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Post by realistic on Oct 2, 2009 16:43:56 GMT
What do you think is a realistic price to pay for top class show pony, shp, thanks
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Post by ponymum on Oct 2, 2009 17:02:35 GMT
A pony is worth what YOU are willing to pay.....
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Post by foxylady on Oct 2, 2009 17:26:01 GMT
Quite Right , but if you are paying a fortune for a ' top class pony ' can you produce it to the same level , is your jockey as capable , do you have the same connections , no problem if you are going to pay to have it produced that is the professionals job . A good home produced pony that has the temperament to match can give as much enjoyment ( personally would never pay more than 10k and would want a hoys ticket for that ) hope that helps.
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Post by cassie30 on Oct 2, 2009 18:46:26 GMT
yes 10-12k sounds about right, is it just me , or this year, does it seem as though there are fewer for sale with their tickets?
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Post by cassie30 on Oct 2, 2009 19:10:25 GMT
yes saw a few that you would think would be a little higher in price, around 6 grand for a native with a ticket, not just me thinking that then!
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Post by shpgirl on Oct 2, 2009 19:15:10 GMT
I think it also depends on what height the pony is, say a 15hh SHP, or 14.2hh SP with the potential to do ISRT too would be priced higher than a 12hh SP
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Post by cassie30 on Oct 2, 2009 19:38:46 GMT
yes your right, those priced between 10-12k i've seen have been 138cm sp's133 shp's
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Post by traffik on Oct 18, 2009 10:04:31 GMT
iv paid well over the prices quoted here. for atop wack 14.2sp expect to pay anything from 12k to 30k similar prices for top shps these days you get wot you u pay for. unless you are blessed with a very good eye and alot of luck
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Post by helenatrunshaw on Oct 18, 2009 10:45:50 GMT
is this a novice with potential or proven show record? Prices vary so much and its mind boggling within the natives i've found the variation
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Post by skint on Oct 23, 2009 13:55:44 GMT
I must live in another world to most people I would never ever pay prices mentioned above. We must be just lucky that we have young cheap ponies and do them ourselves. I have seen so many people pay silly prices for ponies and not have the experience to take them further. some people are so desperate for a hoys ticket that they lose their minds and pay stupid prices to not get a place at Hoys or ever qualify again.
Even if I was loaded no pony is worth 30K in my opinion
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Post by skint on Oct 23, 2009 13:58:42 GMT
Ps I wanted to add if anyone has this sort of money to throw around please PM me I will be happy to sell you something with Hoys potential !!!!!!!
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Post by JessicaT on Oct 23, 2009 16:06:04 GMT
Agree with you skint, said pony for that much would need to win hoys never mind qualify. All singing all dancing to
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Post by ponymum on Oct 23, 2009 17:06:01 GMT
I'D WANT 2/3 FOR THAT ;D ;D ;D Thank god Ive got a pot top class 14.2 in my field!!!!
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Post by good luck on Nov 13, 2009 12:12:04 GMT
Good luck with viewing the pony, i personally think if its a top class animal and consistent then its a pretty good bargain at 15k
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Post by ponymadmum on Nov 13, 2009 22:16:11 GMT
I would not dream of spending that amount of money on a pony-but then I do not have that amount of money to spend.
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Post by holiday on Nov 23, 2009 11:54:47 GMT
I always go with my gut instinct if you believe its worth that money and can afford to pay it why worry about whatever everybody else thinks?
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Post by apple123 on Nov 23, 2009 14:07:24 GMT
I always go with my gut instinct if you believe its worth that money and can afford to pay it why worry about whatever everybody else thinks? Exactly!!!!
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Post by dazycutter on Nov 27, 2009 18:59:10 GMT
LOL... dont you know... you pay $2.50 for an old donkey - put it with a top producer, stick a welsh flag on the jockeys jacket, back hand the judge or even better, sleep with them the night before and hey presto... HOYS ticket.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by brindlerainbow on Nov 28, 2009 11:18:51 GMT
;D ;D ;D !!!!!
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Post by ladybird on Nov 28, 2009 12:04:05 GMT
i only pay a couple of hundred pounds for my ponies, but still have loads of fun, and at county level!!
