Value difference between 15 and 16 years old?

[KBC]

I am currently trying to sell my jumper, great decision to list him about 3 days before a pandemic was declared. He has attracted some interest, but in the current climate, and still no shows up here, he still sits. He is listed at $10k fair price here for what he is.

He is a grade, but I bought him as a 2005 model, I have seen an old advert where he was 2005, so that’s what I listed him at. Someone did a search on his passport, and on there he is 2004!

As a buyer I might be concerned about the years difference, somehow that year crosses a barrier! Asa seller I’m not so sure. Thoughts?

[GoodTimes]

Wouldn’t make a difference to me. Age is a sliding scale. Horses, dogs, humans all age differently.

[Redlei44]

Agreed. Not a significant difference. I generally lump 14 through 16 together as a shopping category in my mind.

[Anne]

For a $10k horse it probably doesn’t matter, but for a more valuable horse the ability to get mortality and major medical gets more difficult with age, so that would be my only concern.

[vxf111]

That’s all “aged” in my book so minimal difference.

[Cabaret_SK]

It wouldn’t make a huge difference to me if he was sound and doing the job I wanted (but still older then I would look at for myself). Up until this show season (or lack thereof due to COVID) was he showing in the jumpers?

[KBC]

@Cabaret SK

It wouldn’t make a huge difference to me if he was sound and doing the job I wanted (but still older then I would look at for myself). Up until this show season (or lack thereof due to COVID) was he showing in the jumpers?

Nope he has spent the last couple of years doing dressage, something he gets bored with, although he has a gorgeous movement. BUT, put him back into jumping work in the winter and he is doing great.

[vxf111]

$10k might be a tough sell for a jumper of that age without a decent recent show record. How big does he jump? Jumpers seem harder to sell than hunters or dressage horses

[Horsegirl_s_Mom]

@KBC

Nope he has spent the last couple of years doing dressage, something he gets bored with, although he has a gorgeous movement. BUT, put him back into jumping work in the winter and he is doing great.

So he has a show record in jumpers from 2+ years ago? At what level? And, why did he stop jumping and transition to dressage for 2 years? I’m not necessarily asking you to answer these questions here, but they are questions that would come to mind as a buyer, because I would be questioning whether he stepped down from jumping due to difficulties keeping him sound.

[KBC]

@Horsegirl's Mom

So he has a show record in jumpers from 2+ years ago? At what level? And, why did he stop jumping and transition to dressage for 2 years? I’m not necessarily asking you to answer these questions here, but they are questions that would come to mind as a buyer, because I would be questioning whether he stepped down from jumping due to difficulties keeping him sound.

I can see how that might red flag to some, there are none, he has never been lame, the reasons he was doing dressage were all down to humans…as in no rider.

[Horsegirl_s_Mom]

@KBC

I can see how that might red flag to some, there are none, he has never been lame, the reasons he was doing dressage were all down to humans…as in no rider.

In that case, that could actually be a plus. He’s a 16 year old horse but he may not have the miles most 16 year old jumpers have, since he’s had a couple years of “easier” work. Good luck with him!

[gertie06]

I think the best buyers for the aged jumpers are the ones learning the ropes. They need a BTDT type. Will he safely pack somebody around a little .9 or 1.0m course? If so, that’s absolutely how I would market him. A “seeing eye dog” as my old trainer used to say. If he’s that type, I doubt one year will make a difference.