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Post by sweetpea on Nov 23, 2010 7:48:18 GMT
i give up now.decided to take the yearling off for sale and try next year.need to sell something so have advertised one that broken .not hope ful
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Post by daizylindsay on Nov 23, 2010 8:24:29 GMT
I think that if people can afford to keep a pony (which seems to be the defence) then they should save for a few months to get the lump sum to buy, after all to keep a pony can cost hundreds a month. So if you are going to be able to afford to feed, shoe, stable/graze it then you can afford to save up for a while then look. I'm sorry but £500 is not a lot of money compared to the keeping of a pony. Some people seem deluded. I understand if you have land or keep at home it is cheaper but what if the vet is needed!
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Post by hatman on Nov 23, 2010 22:31:12 GMT
Daisylindsay thats what i said glad some one agreed with me.
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Post by daizylindsay on Nov 23, 2010 23:15:41 GMT
Great minds think alike hatman ;-)
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Post by bumblebee on Nov 24, 2010 19:50:26 GMT
I think in some cases paying by installements could be a good idea. I paid for my mare like that but I was very well known to the person I bought her off (i'd had her on loan for a year!) and she stayed on her yard. However, when you are only talking £500 I too owuld be worried about whether they could afford to keep a horse at all. My mare had an accident and although she was inured the extra's she needed as well as transport, came to well over £500 when you factored in time off work to take her to horsepital etc. If someone couldn't afford £500, within a reasonable time scale, ie end of month when paid etc, then I would be worried. A call out fee, examination and basic AB's or Bute could cost around £100, innoculations are about £60 and a reel of hayledge about £25. Even if someone has there own land and yard I would be worried that someone who can't afford £500 (which could be a garage repair bill) couldn't afford to keep the horse if something went wrong somewhere along the line. Couldn't agree more!! |
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Post by rocket on Feb 5, 2011 21:59:09 GMT
i sold a pony for 450 and was payed in 3 lots,but he has a fab home,an they love him to bits  |
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Post by eskvalleystud on Feb 8, 2011 11:14:46 GMT
I recently had a text message from someone very interested in two of mine, I had advertised them at reasonable offers please as best home paramount as they need more time spent on them as atm I am so busy just looking after them and one is ready to start breaking in so seems a waste such nice ponies standing in a field, anyway sounded nice set up, asked how much but I said make me an offer, wasn't sure how much to offer so I thought about it and thought the home is most important so gave a price that was far lower than what you would have to pay for a pedigree dog (these are pedigree ponies afterall!!!) have I heard anything back, have I heck!!! why look at a pony/s if they really want one for free or near enough free??? why not look at ad's that have pony/s free to a good home instead? probably won't get the same quality or money spent on their upbringing if for free but you get what you pay for surely!
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Post by eskvalleystud on Feb 8, 2011 11:15:51 GMT
my last vets bill that I paid (there on the day of treatment) was more than what I offered both these boys for!!!
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Post by pocketrocket1 on Feb 10, 2011 11:31:53 GMT
If they can afford to pay installments then they can afford this old fashioned thing called saving up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats what i did to buy my first horse and it took ages but was well worth it. I wouldnt have dreamed of offering installments!
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Post by Milliesmum on Feb 10, 2011 11:43:29 GMT
If they can afford to pay installments then they can afford this old fashioned thing called saving up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats what i did to buy my first horse and it took ages but was well worth it. I wouldnt have dreamed of offering installments! Hear hear!!! |
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Post by bonnieheather on Feb 10, 2011 12:22:40 GMT
^^^ Totally agree!!! If you know you're looking for something, save up for it first!!!
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Post by wisdom on Feb 25, 2011 20:39:45 GMT
We had a reply to a pony advertised. All was good until she announced she wasn't in a position to buy at the moment and was having boyfriend problems but still wanted to view the pony  when I suggested he wasn't suitable and hoped she would find a pony when she was able to buy one she found me 'extremely rude'. I didn't even bother replying to her message. Why enquire if you can't buy it? Selling a pony that you are fond of is hard enough without people wasting your time  I would never dream of doing this and wonder why some people do it? |
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Post by dreamchaser on Feb 25, 2011 22:02:49 GMT
Hi
nothing changes I had the same problem when trying to sell a pony in 1975!!!
timewasters seem to be alive and well in the horse world!
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Post by eskvalleystud on Feb 26, 2011 8:54:30 GMT
wisdom, what she really wants is sympathy from you for her boyfriend troubles and for you to give her the pony for free since she doesn't have the money anyway.....
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