How much would you pay for this horse?

Question

I'm getting ready to sell my gelding but I've been having a hard time figuring out what I should price him at. I live in South Florida, so you can have an idea of the market I'm trying to sell him in. This is his ad:

Answer 1

The horse market is tough right now.  Not enough buyers way to many horses.  I would start at 2500 and put  negotiable to a good home

Answer 2

not 10,000-15,000 that girl is crazy!

more like 2,000

Answer 3

1500 to 2500.

Answer 4

Hi,

Nice paragraph at least you wrote in proper english, shesh have you read some of the other ads out there? YIKES!

Anyway have a photo of him?

I would put him in a normal market anywhere from: $1500-4000....

Today I would buy him anwhere from: $1000-3500

I would list him higher to start because buyers will try to negotiate with you.  I would go at about $3500 see if you get any interest and if not lower the price.  

Sorry I know not a whole lot but the market just SUCKS right now and that is what I would pay for a GREEN broke horse.

Hope I Helped and best of luck selling him...

Can you add a photo of him? I will adjust my prices accordingly! :-)

Thanks for the thumbs down! Sorry but it is the truth! Thanks again, I just love those thumbs down! :-)

Answer 5

Least it would go for is about $800 and the most, $2,000. My horse I bought 4yrs old broke, and okay for $1,200. So don't go too high!

Answer 6

Personally, wouldn't give more than $750 for him on a good day. Take into concern the market value of a WELL BROKE gelding that has some miles on him, awesome conformation and exceptional breeding and people are barely able to sell them at $3,500, then I wouldn't give more than $1,000 for a green little pony that hasn't been finished. Most people would rather go pay $4000 for a well broke finished barrel/all around using horse rather than purchase a marginally trained one and then spend more money on sending him off to be finished.

Just my opinion, but I think you'll have a quicker sale and easier time keeping him under $1,000. Any higher and I think you'll have a hard time finding a buyer.

Answer 7

yikes..an 8 year old grade, green broke horse. you're not going to have much to work with in this market. florida is home to TONS of world quality horses and stud farms so the fact that there are so many nice horses available for reasonable prices hurts your chance for a sale. not trying to degrade you or your horse, but personally i wouldnt pay more than 500-750 dollars for this horse because he's child size, but not child broke, not registered, has no show record, and is 8 years old already

**there are tons of horses that are too small for large riders, and there are tons of large riders looking for horses! small adults and kids can ride any size, the market is in demand of large, stout, husband size horses that are broke and trained to do a job. the fact that he's a perfect size for a kid is not really a selling point here

Answer 8

i say about $2,500

Answer 9

2000-2500

Answer 10

I found an 8 year old QH cross on Dreamhorse in Florida for $2,800, maybe that could be a starting off point... here's the ad so you can see all the horse's details.

http://dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?for...

Answer 11

10,000-15,000 Possibly more since your in Florida. However, he sounds more of a western horse, which is a turn off.

I would take the forever home part off. That is a bad thing to put in ads nowadays. People don't want to be pressured into having a previous owner pounding them about keeping the horse forever, especially in a competitve area such as Florida, as people are constantly upgrading horses.

Green Broke horses in Florida go for 20,000. Its different than other horse markets.

Answer 12

8 year  old green broke?

Sorry  but the  market  is  full  of horses  that have  not  been trained.

Even  the  fully  trained  horses  are hard  to sell.

Be  careful  not  to price to low or meat  buyers may end  up  with  it.

Answer 13

i dont know if the market is different in florida but in california i would say 2,000-3,000 maybey a little bit more but it would help to see a pic to look at his conformation also i would look at some horse selling websites like

equinehits.com

horseville.com

and horsetopia.com

go to advanced search pick florida for the state and pick the same height age and breed as your horse and also the same disipline then you can compare prices

Answer 14

An 8 year old greenie is a big turn off. I say put the asking price at $4,000 or so but realistically expect to get around $3,000.  

I would put in the add "price is negotiable to good home" instead of "looking for a forever home" (may not be work for word but you probably get my point.

Answer 15

1500

Answer 16

Still green at 8 years old.. Hmm, that would scare any potential buyers away!!!

Since he is not a pony but a very small horse (14.2hh), he is a very undesirable height. No one buys a 14.2hh horse when they could have a 16hh horse. It's tricky, but there are few people actually small enough to ride an intermediate-level horse that would be interested in buying. He is too small to be a horse and too big to be a pony. Anything between the horse/pony mark is a hard sell.

I have an appy, I know how it is. Luckily, my boy will never be sold. He's retired and happy.

I wouldn't pay more than $2000 for this horse, more along the lines of $1500 max... good luck!