To all of you who have had free horses/ponies...

Beeston market in Cheshire has some horses and cobs going for nothing. Some go for £50 others up to £500. She could try there. she would certainly be rescueing it from an uncertain future.

Also it frustrates me that people comment on people asking for horses for free, criticising that they should not get one if they cannot afford one.

I take on horses for free and give them all the tlc love, vet care, and money in the world but I refuse to pay much when I know you can give a free or cheap horse a great home.

Good on her for not going out and spending ridiculous money on a horse when she does not need to!
 
Tinypony said:
By the way, that's a colt. The cost of gelding him would blow her budget through the roof, assuming she'd be sensible enough to have him cut.
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Yes, I got the impression (could be wrong though :p ) that the lady wanted to buy a cheap one to give it a good home, to bring on and give it a better chance at a good future, rather than she could only afford a cheap one.

TBH if her budget really is genuinely that small, she should save rather than buy now because we all know how expensive even a free horse is if it has an accident/develops medical issues.
 
She is looking for a project, preferably, but not to sell on! Just because she wants something to aim for. She know's what she is doing and can afford vet bills and shoeing etc, she isnt stupid.

Thanks to all of those who are offering helpful advice. I've told her about the sales, and she's said she will keep an eye out from now until the sales and then hopefully she'll have a new pony.

Im in love with a welsh x on horsemart someone showed me, so im thinking about enquiring about him... :rolleyes: - see i try to help a friend, and end up thinking about getting myself an extra pony :p
 
Free horses are harder to get than priced horses, IMHO. You need to show you are totally 100% beyond reproach care wise (this is based on getting a decent horse from a decent previous home mind) that you have the knowledge, experience and money to care for an animal.

After all, someone who has a limited budget isn't always able to afford lots of lessons/goodlivery/things for the horse, which can put people off.

Being in the right place at the right time is a massive help too.

Its do-able but not easy and TBH, I'd be telling your friend to save up a bit more in the meantime while she looks :) Hope that helps.
 
Kitsune said:
Its do-able but not easy and TBH, I'd be telling your friend to save up a bit more in the meantime while she looks :) Hope that helps.
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She is saving up, I pay £100 a month livery, and she is putting half of that in the horsey fund, half of it to repairs etc. With the other livery thats an extra £100 every month. :) Thanks
 
H.K.D said:
Beeston market in Cheshire has some horses and cobs going for nothing. Some go for £50 others up to £500. She could try there. she would certainly be rescueing it from an uncertain future.

Also it frustrates me that people comment on people asking for horses for free, criticising that they should not get one if they cannot afford one.

I take on horses for free and give them all the tlc love, vet care, and money in the world but I refuse to pay much when I know you can give a free or cheap horse a great home.

Good on her for not going out and spending ridiculous money on a horse when she does not need to!
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She is highly unlikely to get a project from Beeston for anywhere near £150 that isn't going to cost £1000s in vet and farriery bills to put right to be a riding horse, in my experience. The section As, shetlands and donkeys go for £30+ but coloured cobs, even foals, you're talking £400+ and for that its unlikely to have very good conformation. If she would change her mind and go for a native, then the sales in the relevant areas have some good bargains - just think about the nice types JM7 used to post about coming home with.

In my opinion cheap horses are usually a complete false economy, I'd far rather save up at least £1k, preferably £1.5, then buy a decently put together yearling or two year old without any problems.

If she'd put up with the expense of ferries and travelling, Ireland might be a better bet to pick up a project of her description, plenty of people can't afford their horses there at the moment and the type she is looking for is traditionally Irish. (sorry to any Irish readers for all the stereotyping there!)
 
donedeal.ie is a brilliant website and yes there there are expensive horses and very cheap even free ones on it. but she would have to transport as all seem to be in ireland as irish website. but in a sale she will pick up something for that, a foal or yearling at least. they are out there and i know as i have seen every expensive to every cheap even free. good luck
sorry where bout is she in england.
 
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