Selling a Horse
Published by GHC • Sep 1st, 2008 • Category: Horse Advice, by Sweetieby Sweetie, age 12
Unfortunately, as we grow up, we will outgrow lots of horses and ponies. We will want a more challenging pony, or a horse to compete on. So here’s my guide to selling your horse.
First, write an advert. Make sure you put in all the good points of the horse, but don’t miss out any major bad points. Here is a fake advert to help.
12hh, 15 year old New Forest mare. Very calm and steady, has done some PC events. Perfect first pony, good to box, load, shoe etc. £1500, tack and rugs included.
You need to choose a price for your horse, too. If you have trained him more, or done lots of competing with him, you can make it higher than the price you bought him for. Look at other adverts for ponies or horses like yours to see how much they sell them for. You can include tack and rugs in the price, or you can keep them if you can use them for another horse or pony.
When a potential buyer comes to visit, it is important to make sure they check everything. Let them work with them on the ground, leading, grooming tacking up etc. Next, ride the horse for them. Do some basic flat work in walk, trot and canter, and then ride over a small jump if he is a jumping horse. Then the buyer will ride him. Make sure the person riding him is the person who will own him, not their parent.
You must have a vet check him so they know he is sound. That way, if the horse turns lame or ill when they have him, they can not blame you for selling them an unsound horse. When the horse has been checked, it’s time to sell him.
Don’t be too judgemental on the buyers. You do need to choose someone who knows the basics, and worked well with your horse. It will be hard, as you will not want to let go of your horse, but just think he will be going to a good home where a child will be giving him lots of hugs.
this is a great blog!
awsome blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. thats such a cute horse!
Thanks! I was at a horse sanctuary near me, and they let visitors groom the calmer ponies. It was quite a while ago, two or three years ago.
I live on a ranch and it is cool!!!
so what are we supose to do here because i am new here!!!!
that is a vary cut pony
wow i’m selling my mare and no one is bitting
Great blog, Sweetie. I am very happy with your writing.
Is that you in the picture?
I have a pony, well cob actually, and she is my first horse and i know that i’m going to outgrow her… but that doesn’t mean that i’m going to sell her. If you love your horse to death like I do, then there could be other arternatives to selling. You could teach a little cousin or sibling to ride your pony, or you could breed. Breeding takes a long time and a lot of attention is needed for your horse. If you have a small horse or large pony (MARE) you could try breeding her to a larger stallion in hopes that the foal will be a bit bigger than it mommy. Thats what I’m going to do!