How much is my Cremello Quarter Horse filly worth?

Question

I have a grade quarter horse filly that i can easily get registered, she is cow bred and has a nice conformation. She is only 17 months old and i have had her saddled and my 11 year old brother has laid across her back and she never did anything. She is a quick learner and easy keeper. i just want to know how much she is worth?

Answer 1

bloodlines matter. If it's average forget about anyone paying top dollar. Any trainer can break a horse, color is somewhat disired but this at the discrestion of the buyer, not you.

Registery means you can charge more. Training means you can charge more. As is, unbroke with only some color and personality to go on that horse's best price would range from $800-$1000

If you register him however and he does have good lines you can expect a higher price of $1000-2000 depending.

Answer 2

Well, cremellos tend to be worth more, because they're more unusual...if she's talented in some discipline, obviously she' be worth more, too...depending on her parents and breeding, the price could fluctuate as well, and also the area you live in might change the price. There's a lot of factors involved, but without knowing them, I'd hazard a guess around $2,000-$8,000. I know that's a wide range, but that's the most I can narrow it down with the given info.

Answer 3

The answer to your question depends on many factors such as 1)location 2)horse's general conformation and appearance 3)breeding 4)training 4)general temperement.

Horse prices are down, as you are probably aware.  Right now a non-registered young horse without a truely stellar appearance is going to be very low in price.  You could probably go to autions and pick up a yearling grade mare for several hundred dollars.  There are lots of yearlings out there people can't give away.  Weanlings are often easier to sell, and started two year olds are too.  Somehow yearlings can often be the worse to sell, so don't expect the price to be very high.

Cremello is of value to people that want to breed specific horses because it guarantees any foals will be palomino or buckskin.  If your mare is not registered, then the fact that she is cremello will hold much less value.  Most people want their broodmares registered.  Some people will actually strongly shy away from cremello because they don't care for the pink skin around nose and eyes, so her unique color might be in your favor, or it might work against you, depending upon the buyer.

In my opinion, the first thing you should do is get her registered.  If you don't think its worth the effort to do so, why would any other potential owner think its worth the effort?  So do that ASAP.  Then take as many photos of her as you can, setting aside ones that show her conformation.  Make sure you have her clipped and groomed and bathed to top appearance.  Use a good halter, and tack.  Show her profile, close ups of her head, rear shots.  Show lots of human interest pictures, your brother laying across her back, carrying her saddle, someone hugging her.  Good photos will make her value much more.

Lastly, try to expose her to something that will increase her value.  Haul her to shows.  Take her to 4-H.  If you want to market her as a youth horse, make sure she has a good start in that area.  Work her over poles and ramps like she was a trail horse.

Several years ago I sold a grade Paint yearling filly for $750 to a young lady.  That was in Canada, where our prices have remained higher for horses.  She sold for that money because she had alot of ground work, she carried a saddle, walked over a tarp and rails, etc.  I know other people who couldn't see a grade yearling at that time for $300.  So your horse's price can have alot of variables.  But right now things are so low that it takes a good, clean, polished shiny, well handled and pretty horse to sell well.

Good luck.

Answer 4

I will need pictures and more info to judge her fairly.

Answer 5

Ok..not to be mean...but keep your brother off the poor horse...she's only 17 months old. I have two yearlings and couldn't imagine letting anyone lay across their backs. I personally don't think there is anything wrong with saddling though. I have a kiddie saddle I plan on using.

But in this market, until she is actually broke to ride, @ age 3, then she's not worth much...and that registry for grade horses is just a big fat rip off joke!

If you were to sell her right now...you might get $350 maybe more, at the most, if you sell her privately...if you run her through a sale barn...$25 to $125 at the most. Maybe less as I have seen purebred yearling with a good pedigree go for $15 and they were halter broke too.

Edit...Mail me and be rude. You started out rather nice too. But if you are such a horse trainer, then what the heck...you should know what the market it is...lol.

Also, your question is about "How much is my Cremello Quarter Horse filly worth? " Nothing in that question would lead me to believe that you were asking anything about her color...what ever. So ok...hope you feel better now after your rant. You asked a question, I gave an answer. If you don't like it, sorry. I can only be honest and answer a question according to the information You provide.

Oh and I posted your email that you sent me just so people could see what I was referring to in my answer.

Edit...oh and I am not trying to be rude by anything I said.

Answer 6

If she's a grade QH, then she can't be registered.  That's the definition of grade.  Unless you are wanted to register her in the grade horse registration, which is a total joke and wouldn't make her worth a dime more, you'd just be throwing your money away.

Anyway, I wouldn't pay more than $300 for an unbroken, unregistered horse.  I don't care how good it's temperament appears to be or what color it is.  But...some people DO buy based solely on color so you might be able to find someone to pay more for her.

Answer 7

I'm not going to sugar coat my answer and you probably won't like what you hear.

Less than $500, I wouldn't pay more than $200 for her. If she is grade then she can't be registered in any breed association (every other association isn't worth c**p when selling a horse). Just because she is a cremello doesn't mean she is worth more (it sounds like she was bred by an irresponsible color breeder that had no clue what they were doing or what a good horse is) or special. I doubt she really has nice conformation as you say since she:

1. isn't registered (good breeder that breed horses to have nice confo don't breed grade horses)

2. you obviously don't know much about horses since you let your brother lay on a yearling (it doesn't matter if it was 1 minute or 1 hour, it was still a stupid idea)

People that say she is worth thousand obviously don't know much about horses and how low the horse market is for low-end to average quality horses. Yes, high quality horses (registered, show quality prospect or already have a show record, great conformation and temperment) are still selling for a lot, but your grade bad/average conformation filly isn't going to seriously sell or be worth more than $500 tops right now.