Jayzee
Well-Known Member
Evening,
Just looking for a couple of opinions. I have a cracking 9yo 14.2/3 cobnemara (unregistered chunky connie) who I bought as a bit of a project but she has turned out to be a superstar and has not put a foot wrong. My current horse is off with suspensory issues which doesn't look that promising. So the project pony has become more a permanent feature as she does every thing I want to do (80/90cm jumping, xc, dressage, occasional hunting, riding club activities) and is a really fun easy ride, however not a complete novice ride.
I had her up for sale at the end of last year and had loads of calls about her and 3 people came to see her in the 1st week, the 3rd person decided they liked her and arranged the vetting,long story short but the buyer dropped out before the vetting. The whole selling process was a faff and I decided as she was fun she would stay. However at 5'9/10 I am really too tall for her although I don't look a bad size at all (instructor and friends all think I should keep her), I just feel slightly too tall. I feel its in her best interest to find her a more suitable sized rider and find myself another ride. Only issue is I wont have a lot more money (possibly 2000 more at a stretch) that what the pony sells for to go towards another, coupled with the fact that I want to find a reliable straight forward horse that enjoys work to replace her. I don't mind green or a but sharp but I would like one that enjoys work and is a happy character.
Because I don't want to deal with the millions of calls and faff of personally selling her, along with the fact that I am very fond of her. I have thought about selling through sales livery, but I don't have a huge amount of money to spend of sales livery and I appreciate its impossible to tell how long it may take. Another thought I had briefly was part exchange for a larger mount. But my question is does this type of part exchange exist (I am under no illusion that I will have to probably add money to the pot as well as it being depended on someone else having a horse that would suit me - but possibly less stress as far as selling goes? Are there good dealers in the south east that may offer this?). Slightly unsure of how to go about it, so i wondered if anyone had previous experience of a similar situation.
Sorry long post, chocolate offered if you got to the end
Just looking for a couple of opinions. I have a cracking 9yo 14.2/3 cobnemara (unregistered chunky connie) who I bought as a bit of a project but she has turned out to be a superstar and has not put a foot wrong. My current horse is off with suspensory issues which doesn't look that promising. So the project pony has become more a permanent feature as she does every thing I want to do (80/90cm jumping, xc, dressage, occasional hunting, riding club activities) and is a really fun easy ride, however not a complete novice ride.
I had her up for sale at the end of last year and had loads of calls about her and 3 people came to see her in the 1st week, the 3rd person decided they liked her and arranged the vetting,long story short but the buyer dropped out before the vetting. The whole selling process was a faff and I decided as she was fun she would stay. However at 5'9/10 I am really too tall for her although I don't look a bad size at all (instructor and friends all think I should keep her), I just feel slightly too tall. I feel its in her best interest to find her a more suitable sized rider and find myself another ride. Only issue is I wont have a lot more money (possibly 2000 more at a stretch) that what the pony sells for to go towards another, coupled with the fact that I want to find a reliable straight forward horse that enjoys work to replace her. I don't mind green or a but sharp but I would like one that enjoys work and is a happy character.
Because I don't want to deal with the millions of calls and faff of personally selling her, along with the fact that I am very fond of her. I have thought about selling through sales livery, but I don't have a huge amount of money to spend of sales livery and I appreciate its impossible to tell how long it may take. Another thought I had briefly was part exchange for a larger mount. But my question is does this type of part exchange exist (I am under no illusion that I will have to probably add money to the pot as well as it being depended on someone else having a horse that would suit me - but possibly less stress as far as selling goes? Are there good dealers in the south east that may offer this?). Slightly unsure of how to go about it, so i wondered if anyone had previous experience of a similar situation.
Sorry long post, chocolate offered if you got to the end