What do you think of this mare?

[ABC]

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/104935946/mare-in-need-of-tlc.html

And more importantly how much would you expect to pay?

Not for me I hasten to add, one of my friends has rang me and asked me to message them because I'm a full member on preloved.

 

[B_2_B]

Aww bless her, she's lovely!
I have no idea about money, but if your friend has the time for her and her foal there's no harm in going to see her
Patience is a very apt name for her, suits her.

 

[Paint Me Proud]

she looks very sweet underneath her nervous exterior.
If you friend has the experience of not only nervous horses but also rearing a foal then for the right price she may be worth a punt.

Sounds like she will need ALOT of time though

 

[ABC]

I agree, she is a stunning mare. Friend knows what she's doing so that won't be a problem. She just isn't sure on price, and I'm clueless

 

[be positive]

I would not want to pay anything, it is in foal Its value must only be meat money plus there are future expenses of a foal which may be by any unknown stallion.

 

[ABC]

I've received a reply from the owner, they want £1200 for her...

What do you think ?

ETA; I know what I think, I just want to see other peoples thoughts too

 

[martlin]

I would hazard a guess it would make 200 guineas at Melton, so I would be bidding around 150

 

[BlairandAzria]

IMO in todays market, that s too much.

Do you know what she's in foal to?

 

[ABC]

I would hazard a guess it would make 200 guineas at Melton, so I would be bidding around 150

Interesting,... they want £1000 on top of that

 

[ABC]

IMO in todays market, that s too much.

Do you know what she's in foal to?

No, haven't asked as friend wasn't really bothered, but I'm assuming the stallion is unknown

 

[martlin]

Interesting,... they want £1000 on top of that

Is it very well bred then? In foal to something super special? Or the owner is not in the real world?

 

[ABC]

Is it very well bred then? In foal to something super special? Or the owner is not in the real world?

Haha, I know. I thought £400 max, as she is a lovely mare but needs a lot of work on her. Not told my friend the price yet, I think she'll be disappointed

 

[Hedwards]

Honestly think £1200 is massively overpriced, the current market is terrible and if the i think your friend would have one hell of a lot of work ahead of her without the added complication of the fact she is in foal. agree with others, meat money as a maximum. All that said she does have a very pretty head!

 

[tallyho!]

She is not sec d pure - is a cross with cob. sec d's dont have that much feather. i know, I have one. offer less. much less.

 

[B_2_B]

If she really wants her, I'd offer £500 and tell him it's probably the best offer he's gonna get!
He might say no originally but keep an eye and if she doesn't go then message again asking if he still has her and would he reconsider the offer?

 

[Brandy]

That is waaay too much.

You really don;t know what you are getting or how well she will come round. I wouldn;t want to be paying anything to be honest, but if I was interested woul dmake a token payment of a couple of hundred.

Also, hard to tell from the pics but she is not a great example of a section D (although she is pretty), you can get a half decent broken and riding welsh for this price!

 

[Bernster]

Wow, with the amount of time, money and risk she'd be taking on, I thought she'd be free. Or nominal money ie few hundred pounds.

 

[Paint Me Proud]

I was going to suggest a couple of hundred pounds. If i was buying her i would only want to pay £300 max.

£1200 is totally unrealstic - you can buy a backed sec d for that price at the moment so an infoal unhandled mare would be way less.

 

[Hippona]

Wow, with the amount of time, money and risk she'd be taking on, I thought she'd be free. Or nominal money ie few hundred pounds.

I feel your friend would be doing the vendor a favour by taking the mare off her hands for nothing TBH......

 

[Archangel]

I think she is lovely. Max of £500 plus £4.50 for a headcollar that fits.

 

[Suziq77]

People are literally giving away lovely horses for nothing in today's market. I agree with the suggestion of a purely nominal sum. If the owners of this mare won't accept that then there will be plenty of other horses available for peanuts for your friend, possibly not ones which are both in foal (to an unknown?) and scared of people. Sad but true. I hope the mare in question ends up ok.

 

[Cobiau Cymreig Wyllt]

Agree with majority of people here on price - I have a friend who has a fantastically well-bred Welsh D broodmare, in foal to an equally well-bred stallion..both full siblings and stallion can be seen...she is also a mare that needs careful and experienced handling...and is 17..and so my friend knows that in today's market she probably won't fetch more than £300.
So their price is totally unrealistic...

 

[Ladydragon]

I've received a reply from the owner, they want £1200 for her...

What do you think ?

ETA; I know what I think, I just want to see other peoples thoughts too

I think they're having a laugh personally...

She's a project and will need more than average vet care with the impending baby coming...

Poor gal, she's a pretty one too...

 

[Fairytale]

Photos don't show much really apart from being quite attractive and the ad doesn't say too much either. I would've thought £400 under the circumstances

 

[Vixen Van Debz]

I would have thought free/nominal fee of eg £100!

 

[OFG]

In todays market and with all the work / care she will need would offer no more than £350 - £400.

Owners in la la land wanting £1200

Is there a particular reason why she wants this one? I would have thought she could find a really nice cheap project horse which potentially doesn't need as much work etc.

 

[Honey08]

I'd tell them that you'd pay £1200 for her when she has been fattened up and had six months of TLC and schooling, otherwise she is worth £500 in this market...

 

[ABC]

In todays market and with all the work / care she will need would offer no more than £350 - £400.

Owners in la la land wanting £1200

Is there a particular reason why she wants this one? I would have thought she could find a really nice cheap project horse which potentially doesn't need as much work etc.

Friend thought this mare would be a cheap project with potential...she is a project horse with potential...but she's not cheap

Back to scouring the internet

 

[Annagain]

Send them a link to this thread and offer them £300!

 

[Super_Kat]

What sort of horse if your mate actually looking for? £1200 is WAY over priced