Would you view a horse this way?

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Hi, I was thinking of trying to sell my boy now but I'm 8 months pregnant and I couldn't get on him to show people first.
I had videos of him they can view before. I don't have anyone to come and ride him so that's not an option.
Should I try and sell him now or wait til I can get back on him myself after Xmas?
 
No...And if significant money was being asked I would certainly expect to see him ridden and then ride myself.
Can you not get someone in to ride him until he is sold? I know it would mean paying, but if you got a good instructor (even just once a week) it would help with the selling process.
 
I am selling my pony for health reasons, he is suited to reasonably good riders, but will tolerate novices, so I have had no problems, though if in doubt I offer them the option of having my boy ridden by my instructor followed by short lesson on him, most just turn up and ride. If they are beginners they won't know any difference, and if good riders, they will manage themselves.
 
why don't you send him away on Selling Livery? Then all the stress is taken out of your hands and obv the horse will be ridden etc. You can be involved with the sale as much you want then....
 
I would view. But I wouldn't attach any relevance to videos of him in work as things could have changed. I might buy, but only for project value, not value based on videos. In your shoes, I'd wait till he can be viewed ridden.
 
I read the OP that it wasn't that she won't be letting potential purchasers ride him.. just that they won't be able to see him ridden first.
 
Yes I won't be able to ride him due to being pregnant, otherwise I'd be happy to and I'm happy for anyone coming to bring a friend or instructor. I can't pay someone to come and ride him and organise that every time someone wants to come and view him. And I can't afford to send him away on selling livery im afraid, he's kept at home to save money.
My other option is to put him on part loan at home over the winter and then I can show him off myself after baby's born.
He's being sold as an ex county level riding horse/ all rounder so he's not going cheap.
 
ester said:
I read the OP that it wasn't that she won't be letting potential purchasers ride him.. just that they won't be able to see him ridden first.
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I'd worry about this point... how long has he not been ridden for and you'd be happy to stick somone you don't know on him?

Personally I'd not get on a horse that hasn't been regularly ridden without seeing someone on it first regardless of video as that was simply a snapshot of him at that time.

I'd be paying someone to school so it is in good condition to be viewed or send away for selling livery.

Or sell as a project... this is what he has done (videos) and he hasn't been ridden in *** months. *** potential.

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SNORKEY said:
Yes I won't be able to ride him due to being pregnant, otherwise I'd be happy to and I'm happy for anyone coming to bring a friend or instructor. I can't pay someone to come and ride him and organise that every time someone wants to come and view him. And I can't afford to send him away on selling livery im afraid, he's kept at home to save money.
My other option is to put him on part loan at home over the winter and then I can show him off myself after baby's born.
He's being sold as an ex county level riding horse/ all rounder so he's not going cheap.
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Then I will be surprised if you sell him the only thing I would consider in such circunmtances is a cheapy project .
I might if The facilities allowed see the lunged until pretty tired before I got on but there's no ways I would pay proper money for a horse I could not try properly.
I would also worry about the horse was going to get vetted properly if you can not arrange a rider.
 
If from the add he ticked all my boxes yes i would come and view. I would how ever want to possibly try him more than once. But then i would any horse. I have only bought babies never a riding horse! Id first ask how long you had had him. If viewing a livery i would ask how long the groom has been there. Obvious questions but if its not a nice place or horse they would have been fast to move on!
 
My point being if you have had him a few years and your about to pop i can't think of a more honest reason to sell. Would not put me off in the slightest
 
I would view a horse in this situation, but I would not be prepared to pay much for something that wasn't up and going, because even if it did pass the vet, I would wonder whether there was a physical reason you hadn't sold him earlier in your pregancy. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but having had a few months out of work could cover up any physical issues.
 
I wouldn't get on without seeing ridden first. Only time I have done that the horse had been out of work (disclosed later) and "had never done that before".

When I was loaning my mare I hadn't ridden for about 10 years (she had been on loan and come back and been ridden about 6 times over the next year). I didn't have any inclination to ride her but I wouldn't have let someone on her until I had (she was fine and always has been but that's not the point).

