Selling My Horses… How Much Should I Ask?
I am thinking about selling two of my horses and wondering how much i should charge for them…
My Chevy Blazer- A 9-year-old quarter horse gelding chestnut with a white blaze and four white feet- a wonderfully calm horse allows children of all ages lead him and ride him, he rides, jumps, shows, drives, and baby sits. he neck reins and goes off of leg cues with or without a bridle, he has jumped 3 ft easy and could go higher, he has shown and placed well and keeps a great personality towards everything. He drives quietly and learned in only a week (and a ten year drives him now) nothing gets this horse started and is fine around tractors, dogs, balloons, kids, and baths. I don’t have to work him every week and he will preform great just like if you were to work him every day. If you do work him everyday he will need grain… He is an amazing horse and i am selling him because i can’t afford him for another year of hay. He is a very easy keeper and doesn’t need shoes.
Ebony- a Morgan/Saddle-bred mare 14-years-old beautiful seal brown (black) two white back feet- Very beautiful flashy mare rides and drives she has amazingly tough feet and handles well for farriers (blazer does too) she is up for sale because we don’t have the time for her
October 20th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
My Chevy Blazer I would start out at around 5,000. Going off leg bridle-less is evidence of some real training. The fact that he has been shown, can jump and drive are also key selling points.
For Ebony you Didn’t mention anything special about her, but she can ride and drive which is a good thing. So I would pay no more than 1200 for her.
October 20th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
prolly for blazer i would go with $1500ish, and for ebony i would aim around $950ish…always aim higher than you think you’ll get and accept the highest offer you get…you may just get higher than you thought you would lol
i’m not just some random go for the cash person—i have a pony and am looking to sell him possibly too
October 21st, 2009 at 2:07 am
Pictures and/or videos would help because we would be able to see conformation and potential. Judging from the description I would say about $1500-$2000 for Blazer and about $900 for Ebony. What under saddle training does Ebony have?
October 21st, 2009 at 4:56 am
Blazer 1,000-2,000 maybe more(depends on where you live, with this ecomony…)
Ebony 700-900
October 21st, 2009 at 10:13 am
For Blazer, i’d say anything between 1200-1500.
For Ebony, because she is older, i’d ask 600-800. But you might have a hard time getting rid of her,since she is older.
October 21st, 2009 at 4:25 pm
If your gelding is sound and registered, with good ground manners too, and has a light mouth, I would not take less than $1000 for him because it sounds like he is kid safe and would make someone a fantastic first horse and he’s a great age for that.
I would ask $800 for the Morgan cross mare; she’s not purebred, she is somewhat older, and she might be more horse than the average rider would be ready for; driving is a bonus. She would be worth more if she was over 15 hands and more still if she were over 16 hands but you didn’t mention her height. However, the market is low and she’s a middle-aged crossbred so she might not even bring that much depending on what state or country you live in. I would look for a buyer who rides English and or drives, for this mare and take the best offer whom I felt would give her a good home and appreciate her.