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I've been loaning a mare for two years now and her owner has finally said to me I can buy her if I would like to. She's NOT saying she wants to sell her regardless, she is aware that without me she would have to put her up for sale due to time and money.

She is a 15hh Cob x ISH mare, rising 7yo. She has a good jump on her but is very nervous when not around other horses. She cannot hack alone, is very spooky and can be very strong and silly on the ground without regular groundwork. She hasn't been to any shows and has only travelled to a sponsored ride and a XC course hire. She has no mare or sir on her passport so no proven bloodlines.
When I loaned her two years ago she had only just been broken so was very green.
Shes come on a lot since then although Ive been doing everything at a steady pace.
She can jump a course of 80cm and has scope for a lot bigger.

Her owner has said she got her valued at £3000 when she was a youngster as she has show jumping bloodlines.. There is nothing regarding her bloodlines on her passport so this isn't proven. She said if it wasn't a friend she be looking for £2400.
I've been talking to my friends about this and they've said to make a low offer as I have brought her on, and theres no hassle of selling for the owner or finding somewhere for the mare while she sells her. Her owner has said make an offer..

What would you offer?
 
I bought a barely done anything horse for £3200!! No amazing blood lines or anything! Just a 12 years old cob, who I felt sorry for and loved😍
So I'm not sure, sometimes when I buy a new pony or horse they'll be cheap or expensive.
I'd offer £2250:)
 
I'd offer £1800 to start with but have a figure in mind of where you would go to. If she is a nice mare with potential to be a good RC horse then that would be a good price.

Personally (if she is good enough) I'd be prepared to go to maybe £2300 given that you've put the majority of the work in.

Only you know though what you are prepared to pay.
 
Having had so many horses that had lameness issues. To me a horse who I knew was sound would automatically be worth £2k
 
I assuming you are buying the horse because you like it .
There fore I would pay what it took to buy her.
I would offer £2000 and see where you get .
I don't think £2400 is out of the way and better the devil you know and all that .
 
£2000-ish sounds fair. Don't forget if you could buy her then you also save the hassle and expense of horse hunting in the future (with no guarantee that you will find a horse you like more).
 
soulfull said:
Having had so many horses that had lameness issues. To me a horse who I knew was sound would automatically be worth £2k
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That is about my figure, unlikely owner will want to take back, school and so on for less than £500 and in order to make a profit she would need say £2750, and I don't think the mare is worth that., I am sure it is not unless it has some fantastic conformation.
You could offer £1800 but I am sure owner won't take it [£3,000 is not realistic but it is in her mind] so then you will have to increase to £2000. I would just offer what you feel is fair, if she asks for more tell her either no, or that you need to think about it.
 
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mare of unknown breeding, rude on the ground, does not hack alone, can be spooky and silly, has never competed (I wonder if she will go into a strange venue and complete a course of jumps if very nervous when not around other horses), I would not pay more than £700, but I would never be interested in something that wont hack alone as it is so limiting-you have worked with her for 2yrs and she still does not hack alone so it is unlikely to change.

you should however offer what you are happy to pay, bear in mind you could buy something without all the issues for 2.5k but you wont know its history.

only you can answer this one OP
 
Firstly I would suggest you have a good think about if you really want to become an owner instead of a loaner as it is a big step. Also if you are ready to make that step then is she definitely the horse for you? With all the problems you listed it sounds like you will be restricted in what you can do with the horse. I would say offer no more than £2000. If you look around you could probably get a horse with a lot less quirks for that money.
 
twiggy2 said:
mare of unknown breeding, rude on the ground, does not hack alone, can be spooky and silly, has never competed (I wonder if she will go into a strange venue and complete a course of jumps if very nervous when not around other horses), I would not pay more than £700, but I would never be interested in something that wont hack alone as it is so limiting-you have worked with her for 2yrs and she still does not hack alone so it is unlikely to change.

you should however offer what you are happy to pay, bear in mind you could buy something without all the issues for 2.5k but you wont know its history.

only you can answer this one OP
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Absolutely this. You will be either very limited in what you can do with her or spend a lot of time and possibly money getting her to do the things you want to do.
 
Depends what spin you put on it!

Could say... 15hh ISHx cob 7 year old mare. Solid horse, sound and never sick or sorry. Bold and careful jump. Jumping 80cm with ease with loads of scope for more. Good to load and travel, has done XC and sponsored rides. Broken and 5year old and brought on steady, showing great ability to learn. Will hack in company. Requires a competent rider to bring her to her full potential. Should make the perfect riding club horse or hunter. Great for someone looking for a horse with scope, but the structure of a sports cob. £2200ono....

;)

However into semantics, owner thinks she is valued at £3000, would ask for £2400 if for sale, in the hopes of getting £2000. I reckon she wants £2000 for her.. How much do you want to spend? how much is she worth to you? Are you very fond of her, or fancy something else?

In theory she could be valued at anywhere between £500-£3k, it depends on so many factors. Including if the bolshy spooky behaviour is something which may not be present with a different handler. Do you have any pics? If she is really smartly put together, and nice colouring, this has an affect also.
 
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IMO she's worth what you are willing to pay as I don't think she'll sell easily to someone else as she has a number of issues that a lot of people won't touch. Frankly I'd say you're not interested in buying her but are willing to continue the loan. I get rather annoyed when people put green horses out on loan and then when someone has spent their time and used their experience to bring the horse on, decide they want to sell. With regard to the price they paid 2 years ago for her, they paid too much, that's their problem not yours. I know I sound a bit hard but I think they may be trading on the fact that you know and like the horse rather than taking into account the amount of work you have put into her.
 
twiggy2 said:
mare of unknown breeding, rude on the ground, does not hack alone, can be spooky and silly, has never competed (I wonder if she will go into a strange venue and complete a course of jumps if very nervous when not around other horses), I would not pay more than £700, but I would never be interested in something that wont hack alone as it is so limiting-you have worked with her for 2yrs and she still does not hack alone so it is unlikely to change.

you should however offer what you are happy to pay, bear in mind you could buy something without all the issues for 2.5k but you wont know its history.

only you can answer this one OP
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This, 100% :)
 
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