Why haven't we had ANY interest?

If you google 'horses for sale' or other variants of that - does this website come up?

It may just be that people aren't getting to see you ad and you need to pick a more well known site to advertise on?

Although people aren't spending as much with job losses etc, so that could also have a hand in it.

Does the website record how many times her ad has been viewed?
 
Oooh, when I was browsing the web I somehow came across that ad, but not looking for a horse atm though! =D Lots of people look on horsequest, you do have to pay a small advertising fee, but it seems to get a lot of notice there. Good luck!
 
I agree. Maybe put her on web sites thats are regulary used like Horsemart, horse deals, horse and hound, horse quet to name a few.Think as a buyer where would you look first.
Beacuse she a beautiful horse
 
I would take out the 'not so good bits' and 'not novice ride' it would put me off even though I can ride well (hhmm!) but she sounds like a challenge to me?

You can explain on the phone and let people make their own minds up when they ride her?
 
Lovely horse she looks a big 15.2hh, maybe some people might be put off as all the photos are with a male rider? possibly indicating naughtiness? actually friend who is currently looking for good 15 year old daughter thought this.

We are down south and horses similar to yours are about £4.000/£4500 down here, so maybe from £6000 people don't want to offer so much lower.
My neighbours 15.2 chestnut mare 8 year old about the same as yours went for £4000 a few weeks back flew through vetting and lovely home.
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TBH I think the price would put people of to.

Shes not a novice ride (stated) she hasn't got any affiliated qualifications (BD Points etc) (or has she?) She hasn't done much.

For her price and the market at the moment i think people can get alot more for their money. Maybe try advertising her as a Young rider horse (height) that wants a fun competition horse that can win?
Maybe put price on enquiry and then you can get an idea of what someone wants to pay?

You also advertise her as potential BE, is there a jumping vid or x country you can put on there?

Also i would think if you could get her out to some BSJA comps then that could help/

Hopefully the above helps, its not meant to be negative/ mean or anything!
She looks lovely and the website is fab
 
I don't know, she looks fab.

What about putting her in the allrounders, is she currently in Hunters maybe more people will look there?

She looks just what I want, but she is just too small.

I also like the website. What have you got in the meta data for the site, this is where the search engines pick up hints about what your site is about, you probably need to put the appropriate key words in there to attract interets when people google. Having said that the first few pages are always going to be H&H, Horsedeals and such becaue they pay services to move them up search results. Sorry for the long answer.
 
I agree about taking out the 'negative' bits - these are things that are probably much better explained over the phone. Also agree about using a more popular ad site - I like Horsequest myself.
 
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Hmmmm this is what I thought. Horseselect is quite popular up north, it's where we bought her from originally.


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I've never even heard of it and I'm 'up north'

horsemart is the main thing this way and of course horsequest
 
Well, I know we have slightly different views on this but I still believe that an advert or web page should be positive ONLY. You arent really in danger of having the phone ringing off the hook due to the current climate. You should do your 'weeding out' of unsuitable people over the phone NOT in the advert.

I know you are trying to be absolutely honest - which is great. BUT I would always avoid the dreaded 'NOT NOVICE RIDE' line despite the fact I am not (I dont think) a novice rider. To me the fact you feel the need to mention her little 'ways' means she is difficult..........


The jumping pics are much better than the dressage pic, but you dont really mention her jumping at all. Has she really never done ANY competitive jumping? People like to know what they have done when they get as old as 8.

I would 1) advertise her in H&H 2) take out the not novice ride bit & the section on your web page 3) drop her price by £1000


Is that a bit drastic??!!! Meant with all good humour.......
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I would 1) advertise her in H&H 2) take out the not novice ride bit & the section on your web page 3) play up her dressage results 4) drop her price by £1000


Is that a bit drastic??!!! Meant with all good humour.......
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I think this is spot on - it's worth a go!
 
I agree you should get rid of the not so good bits cos tbh they sound like what most horses do anyway only by writing them down you're making a point of them so they look worse than they probably are. Maybe change it to her requirements or something i.e prefers lots of turnout. Would try other places to advertise too and drop the price a bit. I had to sell mine for less than i paid despite the fact i'd worked on him quite alot its just the way things are at the mo. She looks nice i'm sure with a few tweeks to the advertising you'll find a home for her
 
imo, she is a little too much for her age/lack of experience- £5k down to that and £4.5k as she is not 100% safe on roads and with numpty riders.

put her on Horsequest and on her website, take out the 'not so good bits.'

my eventer weaves, is sharp in winter and requires very soft hands for flatwork or he headshakes and doesn't particularly like big, fast traffic.
if that had been in his ad i would never have tried him and would have missed out on a fabulous horse who has won/placed at BE more times than i have had hot dinners!
 
Hmm, actually the market at the moment isnt bad, horses are selling, the vet that vetted my girl sais he has been busier vetting this year than he has been for years... and the most popular price range was 4-6.5k... so the market isnt an excuse
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I know Horseselect, but think you would be better off on Horsequest. I also think she is pricey I am afraid
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I thought your ad was a breath of fresh air with the good and bad bits, nice to have a genuine seller, prepared to tell all! I think she looks lovely and would be interested myself but not at £6k for a thoroughbred as they can be picked up easily. I personally love chestnut mares but I am probably a minority as most people will never consider a chestnut mare!
Best of luck she looks super x
 
I am up north and have never heared of it, i put mine on horse and hound and horse deals and have had 15 phone calls so far and that was a week ago
 
As others have said i would try and put on more visited sites to be honest. I always go on Horsemart to look for horse as is easier to navigate (although not as easy as it used to be) and you can put as much or as little in your search criteria as you want. I find horse select rather annoying to be honest as I have looked on there in the past - it is just not as userfriendly.

I would use Horsemart and maybe Horsedeals as both fairly popular and easy to use. I think price could be a point seeing as you don't mention any sort of winnings etc - we have 9 yo who's done PN, RC HT team and has winnings BSJA but I would value him around the £5000 mark realistically.

Def try the alternative website approach though. Oh and I don't think anyone should ever put anything negative in an ad. Even saying "not novice ride" can put people off.
 
I work for a web design company and really like your site, its a good idea and very easy to use. However like other people have said, you won't show up on google unless you use Search Engine Optimisation which you'd probably have to pay a professional to do, and that starts to defeat the object of advertising her in your case I think. I don't know a huge amount about SEO but thats why you're not showing up on the search engines.

Unless you pay to be near the top of google search rankings, this site just won't be noticed by a lot of people. Best to stick her on the mainstream sites which people already know.
 
Two points really: (1) I dont think horseselect is the best known website so it may be minimising your potential buyers only advertising her there- why not try Horse and Hound? and (2) with your ad showing the link to the website and a very FULL account of everything you know about her and have done with her I don't think people need to ring to 'find out about her'- it is all available for them already
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I know of that site I have to admit, but only cos Paddy Muir is/was sponsored by it and I see it on the wagon as she's relatively local!

Would ditto trying some of the other more well known sites, even if you have to pay, its worth it for a decent horse.
 
I wouldn't worry too much about horseselect. I've sold horses by advertising on there alone and had a LOT of phone calls. Therefore I'm going to have to concur with the previous advice and say 'price' I'm afraid. I'm looking at the moment and £6k can buy you a bit more than what you appear to be selling.
 
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