Wednesday, July 29, 2009

How much would you pay for a pony?

i have a 5 yr old, liver chesnut roan with two white stockings on her back feet. She hasnt got any papers and has quite a good tempramant. Her front right foot turns in slightly and her two back legs are quite closer than usual. This does not affect her when she moves. I have broken her in and she has a 4 yr old riding her on the lead rein on the country roads and a little off the lead rein. She is a welsh section A and very pretty. how much would you pay for her? ?
Answers:
it really depends on what i would purchase her for.if its for hacking then her problems you have mentioned should not be a problem,
she is quite young and probably still green,the other problem is she does not have papers so if i wanted to breed from her,i don't know her dams or sires bloodlines,this is always an important part of purchasing a pony or horse to me.
i have a 5 year old and if i was o purchase her for her i would be looking at paying between 500 and 700 pounds,as she has not done anything.
i would of course get her vetted all my horses were vetted before i purchased them,and depending on the report the vet gave me ,then a price could be reached
up to $500.00
It really all depends on where in the world you are.
The best thing to do to come up with the real value on your pony is to do the same things that the horse appraisers do. This you can do completely by yourself, no problem with it at all.
Go everywhere on the internet and find ponies that are for sale that are the same breed (just find them without papers or find grade ponies if you cannot find any without papers), same gender, same age range, same training level, etc. These are called comp horses. Once you find these horses, find the ones that have been sold, not that are for sale. This will give you the value that most people paid and give you an idea of where you should price her at.
You can also find auction results on line, or can even find the phone numbers to auctions in your area and ask them what the average selling price is for ponies around the same age and training ability in their auctions. Just tell them that you are thinking about consigning your pony to their auction and want to know if it is something that you should do. They have records of things like that.
After you come up with the average that ponies sell for like yours, then price her within that group. If all the other ponies that you are coming back with results are perfect conformations, then you may need to price her a little lower. It is always good to price a little higher than what you want in order to leave room for negotiation.
As for what I think she should be priced at, it should be something that fits your area and where you plan on selling her at. If you are putting her on the internet you will be able to get a little more money for her because if your area has prices that are down it wont be reflected on the internet. A pony that is that small, that is really good for a child (meaning that the kids can ride all by themselves safely, goes for around $500 in my area which has lots of ponies (but these go as low as $250 in my area as well, but $500 is the average that they bring). The less that they are broke, the less money that they will bring. The more that they are broke, the higher the price goes. If they have any jumping ability (which yours may not need to do because of her conformation) then it could go even up to $2000 depending on if she is already going over jumps safely and has an idea of what to do. If she is jumping more, then she will bring more, add more money for flying lead changes, etc. Mares will bring more money than geldings, since they can be bred, even though you would think that they would not since the mare is not registered.
With ponies you do have an advantage over horses. There are lots of parents and grandparents who will pay money for a pony for their lil ones for a really cute pony. The best thing that you can do when making pictures of her is to make her as cute as you can (braiding her up and really clean). Highlight the prettiest parts of her in the pictures. When writing ads for her, highlight how pretty she is and how proud a little girl would be to have her. If she is as pretty as she sounds, you may be able to ask for more money for her. I have seen a different colors of ponies with four white socks and a blaze bring up to $1000 more than a pony of the same training and ability but of not as flashy coloration.
The other thing that I would consider since you are aware of her conformation faults is to make sure that the vet has looked at her if you did not have a pre-purchase done on her before you got her. Some buyers will do this no matter the age, size, or training level of the pony that they are looking at. That means that if she really does have some problems, it will come out when they do it, and you should be prepared for that situation. If you already know what her problems are, you can be upfront with people and not be surprised when things show up. That will sell your pony more than having something come up in the pre-purchse. Also, if you get into selling other horses and ponies, people that you are honest and upfront with will often come back for other horses and ponies later on. The vet check will also verify her age if you are not sure about that. Believe it or not, I have been sold ponies who the people thought were 8 years old and they were really 4 years old when we did the pre-purchase (we do pre-purchases on everything whether they are free, $100 or $10,000). I have also had ponies who the people thought were 11 and they were really 15. Big surprises, sometimes good and sometimes bad. Make sure that you are certain on her age, and since she does not have papers, a vet that is really good at mouthing horses should be used to verify the age. Not all vets are as good at this than others, and the people that you got her from unless they bred her may not even have the right age on her. Often ponies move around a lot, and if they are not kept up with on age, the years can either disappear or add on.
Hope this helps and good luck in selling her!
$30,000 or more.
Well it all depends on how good and nice she can be.
Here in quebec horses are expensive even if there if execptions.
There is ponies for 1,000$ to 20,000$... and there is ponies that are as good as the 1,000$ pony and that costs 600$.
I would buy her for 500-700$
i personally would pay about 1,000 because she is pretty and well temperd. if she had more experience, then i would buy her for more. but then again since she is so young prob 2,000
it all depends though.
good luck!
(2,000 max in my opinion)
Between $500-$1000. Depending on how she rides and her size.
i would pay around $1,000 as long as she is calm.
i would take her to some shows and get some prizes first then you can put the price up ,i did on my 12hh 6year old who done everythink and bombproof ,she has no papers i dont even know what breeding she was but she is cute, i decided not to sell her in the end but i advertised her for 2500 and they were going to pay that too,but she is staying where she is. Devon England.

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