Who buys green ponies, and where do they look?

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Not actually green.........grey.......... but young - you know what I mean?!
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Trying to sell my 4yo, just backed, Sec A gelding. I have him on Horsequest which I thought would be best, but no interest as of yet.
Everyone seems to want a quiet, schoolmaster pony - but where are the people that turn the ponies into this?
Any help appreciated.
 
Couldnt you bring him on over the next year and do a little with him then sell him on for a bigger profit?
If I had the land thats what id do, buy a few un backed or just backed cheap green ponies, turn them away for a year to mature then back train to bring them on then sell them as a competiton or pony club pony to the market of Parents with money to splash out on a little like you say 'School master' for their children. In the right climate you could make a nice little profit
 
Its hardly up the road, but I am delivering a horse to Cambridge next week...........:-)
TBH, wouldn't mind loaning him for a year as not worried about the money - but people loaning wouldn't be wanting a youngster. Although he is reptty good - just needs telling whos boss for the first few mins!
Really need to get him moved on as going to be very busy within a couple of weeks.
 
I got my mare from hertfordshire only about 2 hours I think.
I dunno about loaning, never really loaned anything.
Welsh ponies are good at thinking they're boss anyway so you tend to expect that. Couldnt you advertis him as a loan with view to buy or offer someone the option of having him on loan as a sense but paying you like a £100 a month untill hes payed for. Espically in this climate might make a quick sale.
 
I know the problem. I've got a lovely 4 year old backed etc ready to really go where ever any one wants to take her - too small for my daughter as probably going to be about 15hh. Sire was Quorum (GB) who was one of Saddlers Wells better prodgeny. Really just want her to go to a good home where she will be used to her potential but can't get any interest as a sale/loan etc etc.

I've had people who say they want a green horse to bring on look and then say but she doesn't know how to ........ What do poeple expect from a green horse?

This one has no vices at all, loads into anything like a dream and is just waiting to be taught what to do. Only issue she has is that she was spooked by a helicopter (damned airforce doing low level night flying) last year and went through some gates and cut her legs - she has scarring but no tendon damage.

Sorry rant over
 
Me....bought a 4yo green (well, dun actually
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) 13.3hh highland for my daughter, but also a project for me.

Coming on a treat.

Few years ago I bought a 12.2hh recently backed welshie for my son, I also brought her on.....until he lost interest and we ended up selling her to a riding school.

I did it this way because I didn't want an old pony who would have been harder to sell on, even though it would have been less time and labour intensive.

Surely there must be others out there who are also a bit mad in the head? Otherwise how do they end up as 12.2 schoolmasters then if no-one backs and brings em on
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TBH I dont think its the fact your pony is green I think its the fact that we are in recession, my friend has a 14.1hh 10yrs absolute scholmisstress pony for sale its done everything easy to do etc she has had it on Horse mart and in H&H mag and not had one person to look at it and its only £2750 so I think no one has got any money.
 
If you were just up the road and we'd finished our fences I'd have said to send him to us for the rest of the holidays as my daughter has just schoolmistress-ised her current loan pony and she's been going fine when a friend rides with none of her previous naughty tricks, but it would be great if they each had a pony then they could do lessons and practise together, at the mo it's either a bit boring on her own, or arguments over whose turn to ride if there's the two of them here!

Any good on the lead rein? If so I would advertise as a lead rein pony to be brought on as a first ridden, there seems to be a demand for those, and Welshies are usually good lead rein ponies.
 
Have you tried your local pony club? Kids that are more competent (and hopefully if not small, light enough) looking for a second pony with knowledgeable parents to help maybe? Or perhaps take him to a local show or two, enter him in in-hand or m&m classes, see if you get anyone interested?
 
He is good to lead, but tbh I think he needs to get on and be ridden properly first - he could easily become one of those that are lead rein ponies only!
I might try advertising him locally wvtb - but worried i'll get someone having him for the summer then giving him back!
 
I used to buy a few green ponies and horses, but we bought them from the sales, where the prices tended to be pretty low, so I think price is a factor for those who buy young horses.
 
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TBH I dont think its the fact your pony is green I think its the fact that we are in recession, my friend has a 14.1hh 10yrs absolute scholmisstress pony for sale its done everything easy to do etc she has had it on Horse mart and in H&H mag and not had one person to look at it and its only £2750 so I think no one has got any money.

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The recesion certainly has lot to do with it but I think size has a lot now. Children are so much bigger than they used to be and Anything of pony size is a problem because by the time they know enough to take on a youngster they are just too big. We bought the one we are trying to find a home for as a foal (with 2 others) when our daughter was 12 and now at 15 she's almost 6ft tall! This is the one we expected to become her competition horse. It is interesting at the auctions the smaller ones have dropped more in price than the larger riding horses - I'm not talking competition breeding but just run of the mill horses. We had 5 New Forest ponys that we sold earlier this year - well I said sold I should have said given away.
 
I'm already looking for a green horse / pony to buy at easter time next year. There is NOTHING around here for sensible prices! people still want far too much money for somethig that has done nothing at all!

Ashtree i would snap yours up pretty quickly if you werent so far away!
 
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I'm already looking for a green horse / pony to buy at easter time next year. There is NOTHING around here for sensible prices! people still want far too much money for somethig that has done nothing at all!

Ashtree i would snap yours up pretty quickly if you werent so far away!

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Completely agree. I'd love to pick up a completely green 15.2ish horse, even one that hasn't been backed, but they are all going to be future Badminton winners
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and are on sale for silly money. The term 'sports horse' has a lot to answer for... The only cheapish ones seems to be Welsh Ds (which actually I love so will probably end up with one!)

Edited to say I would also like Ashtrees horse please!!
 
Bloody hell, that mare looks lovely (she certainly wouldn't be a broodmare with me!). Thank you firm, now why the hell do I never see adverts like that... must be looking in the wrong places.

I assume they are all in Ireland... *goes off to work out shipping costs...*
 
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