Help me price my pony

[mum2three48]

Hi my daughter has sadly outgrown her pony. This is the first time I've had to sell a pony and honestly don't know how much to ask. He's 13.2h 11yr cob gelding. First ridden but can step up for a confident rider. Bombproof hacking good in the school. Dd has ASD so we don't do pony club or compete as it's too much for dd to cope with but he did all of that with previous owner. No health issues except small mallanders on front legs. Barefoot good for farrier dentist vet. Help please as I don't want to under value and equally don't want to put people off by pricing too high. I would like him to go to a family home that I chose than sell to a dealer.

Slightly tricky one as horse prices all over the place at the moment really - where are you in the country as that can make a difference? There's comparable types advertised on horse quest at the moment for between £5k and £7.5k - given the lack of recent PC/comp record and the slight health issue yours would maybe be towards lower end of that, but a bombproof confidence giver is always worth a premium - perhaps advertise around the £6k mark but be prepared to sell for more like £5k to the right family?

I would have said around £6k/£7k?

We are in Northumberland

I would think about the 5-6k mark , will he pass a vetting ok ? The only other thing that pops out of your post is wanting him to go to a family rather than a dealer - it really is irrelevant as whoever you sell him to could sell him on to whoever as quickly as they want . That may sound harsh but if you want to insure he has a happy life going forward the only way to do that is by keeping or loaning him .

If you have to sell of course you do your best to find a home where the pony will be well looked after. That is all you can do. 5 years ago I was passed over as I only have one dc. Said pony is now on the third child with the same family and I totally understood.

In an ideal world I would never part with him but my dd is to big for him now. She ended up anorexic because she stopped eating so she wouldn't outgrow him. He needs to be ridden to help control his weight so would be no good as a pet and I my yard owner doesn't allow anyone to loan horses out on her yard. I wouldn't loan out to move yards as my friend had a terrible experience where her pony was neglected and eventually lost an eye and had months of remedial work to get his overgrown hooves right.

Definitely around 5k. He sounds wonderful and I don't think you'll struggle.

We're in the North west and honestly I would bite your hand off for him for my daughters but our budget is not up to that.

Sounds like a great first ridden!! Are you selling his tack etc with him? if so, perhaps around the £5.5k mark

I would have said £5k. He sounds lovely. Good luck! I'm currently trying to loan one out as I have a younger child and it's an absolute nightmare! 🙈

Second around £5k. I absolutely disagree that a 11 yo you need to keep him for him to be in a happy home! There are plenty of lovely homes about, though at that height range you will have to accept he will be sold on again and outgrown again.

About 4.5-5k any more and id expect them to be bigger sorry. Aquaintence deals in similar for and sells around 3.5k -4k with less life experience but she gets some crackers in. I recommend sending your tack with so you know he goes with some that fits and often seals the deal

@LostRider I didn’t say she needs to keep him for him to be in a happy home I meant that once he’s gone she has no control over what happens to him so she may as well sell him for as good a price as she can get

Yes I get what you mean, as soon as you sell you lose the right to have a say over their future. could initially sell to nice family but then end up somewhere unpleasant following especially if they become lame..

Another option could be to riding school environment if that would suit them? But I suppose they could sell on too..

Could say if ever want to sell you would like first refusal but no way to enforce this and some feel to bad to say they are selling on

@LostRider it is difficult and I totally see what the OP says about the perils of loaning and I’ve never sold on or loaned because I’m a control freak .

I'm looking for a pony like yours only slightly smaller. I'm looking for 12-13h for my tall 7 year old. We are in the North Weat and have a budget of 3k, I'd say ponies like yours are being advertised for between 3-4k. I think 6k is too high unless has PC or showing experience.

I think it does have PC experience though.
it is ridiculous to say that since you can’t control what happens to a pony once sold that you should just go for the highest price.
As the pony’s current owner you have a moral duty to do your best, that is all. That means if you need to sell you do your best to find a good home. I sold our first ridden to a grandma with 7 grandchildren. She just turned up, I’d never met her but got a good vibe. She still has the pony many years later and all those grandchildren share her. Every time a photo pops up on facebook it warms my heart. I doubt they will ever sell her as they really love her and have plenty of land and a big yard at their home. Of course she could’ve been a very convincing liar, so in some ways I got lucky, but I did my best.
The first ridden was a very useful sort and though I loved her and still miss her it would’ve been selfish to keep her as a field ornament. The next pony my dc had was a 13.2 who ended up needing to retire, so many years later I still have him. Retiring him was the best I could do for him.