dominobrown
Well-Known Member
Unusual position to be in....
A friend has contacted me asking would I sell my yearling. They know someone who is looking for a filly by a particular stallion and that year the stud I think only had colts. Mine is the only filly of that age known.
The problem is this is my 'first born', bred out of my mare to be my next event horse. Plan was to event her and then keep her until she is bobbling about in a zimmerframe.
She has also been pretty the much the perfect pony until now as well... great to handle, lovely kind temperment (like the mare). She will load and travel by herself, the farrier can trim her feet in the middle of the field easily. Just easy to do.
She is quite well grown, same height as her mum and the stallion isnt much bigger than mum!
Problem is we are doing up a house/ farm and the money wouldn't go a miss.
So far I have just given her details, such as height, colour, mums breeding but couldn't give a price. I just said I am not a motivated seller.
Really don't know what to do... boyfriend says that I have horses to sell regualry and that doesn't bother me so why should this. The ones I normally buy to sell are exactly that so I don't get so attatched.
I know the money would be handy but the last ponies I sold where for boring stuff, a fridge freezer and new fencing, or payimg the joiner and plumber. If I sold my yearling it would be for dull stuff like new sofa, furniture and house stuff.
Really flumoxed as its out of the blue. Head says sell, heart says keep forever. What would you do?
A friend has contacted me asking would I sell my yearling. They know someone who is looking for a filly by a particular stallion and that year the stud I think only had colts. Mine is the only filly of that age known.
The problem is this is my 'first born', bred out of my mare to be my next event horse. Plan was to event her and then keep her until she is bobbling about in a zimmerframe.
She has also been pretty the much the perfect pony until now as well... great to handle, lovely kind temperment (like the mare). She will load and travel by herself, the farrier can trim her feet in the middle of the field easily. Just easy to do.
She is quite well grown, same height as her mum and the stallion isnt much bigger than mum!
Problem is we are doing up a house/ farm and the money wouldn't go a miss.
So far I have just given her details, such as height, colour, mums breeding but couldn't give a price. I just said I am not a motivated seller.
Really don't know what to do... boyfriend says that I have horses to sell regualry and that doesn't bother me so why should this. The ones I normally buy to sell are exactly that so I don't get so attatched.
I know the money would be handy but the last ponies I sold where for boring stuff, a fridge freezer and new fencing, or payimg the joiner and plumber. If I sold my yearling it would be for dull stuff like new sofa, furniture and house stuff.
Really flumoxed as its out of the blue. Head says sell, heart says keep forever. What would you do?