WWYD and how does one sarcoid effect sale price?

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A little bit of background, I have got a smart well-bred 5 year old Gelding with good show jumping bloodlines and due to personal circumstances I am not sure what to do with him. He is an easy horse, hacks alone/in company, good to load, has been to clinics/lessons, jumps a small course but can be a bit lazy. Since I bought him last year (passed a vetting) he has developed a small sarcoid.

My other options with him are:

  1. Sell him at a much reduced price due to sarcoid. Since he has developed it no others have formed and it has not changed for a few months. I was hoping to get back what I paid for him but not sure this is possible now?
  2. Try and find a loan home for him but I would be very fussy and they would need to have an affiliated BS record and would not just want to hack him.
  3. Keep him ticking over for a bit longer and then turn him away until next spring and hope my life has become a bit more stable again/I have more money for lessons/competitions but I feel this would be wasting him.

I am really at a loss and the lack of decent yards around my area that do not cost the earth is not helping.
 
Without a competition record either I’d say his value will have decreased by a lot. There are plenty of 5 year olds with potential so unless yours was a bargain I think you’d have trouble selling him. I think it’s easier to overlook a sarcoid if the horse has proven to be talented in its job.
 
Where is the sarcoid? Could it be banded? One that drops off after banding worries me much less than one needing extensive treatment.

For one that is doing a job (sounds like he is a good hack) then I would knock off 1/3 of the price for a non inflamed sarcoid.
 
meleeka said:
Without a competition record either I’d say his value will have decreased by a lot. There are plenty of 5 year olds with potential so unless yours was a bargain I think you’d have trouble selling him. I think it’s easier to overlook a sarcoid if the horse has proven to be talented in its job.
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You bought a horse without a sarcoid, a 4 year old that had SJ potential was worth more than he is now with no record and the sarcoid so you either take a hit on the price or get a record that will allow a buyer to look beyond the sarcoid.
I don't think turning him away will be wasting him but unless you can get on with him next year it will do nothing to enhance his value and the sarcoid may change during that time which is a risk I am not sure is worth taking as insurance, if you have any, will not pay out so far along the line, if turning away I would get it treated before then so it has time to clear.
 
I think you'd be taking the P a bit with option 2. That sounds like you want someone to bring him on/a professional to do the job.

You say he jumps a 'small' course and is lazy + the sarcoid + no record. I'm really not sure someone already out there on the active circuit would be looking for something like him to loan. I reckon option 3 - a break is not going to do him any harm.
 
I would look at removing the sarcoid. It can be done by laser as a day procedure and costs around £400. There will be lots of doubters saying leave it alone, but there is no good ending for that. Unfortunately the mention of a sarcoid will make most buyers run for the hills, record or none, good price or not
 
Just to clarify he is jumping a course of around 80cm but with a capable rider has done 1m. I think I will pay for someone to get him out jumping and take it from there. Unfortunately the sarcoid cannot be banded but vet did advise to leave it as it is so small or Liverpool cream.
 
I'd Liverpool cream it - get rid asap before it gets bigger or spreads. In a youngster it might well not come back if treated early (one of mine had a nodular sarcoid treated with LC at 5, he's now 8 and sarcoid free) and as a buyer I'd be more likely to buy a horse with that history if it ticked all the other boxes than one with an untreated sarcoid.
 
At 5 i would treat the sarcoid and stick him out to mature more. A lazy 5yo is maybe just bored already and needs time to chill out.
 
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