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Post by bigmama on Nov 28, 2009 15:05:17 GMT
we all have a budget and so prices are relative ... if u got the money then good luck to you but how on earth do you know if high-priced animal is gonna suit you and you him .. have seen many ponies unable to produce the goods with new owners cos the combination just doesnt work .... personally, we will pay a reasonable price for a good pony but nothing silly and i for one am glad that the economy has seen lower prices as things were getting out of hand pricewise
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Post by ponymadmum on Nov 28, 2009 17:54:26 GMT
Agree totally with you Bigmama.
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Post by bigmama on Nov 29, 2009 9:58:03 GMT
thanx ponymadmum
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Post by tafsmum on Nov 29, 2009 12:13:00 GMT
Gee having looked on horsequest regularly it is not often i come across ponies exceeding the £10k mark, does that mean these are generally sold privately through word of mouth when we are talking upto the 30k mark. if so then that is in general the buyers predicting the value. In that case the ponies are known and the buyers in general know what they are getting into. 158's seem to be difficult to come across good ones which is probably why there value tends to be high, I know of someone who has been looking since may for the perfect ISRT
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Post by apple123 on Nov 29, 2009 20:14:35 GMT
I had been looking for 4 years for my perfect Intermediate and found him April this year!!! Luckily I saw him first as there was a que for him had I not bought him the day I went to see him!!! Tafsmum you are right that there are not alot of the 158s around, there never usually are.
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Post by nerja on Nov 30, 2009 1:44:29 GMT
WEll Said Dazycutter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOL... dont you know... you pay $2.50 for an old donkey - put it with a top producer, stick a welsh flag on the jockeys jacket, back hand the judge or even better, sleep with them the night before and hey presto... HOYS ticket.... That statement really made me laugh ;D... If the SHP or any other pony/horse is on a producers yard than its a BIG NO NO as you will get it home take it out and stand down the line I have seen it happen for the last 30 yrs ..... Than you hav 2 choice's put it bac on a producers yard ... or lose a lot of money...... now if the pony is home produced and never been on a produers yard and its a 100% than up to 10k I wud pay ... 15k and your looking at a big loss when you hav to sell it on.........
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Post by fmm on Nov 30, 2009 7:10:15 GMT
In terms of cost - if someone can easily spare £15k without noticing (and there are plenty of parents out there who do just that), then for them, that is no different to someone less wealthy being able to pay £500 comfortably. Doesn't mean to say the richer ones are wrong or stupid in paying that for a pony. Any pony is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. I do hope that this makes sense! the people who I think have a screw loose are those who sell their houses and cars to fund a purchase. Come on now- it is just a hobby - you must all have real lives as well !!!!!
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Post by jinja on Nov 30, 2009 21:36:10 GMT
Agree with Fmm pay what you can afford and dont go into debt but if you can afford a really expensive one then why not if you really love it. I feel horses and ponies give a lot more pleasure than expensive holidays and cars so each to their own.
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Post by Artistic on Nov 30, 2009 21:39:54 GMT
Exactly fmm! It saddens me to see people being so cynical - we must be the most home-produced people in the land but have a lovely little pony who we paid what I would consider sensible money for - certainly not the sort of figures being talked about here. 2 years ago, I was made a genuine offer of 20k by a pro for a client - I was flattered but it never crossed my mind to accept it and I have never regretted it. Personally, I wouldn't want to have £15,000 tied up in a pony, but I have absolutely no problem whatsoever with anyone who does want to and there are no doubt circumstances when a family might well justify this. The crucial thing then is to produce the pony as well as a producer will - no flag in the world will compensate for that, only draw attention to it if the job's been done right.
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Post by traffik on Dec 1, 2009 1:07:55 GMT
to put the price of ponies into perspective. the vast amount people spend on horseboxes these days, the 20 odd grand for a pony seems peanuts. in the 90s the price of top 14.2sps were anything between 20 /40 k, The idea that an hoys winner can be picked up for 15k sounds like a bargain, (in the current climate just make sure in measures)!!!
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