I think you should wait until you can show him properly but word of mouth may sell him mean while if he is known in the area?
 
zaminda said:
I would view a horse in this situation, but I would not be prepared to pay much for something that wasn't up and going, because even if it did pass the vet, I would wonder whether there was a physical reason you hadn't sold him earlier in your pregancy. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but having had a few months out of work could cover up any physical issues.
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Another point to think about OP - who will ride the horse at the vetting??
 
I did go with a teenager to view a horse, breaking down en route meant we arrived 2 hours late, the rider had another commitment so had to leave before we got there, we could have turned back but went on anyway, the girl rode him and had a really good trial. We bought the horse, he was like yours a proven allrounder, fit and obviously in work so it was worth the risk, the girl trying was very capable and if at anytime had felt unsafe would have stopped, the facilities were good which helped, I am not sure I would have done the same in an open field.

I think you have 2 issues, the first being the horse will probably not give his best if he is ridden by a viewer without them being able to watch him go first, so you may struggle to find someone that wants him.
The second if he is a smart type people will be suspicious that you do not have anyone to show him, obviously in your condition you cannot ride but for the sake of a few £££s there must be someone locally that would be willing to help.
If he is not in work at the moment that also goes against you.

If he is a good type with a record and you advertise him properly there is no reason he needs to be shown numerous times to different people if he is good enough he should sell fairly easily, I often sell to the first viewers because I get the ad and price correct, it saves dealing with timewasters if you get things right to start with. For a second viewing most people are more than happy to get straight on.
 
It wouldn't actually bother me in the slightest, and I have always been happy to ride for vettings myself. Only issue is that horses need a reasonable level of fitness to vet properly. How long has he been out of work for?
 
When was he last ridden/in proper work??

Okay, so you have nice videos of him hen he was in work, that'll do for the ad. However, I don't know many people that would go and view a horse and get on it without seeing owner/someone else ride it first.

I'm not being funny, you must know SOMEONE that could come and ride him for you at viewings and perhaps you could lunge him everyday to keep fitness up?

OR, advetrtise on your local FB horsey groups for someone to ride him for you at viewings (you'll probs have to pay £20 or so) however if he's a nice horse then chances are you won't have that many viewings.

If not then I'd get a sharer and sell him in the spring.
 
i bought my mare having never even seen the owner ride her once ....shock horror :eek: i dont think its a bad thing...however i would think it was a bad thing if you didnt want anyone riding your horse and you wernt willing to let instructors come along, you dont have anything to hide and have a perfectly valid reason why your not riding so i wouldnt be put off at all :) x
 
As said by others, if the horse is unfit and has no recent competition results then Don't expect a decent price.

It wouldn't personally put me off if there was nobody to ride the horse before I got on, have been to viewings before where this has been the case but I would want to see the horse ridden at some point to check the gait and way of going.
 
I don't see any problem with showing videos and being honest about your pregnancy - I don't think this is an unreasonable request at all.

Try advertising him and see what happens.
 
I would probably consider it if the price was right, but not necessarily reduced to 'project' value. Depends when he was last in work? I have had a few rather hairy viewings but have got on plenty of horses without seeing them ridden in different circumstances like a part loan etc.

You might be able to advertise for someone to ride him for free on a facebook group, I think part loan over the winter would be the best idea... Explain your circumstances and you could even end up with part loan with view to buy...
 
How come its "ex county level"? Has it ever been shown at county level?

One of my previous horses certainly had the looks, movement and jump to be a really good county level working hunter.

Shame he was a total sod!
 
Im guessing ex county show as he is no longer shown at that level. You can't sell a horse as county level show horses without it having a very recent comp history at that level.
OP i think in your situation advertise with video. Explain pregnancy etc so can't ride invite them to bring instructor or friend. Or offer a local instructor or similar to ride first. Plenty of people around who would ride at viewing for not too much- you should hopefully limit to only good viewers this way too.
Good luck
 
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