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Post by merlod on Feb 8, 2008 18:17:36 GMT
Why do people who are looking for quality animals think that South Wales is the other side fo the Moon. Several people have inquired about our ponies, but once we mention "South Wales" the interest seems to wane. There's excellent show animals in them there hills!
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Post by stinkpig on Feb 8, 2008 19:13:57 GMT
Maybe they are on a tight budget . I went a long way to get my filly but i was very lucky to have someone in the family with transport, if i had to pay full whack i would have struggled to have been able to afford it. You do have some lovely horses in South Wales so i'm sure you will find a buyer. Good luck
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Post by fredaf on Feb 8, 2008 19:59:40 GMT
Merlod I think its the same wherever you are, people aren't prepared to come to Scotland either, despite the fact it would often be quicker to fly up from the south than be stuck in a traffic jam on the M1. I usually find that when I have a pony for sale, which is only rarely, it takes forever for some brave person to make the trip up north. Fortunately once they appear the sale is usually tied up fairly quickly. A few years ago now someone came to see one of my ponies who had restricted herself to a two hour drive - she'd looked at 34 ponies spending every weekend for months,  all of them had been unsuitable and she was getting desperate, she was amazed to walk on to the yard a meet a 'proper' pony  I always find once you have one person interested you have others coming along as well, usually the day after the sale is concluded. Good luck |
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Post by thecremellosociety on Feb 9, 2008 8:18:14 GMT
I have travelled for all my animals past and present bar one which was 5 mins away, Im in Notts Derby Borders and have travelled to Middlewich in Cheshire, Penhriw,Cerdigion in Wales, and Canterbury in Kent !!!!!!!!!
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Post by arrogorn on Feb 9, 2008 12:11:00 GMT
Travelling is not a problem for us we have even been to Belgium.
We are in hte NorhtEast and for our last three coloureds we have had to travel South, I even did Shropshire and back in a day to see a foal. (which was not impressed as it hadnt been handled and was turned out and couldnt get near it)
What is annoying is when you have travelled so far and the horse is still turned out, hasnt seen a brush or you get there and they tell you it was kicked the night before, What happened to a telephone call to tell me to re arrange as when traveling so far its hard to make another journey. As far as transport to pick it up we either travel the night before and stay over or use a very good transport company.
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Post by muggle on Feb 9, 2008 18:16:42 GMT
I travelled from Surrey to Lancashire in one day to pick up my lovely boy, he was everything and more that I was told about him! That was a round trip of 500 miles but worth it!
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Post by nottoofarforus on Feb 14, 2008 20:11:09 GMT
We liked a couple of foals we saw on HQ, would have been an 8 1/2 hour drive so got cheap flights & flew instead. People who were selling picked us up at airport and gave us a lovely day looking at their ponies, needless to say we bought one Had the cash with me so paid for him, came home & arranged his transport and had him brought up the road for us. Our flights and his transport added another 500 to the price but it was worth it as we got IMO a lovely pony. When we bought another horse had a 4 hour drive each way to see him. |
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Post by thecremellosociety on Feb 15, 2008 22:14:44 GMT
Think if they possibly right for you then travel...... im more than happy with mine ... you get what you pay for |
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all of them had been unsuitable and she was getting desperate, she was amazed to walk on to the yard a meet a 'proper' pony 