then sell them on for a bob more wouldn't.

Sorry, read the advert abit more carefully(!) take back the coloured comment. Just bare in mind for that 'dealer' to make profit would of brought them for meat money. You could get a cracking yearling for that price at the sales.

 

[honeymum]

Definitely wouldn't be looking at the coloured, it looks a bit ropey to me. Was considering sending her to look at the bay though, he didn't look too bad.
She just wants something for her and my sisiters to bring on and (hopefully) turn into a kids pony in a few years.

 

[Lisa2manyponies]

did you only want a yearling or foal i have a few youngesters for sale

 

[1275gta]

I know someone who went to the New Forest sales I think it was last week and they were very cheap. Why don't you try the welsh sales you should pick somthing up thats just been weened very cheap.

 

[honeymum]

Basically she's looking to spend about £400 (not a lot I know) and wants something to make about 13-14hh, she's not too fussed about age or sex though.

 

[Sunny08]

Definately try the sales you could get a good youngster for £400!

 

[Faithkat]

Yes, I know her quite well. PM me for more info

 

[wowser]

i dont think they look to bad, you can see they are straight out the sale ring and of the forest, the prices are reasonable, i would be interested to know which stallions sired them if you look on http://www.nfstallions.info/ it will give you an idea

 

[scotsmare]

I'm not convinced by the quality of any of them. I appreciate you've got a limited budget but you could do much better than those

 

[SpruceRI]

Cor, that's a quick turnaround!

Those ponies have still got their sale stickers on their bums !!!

 

[sallyellis]

The seller is a well known forum member who specialises in childrens ponies mostly.

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

£400 can buy you something very nice. I bought my pride and joy at the New Forest Sales last summer as a yearling colt, he's pretty well bred with Furzey lines, he was one of the most well grown yearling, yes, he was the dearest colt but still not much over £200. I'm hoping he'll make 14.2HH. Remember if you get a colt to budget a few hundered for his cut.

 

[jewel]

they are a forum member on here. i know that the nf's colt where selling for as little as £30 at the sales a few weeks ago. i think if you have £400 to send go to the sales and buy direct. you'll get something alot nicer for your money. the welsh sales are coming up.

 

[Vickijay]

I heard today (from someone that lives in the forest) that some of the forest has got strangles (only in certain areas) so buying from the sales now may not be best as all the ponies are rounded up from everywhere and mixed up so they may catch it. The guy i spoke to said prob best to buy from a breeder who knows roughly where their ponies roam. And if you get one keep it seperate for a while when you get it home. Just be carefull really! It might not be true but cant think why he would of lied!

 

[honeymum]

Just realised who this forum member is,oops I hope I haven't offended her. Will deffo keep a look out at the sales then.

 

[JM07]

PMSL.....

thank you for the pm HM...no you havent offended me....

general reply to all.......

as for the coloured looking "ropey"..he's fluffy and filthy..but not ropey..

i only buy colts by certain stallions from the forest..if that makes them poor quality, then you should see whats left behind by me at the sale.

my Ad's are well worded, explaining the difference between buying a P/B..Red passport and a full forester..Green passport..unlike a few "dealers" on HorseMart.


the blue and white is obviously NOT a newfie..as it says inthe advert...

thanks forester

ETS...ForgetMeNot...NONE of those ponies were bought for anywhere near meat money..or i'd be taking them to Potters myself.

 

[JM07]

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i dont think they look to bad, you can see they are straight out the sale ring and of the forest, the prices are reasonable, i would be interested to know which stallions sired them if you look on http://www.nfstallions.info/ it will give you an idea

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i can tell you the Stallions.....

2 x Buckland Cruiser
1 x Warren Playaway
1 x Furzey Lodge Benjamin..no longer running the forest
1 x Rushmoor Playwright
1 x Knightsway Billy Boy...no longer running the forest


the blue and white...nope, sorry no idea..just a welsh x.

 

[JM07]

vickijay...the forest always has pockets of strangles...the forest ponies roam right up to livery yards, so its something that "foresters" have to live with i'm afraid...

 

[JM07]

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I'm not convinced by the quality of any of them. I appreciate you've got a limited budget but you could do much better than those

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what seems to be the problem with the "quality" SM???

I'm genuinely interested, TBH....

 

[JM07]

also by Warren playaway.....

by Buckland cruiser......

both of these ponies looked equally "poor quality" at 6 months....

the bay above....at 9 months...

the roan at 8 months...

how they change, eh??

 

[JM07]

Ropey coloured and large bay now sold.....




some people will buy anything!

 

[xnaughtybutnicex]

The roan and bay didn't look great when you bought them but they look in good condition now.

 

[JM07]

dont they just...you have to know what you are looking for with the foresters.....

scruffy/thin i can ignore as long as they are nicely put together..they soon fill out.

 

[Faithkat]

Agreed, JM07. Perhaps people who aren't familiar with Beaulieu Road Sales don't realise that the ponies aren't "tarted up" like they are for other sales. As you know, most of them come straight off the Forest, all woolly, covered in mud, manes full of leaves and brambles etc! But at least, what you see is what you get, they aren't bute'd and ACP'd up the eyeballs . . . . .

Look at what I bought last year straight off the Forest:

and he blossomed into this 7 months later (amazing what a bit of feeding and grooming will do):

 

[JM07]

you are right forester......most i buy from there look like mucky little monsters...and as you say, at least you get what you see.....all these were bought at Beaulieu Road 4/9/2008...all for a lot more than meat-money

all have new homes...

 

[xnaughtybutnicex]

forester your pony looks great now. Pretty little thing but looked a right scruff bag when you bought him.

 

[Faithkat]

I've got another couple of "before" and "after" pics although you can't see much of her in the first one (the chestnut) (poor little scrap in Beaulieu Road sales pen)

and just under a year later at the New Forest Show:

 

[honeymum]

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Ropey coloured and large bay now sold.....




some people will buy anything!

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Okay, okay, maybe ropey was the wrong word lol

, glad I didn't offend you.

All the ponies look absolutely grand once they've grown up a bit.

 

[merlinsquest]

Must say what a grown up way to deal with a possibly inflamatory post

I had a feeling that this was JM07 being discussed

and was waiting for the fallout

Lessons to be leaned I feel