What's the easiest type of horse to sell?

[Marengo]

In your opinion what’s the easiest type of horse to sell? Imagine we’re talking about nice looking, sound horses between 15.3-16.2 mare or gelding. I keep thinking if I had an older 15 yr+ schoolmaster I could sell it many times over but perhaps then people would only want it for dirt cheap? Or maybe a flashy 5 yr old with a good foundation would be easy to sell but then not everyone could just hop on and ride it. How about a horse with a good competition record at the age of 10? But then it may not have perfect X-rays and it would not be a cheap horse either?

I’m not looking to get into any horse business, I’m just curious what you guys think is an easy horse to sell?

[S1969]

A safe, sound, well-rounded 10 year old; mare or gelding in my opinion but I think people prefer geldings in general. I wanted one that had a small show record with kids, that could trail ride, could go bareback, could take a joke…no special shoes. I looked and looked for one for my girls. Never found one in my budget.

[Bluey]

The one priced right for the market targeted.

[uphill]

The one you DON’T want to sell!

[yourcolorfuladdictio]

[QUOTE=uphill;7255354]
The one you DON’T want to sell![/QUOTE]

Especially if it’s pretty.

I’ve always found that attractive horses are easy to sell even if they may not be appropriate for the rider. Pretty is as pretty does, but it will always look good when it “does” what it “does” best (possibly buck and bolt across the ring)

I don’t, however, condone the sale off inappropriate horses to inexperienced riders (it just happens a lot because they’re “pretty”).

[Megaladon]

I think an easy sale would be a bombproof or non-reactive packer, schoolmaster type horse.

[Subira]

A stuffed one!

[HunterRider992]

8-12yr old gelding packer with a great record, safe enough to play around with but fancy enough for most riders’ goals.

[ByTheBook]

[QUOTE=uphill;7255354]
The one you DON’T want to sell![/QUOTE]

Every single time without fail. I am still trying to replace one that I sold 9 years ago because I was too busy at the time to finish breaking him. Now, I am kicking myself for it. I’ve had three others since then, not one of them were what he was.

[Lord_Helpus]

Any sound, middle aged, all purpose horse who is priced at 2/3rds of his market value.

Seriously, just about any sound, sane horse is easy to sell if the price is right Problems happen when the seller likes the horse a lot more than the pool of potential buyers.

[Foxtrot_s]

They always have a hole in them somewhere. Question is, which hole do we pick; the maintenance issue, the age, the quirk in the temperament, the inability to tie, etc.

I think the ammie-friendly, steady-eddie is the main consideration for most markets.

And the price.

[TaterTotTB]

I’d say a gelding in the 8-12 age range. Old enough to know better, but young enough that maintenance will be minimal. I say gelding because I have seen people refuse to buy mares, even if they aren’t mare-ish. Definitely sound, and pretty brave. It’s probably hard to sell a spooky horse, at least if you are marketing it to amateurs or kids. Being a fairly easy ride helps. I’d also say that being able to jump at least 3 foot would make it easier to sell, because that is a common height people like. Oh, and in the 16hh-17hh range seems to be popular. And pretty and reasonably priced. I think that would be the easiest horse to sell, because that seems to be what everyone wants (and seldom finds in their price range!).

[Synthesis]

That’s easy!
Gorgeous, 5-7 yo, perfect flexions, 4’+ back-cracking jump, gorgeous moverment, so trained a dead monkey could win on it
… and cheap

Don’t you have 3 of those in your backyard? :winkgrin:

[PNWjumper]

One with a great (winning) show record.

[quietann]

Broad comment: people I know who are looking, are mostly looking for an ammy-friendly temperament (though what this means can vary a lot, in general it means a horse that isn’t going to fight you and doesn’t have dangerous bad habits like rearing or bolting), versatility (e.g. a show horse that also trail rides safely), and soundness. Most would prefer geldings and not over about 12 years old. Most looking in the high-4 to low-5 figures range, lower if they care less about winning ribbons, higher if they care more.

The biggest fear people seem to have is of bringing home a “problem horse” when the problem was concealed from them.

I’ve had people offer to buy my mare – she is beautiful and versatile and “safe but not dead” – but they back off when I mention her age (15) and soundness issues. And she’s not for sale in any case

[kasjordan]

Around here, I could sell my daughter’s Morgan a hundred times in a month. He packs her around doing a little bit of everything, hunter/jumper, barrels, poles, chases cows and is a trail machine. If it will be an all arounder with a kid, no problem.

[Bre_Bentley]

@quietann;7256062

Broad comment: people I know who are looking, are mostly looking for an ammy-friendly temperament (though what this means can vary a lot, in general it means a horse that isn’t going to fight you and doesn’t have dangerous bad habits like rearing or bolting), versatility (e.g. a show horse that also trail rides safely), and soundness. Most would prefer geldings and not over about 12 years old. Most looking in the high-4 to low-5 figures range, lower if they care less about winning ribbons, higher if they care more.

The biggest fear people seem to have is of bringing home a “problem horse” when the problem was concealed from them.

Beautifully put! I have to wholeheartedly agree on this. I think the majority of buyers want a horse with no soundness, personality, safety issues, and a decent temperament. I think your region directly correlates to the type of horses you really would be interested in buying. For instance, I grew up on Long Island and everyone there only wanted a Warmblood (anything else tended to sit on the market awhile), whereas down here at my barn in Houston, everyone has a Quarter Horse or QH cross and that seems to be the favorite! Pretty interesting

[Snowflake]

I think anyone selling a fancy looking, 10 years old or less babysitter/husband type that can jump 3’6"-3’9", do fourth level dressage, trail rides quietly, has foxhunting experience and is perfectly healthy and sound with no blips on a PPE and has this horse priced for $1000 or less would have a line of people pounding down their door. :lol:

I know I’d be there with a trailer and cash in hand!

[goeslikestink]

simple easy ones that go------------ and dont go at BOO