Where & When Do I Advertise The Boys?

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A lot of you know who I am talking about when I say 'The Boys' but for those that don't a quick resume.

The Boys are Freddy and Harry, born within a day of each other to foster mares who, sadly were needed for duty within a fortnight of these being born. I took them on and reared them on a bucket and they will be two in March this year. They are both out of cob mares by very well bred thoroughbred stallions, their grand sires being Sadlers Wells and Go West respectively; because the sires are only the teasers at a stud they're unlicensed as stallions so the boys only have a basic ID passport with SHBGB. Both dams have produced show winners before, even at HOYS level so they're not without a chance of giving someone some serious fun whether that be showing, riding club or hunting. They're now about the 15.2 mark with some obvious growing to come.
Sadly, I really do need to pass these onto new homes now, hopefully permanent ones where they can become part of the furniture but I'm looking for ideas from you as to where to advertise them and when would be the best time too; now or in the summer but I think someone could have fun showing them in hand this summer if they wanted, a shame to miss out on that I think. Your help would be appreciated, thank you.

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A lot of you know who I am talking about when I say 'The Boys' but for those that don't a quick resume.

The Boys are Freddy and Harry, born within a day of each other to foster mares who, sadly were needed for duty within a fortnight of these being born. I took them on and reared them on a bucket and they will be two in March this year. .

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Can't help with advertising but was wondering something.

Did the foster mares give birth to them and then because some other foal had lost it's mother, the foster mares had to go away to do their job leaving their own foals motherless?

Seems a bit harsh!

The boys are lovely though and I really hope you find good homes for them both.
 
How old are they now? Also, what price do you want for them? If they are quite expensive, i would say Horse and Hound and horsequest.

Prehaps wait untill March to advertise.
 
These are the sorts of genuine RC types that people should bite your hands off for. Far more use to most people than a crippled, nappy import. Good luck with them & I'll keep my ears open for any takers, no useful suggestions about advertising though - sorry.
 
A woman at my yard produces show cobs and has been telling me that now is a great time to advertise as people are looking for their projects - ridden or showing. She told me to advertise in Horsequest and Horse and Hound now.
 
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Did the foster mares give birth to them and then because some other foal had lost it's mother, the foster mares had to go away to do their job leaving their own foals motherless?

Seems a bit harsh!

The boys are lovely though and I really hope you find good homes for them both.

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Yes, at all the big studs they have foster mares, usually sensible cob types which they try to get in foal early so that if the mares are needed for the thoroughbred foals, their own foals are old enough to be weaned onto a bucket. This time though, the foster mares both went over a month past their foaling dates which meant these boys were a lot younger than most of their type would be normally so I was asked to have them as they needed feeding every 2 hours as the stud staff were very busy. Some years, they get away with rearing only their own foals but sadly, this time they were both needed. They lead a life of old Reilly at the stud with the best of care, same goes for their foals so I wouldn't worry that they weren't getting the care they needed and it certainly hasn't stunted their growth as you can see! No,I don't think it's harsh at all, just realistic. TBF, if you were faced with losing a TB foal which had a stud fee of over £100,000 when you could rear it on one of these mares, wouldn't you do the same? It's not as if the cob foals lose out at all, they still have the best of care and as I said, it certainly doesn't stop them growing into lovely sorts.
 
They're two years old in early March !I did say before!
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) No, they're not expensive, at least I don't think they are for what they are, how they've been reared and their potential to be cracking all rounders that people can start how they want from the beginning. I just want them to go to long term homes if they can, I don't want them passed around, they mean too much to me to let that happen to them.

Horsequest always seems to be on everyone's lists!
 
I've no advice at all about how and when to sell but do hope you find lovely homes for them. If I had the money and knew one end of a baby horse from the other, I'd bite your hand off. They're both lovely boys, the pics don't do them justice
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Oh if only they were a year older! I started a few years ago who were out of foster mares at an irish stud, one by a sadlers stallion and another by an Alzao who had previously stood at stud himself but wasnt popular - they were lovely all rounder type, some went on to event to intermediate level successfully too. I know of at least one bred the same way who competed at 3star.
I think if it were 3yos or older you were selling then now would be the best time (project-wise) but for youngsters maybe May-time would be better as they would have their summer coas and look at their best but still have time for the summer show season in hand.
 
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Yes, at all the big studs they have foster mares, usually sensible cob types which they try to get in foal early so that if the mares are needed for the thoroughbred foals

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Ah ok, I understand - so the foster mares and the teaser stallions have foals so that the foster mares produce milk which is used for the TB foals.

Do the TB foals usually stay with their own mothers though? Are the foster mares there as 'back-up'?
 
both little crackers- i particularly like the lighter bay.

i would get some nice photos when the weather brightens a bit and put them on Horsequest.
 
My YO has 2 of these "type" of horses same situation and they haven't suffered from having there mums taken away, its not ideal but it doesn't effect them. and thy are both lovely horses who are jumping BSJA now so they can go on and have a good life too.

sorry no help on advertising ect just wanted to say they aren't generally effected by the lack of horse mother
 
both gorgeous, I have two warmblood yearlings, rising 2, who I need longterm homes for........so I know how you feel, its so hard. but they all need a job to do.
Hope you find them good homes X
 
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both little crackers- i particularly like the lighter bay.

i would get some nice photos when the weather brightens a bit and put them on Horsequest.

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Lol, you like the one with character then; he's a right clown, nothing fazes him; if he was only bigger he'd be a fantastic police horse!
I think I'm going with your plan, now I just need to word the adverts - it'll take me that long to do them!
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