When to sell horse...

[05jackd]

Hello
i am an avid watcher of the forum but it's the first time I have been brave enough to post! I'm just looking for opinions as the horse market is so rubbish at the minute! I have a lovely well bred colt with rubenstin and sandros hit bloodlines had planned to keep and break ready for my daughter to compete but she has since lost all interest and I have a foal with no future job! Has anyone managed to sell anything similar at the moment? Would they mind sharing an idea of realistic price I should be looking at or should I geld and keep him for a few years and try and sell as a 3year old with a bit of ground work in the hope he'll be more desirable?

dairy milk to anyone who got through that!

 

[Bexx]

To be honest I'd be inclined to keep him a few years, get him gelded and started. People seem to be unwilling to take on colts, especially where i live in the north east as they have trouble finding livery for them. If you get him gelded and some basics in place you will get the sort of person looking at him that is looking for a nice prject for themselves

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

Unless you're planning to sell him as a breeding animal then geld him. As said above, livery yards rarely take colts and most horse owners are at livery. It will be nicer for him to go through it in his familiar home than to have it done the day after he arrives somewhere new.

I also think its best to keep until three then arrange breaking in yourself. People don't generally want unbroken youngsters, there's a far bigger market for a riding horse and you'll get a better price. So many people lack patience and knowledge and will break in their youngster whatever age it is, they just don't want to wait until its 3yrs old. If you sell him as a 3yr old riding horse at least you'll have given him a good start in life.

 

[MiniMilton]

As above. Geld and hang onto him until he's ready to break. You never know, your daughter may regain interest by then. I was horseless for 1 year as a troublesome 18 year old that was more interested in drink and boys
Then I got back into it bigger than ever

 

[05jackd]

Thanks for the replies. I do hope she will as she has always loved them. Although I have broken in before I think it would be worth sending him to a trainer as I'm only 5'2 and he's due to make 17hh. I was also considering whether a young compete dressage rider might be interested in the ride when the time comes? Hopefully with world class bloodlines he should be reasonable at it and thinking that those without strings of horses may not get such a chance everyday.