what would you expect to pay for this!

[almorton]

6yo chestnut mare, 16.2, Darco x Concorde lines, KWPN, nicely put together. BSJA reg, Jumping Discovery ready to move up to newcomers this wkend, 4 double clears BNov for 2012, 2 Disco D/C, Qual Am 2nd rounds 90 / 1m, 2011, 2012, Scope 1m 2011, Schooling 1.25/1.30 at home. More than enough scope to jump 1.30 eventually with more mileage. Hacks, good in traffic / fields / beach, snaffle mouth, easy to do, load, clip, bath etc. No vices but can itch in summer but easily managed!

Answers below please! Oh, and based NW. as i know that affects prices!

 

[WoodfordFox]

Ummm, don't think I can afford it....

 

[almorton]

i cant afford to keep her lol!
BTW, not advertising, shes on here anyway in classifieds but dont look her up, i want peoples honest opinions!

 

[carthorse]

Well of course we look her up straight away and I think she is reasonably priced but nothing is easy to sell at the moment. Good luck hope you find a nice home, we have just sold our dressage horse to a great home but we had some real numptys try him.

 

[almorton]

lol, thanks carthorse

 

[ttt]

A, same as Carthorse, I looked her up straight away. I agree she seems reasonably priced so if you are not getting a huge amount of interest, I imagine its the economic climate or time of year not the price. Good luck with her.

 

[be positive]

I think price is probably fair she has a future ahead of her.
The only comment is that although the photos show a scopey jump it does not make her look an "easy" ride,a less able rider might think she looks as if she will jump them off or it could be interpreted as greenness.
I would remove the blue jump photo,others are good.I would put the red jump as the main one if you can.

 

[SusieT]

I wouldn't buy her with the sweetitch and think it drastically reduces her price-down to 3K max for me. Can't see the add-link anyone?

 

[almorton]

thanks ttt and be positive.
be positive, id not thought of that! good point! she has bags of scope and does throw a huge jump, id thought of that as a good point but i see what you mean! luckily, she takes you with her! im tiny and shes not lost me! (yet! )
ill ring H+H 2mo! ta x

 

[almorton]

susie - 3k! shes staying where she is for that! id buy 10 more at that price! i wouldnt call it sweet itch, id say 70% of the horses on my yard rub a bit but we are ditched all round and near a huge river so i guess i should expect it! maybe im too honest

 

[DarkHorseB]

£6k - £8k in current market would be my estimate though you do lose some of the market with a chestnut mare unfortunately.

 

[almorton]

racism! thats what that is! thanks tho darkhorseb

 

[DarkHorseB]

racism! thats what that is! thanks tho darkhorseb

Agreed just for every one who would seek out a chestnut mare there are ten that won't touch. So it may make a difference to price. It only takes one buyer though!

 

[SusieT]

If it's itching and rubbing in the summer to the extent it needs 'managed' then its sweetitch in my books and I wouldn't buy her, thats my value without seeing pics as there are plenty of horses at the same level about imo

 

[Rambo]

Depending on how bad the sweetitch is, then anywhere from £4k (bad sweetitch) to £10k (ignore the sweetitch).

 

[SusieT]

Found her, have to say I'd try and get pics of her looking less green, and drop the price 2K, she isn't a bad stamp though.

 

[Gamebird]

I've, coincidentally, also got a chestnut mare that I can't sell. Straightforwards, will never be 'top' at anything though will do (and has done) low-level affiliated BS/BD/BE/county showing. Perfect RC/PC team horse. She's cheap (in my books!) and unsold 7 weeks later....

 

[measles]

Can't find the advert but I'd have thought that most showjumpers won't care about her colour as long as she has potential and does the job.

 

[pigsmight:)]

She sounds lovely can't find her add and you can't beat a good chestnut mare! I will allways be a sucker for ponys of the orange variety tho xx

 

[be positive]

ref.285314
For those that want to see her.

 

[becca1305]

I think she looks lovely . The blue photos a tricky one, shows her scope but could put more inexperienced riders off. I wouldn't pay £8k for her in current market personally but then its difficult to say as I wouldnt be looking for her type defo wouldnt drop the price quite 2k tho!- Probably pay £6.5-7k mark so would expect advert around £7.3k?. I would say I would be wanting to pay the bottom end price too as I say I cant imagine WANTING her desperately (no offence just not a SJer!) Agree the chesnut mare part and itchiness may reduce number of interested buyers but providing the itch is controlled with a rug or other simple solution I wouldnt expect it to decrease value unless you need a fast sale! x

 

[Fairy Dust]

She looks lovely and definitely worth that price IMO. Can you not hang onto her until next year as horses are just not selling ATM. I'm helping my friend look for an eventer (guess it's quite different as season is coming to an end) but there are just so many for sale and especially as so many people are off to Uni, we are seeing the same ads recycled every week often with reduced prices.

If she doesn't HAVE to go then I would hold onto her for a while longer

 

[nokia]

hiya, you are selling this mare as a performance horse, i wouldnt care if it was green with pink spots, as long as it did its job.

Chestnut mares are great, iv got one at home, and yes it can be moody when seasons come, but she knows her job and does really well , i love her to bits.

Dont 4 get everything is soooo slow at the min, sep oct are funny months things are quiet