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| Re: Beautiful Bay Thoroughbred Mare [message #2650655 is a reply to message #2650596 ] |
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No offense but she is worth about $800. She is pretty much a project horse and with the market the way it is, you would be pushing to get anyone to even look at her for that price.
I know of someone looking for a horse like this but not interested in that sort of money. If you will negotiate to a more realistic price please let me know.
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| Re: Beautiful Bay Thoroughbred Mare [message #2651319 is a reply to message #2650596 ] |
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06 |
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I totally second what everyone else is saying - this mare is by no means worth $2,900.
I bought a beautiful, well bred, 16.2 chestnut TB mare just prior to Christmas - she was in work and cost under $1,000 and she is the same age with no conformation issues.
In order to find this lovely girl a home you need to become incredibly realistic on your price. The inclusion of rugs mean absolutely nothing, in my honest opinion.
If I was to buy her as a potential broodmare - and it is only potential because she is unproven and MAY not be able to conceive, especially if she is a good doer - I would offer you a maximum price of $500. I have one of those at the moment and she has spent the past 3.5 months getting only enough feed to survive on to reduce her weight so she will go in foal.
She is nicely bred for performance, but the previous ad that states she had "arthritic changes" in her knees may also affect her broodmare status - she may not hold up to the extra weight of carrying a foal.
Perhaps instead of trying to get some money back on her, you simply advertise her at a price reflecting what she is and she can go to someone who will give her the loving home she deserves, as opposed to standing in a paddock doing nothing while you attempt to make big bucks off her without doing any real work.
If you choke a smurf, what colour does it turn?
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| Re: Beautiful Bay Thoroughbred Mare [message #2651497 is a reply to message #2651319 ] |
Wed, 16 May 2012 20:01 |
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meagan4348
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| sassyk wrote on Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06 |
I totally second what everyone else is saying - this mare is by no means worth $2,900.
I bought a beautiful, well bred, 16.2 chestnut TB mare just prior to Christmas - she was in work and cost under $1,000 and she is the same age with no conformation issues.
In order to find this lovely girl a home you need to become incredibly realistic on your price. The inclusion of rugs mean absolutely nothing, in my honest opinion.
If I was to buy her as a potential broodmare - and it is only potential because she is unproven and MAY not be able to conceive, especially if she is a good doer - I would offer you a maximum price of $500. I have one of those at the moment and she has spent the past 3.5 months getting only enough feed to survive on to reduce her weight so she will go in foal.
She is nicely bred for performance, but the previous ad that states she had "arthritic changes" in her knees may also affect her broodmare status - she may not hold up to the extra weight of carrying a foal.
Perhaps instead of trying to get some money back on her, you simply advertise her at a price reflecting what she is and she can go to someone who will give her the loving home she deserves, as opposed to standing in a paddock doing nothing while you attempt to make big bucks off her without doing any real work.
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Even advertise her for what they paid which is nowhere near what they are asking, it's ashame when it comes down to money and not the welfare
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| Re: Beautiful Bay Thoroughbred Mare [message #2651891 is a reply to message #2651497 ] |
Thu, 17 May 2012 10:24 |
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| meagan4348 wrote on Wed, 16 May 2012 20:01 |
| sassyk wrote on Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06 |
I totally second what everyone else is saying - this mare is by no means worth $2,900.
I bought a beautiful, well bred, 16.2 chestnut TB mare just prior to Christmas - she was in work and cost under $1,000 and she is the same age with no conformation issues.
In order to find this lovely girl a home you need to become incredibly realistic on your price. The inclusion of rugs mean absolutely nothing, in my honest opinion.
If I was to buy her as a potential broodmare - and it is only potential because she is unproven and MAY not be able to conceive, especially if she is a good doer - I would offer you a maximum price of $500. I have one of those at the moment and she has spent the past 3.5 months getting only enough feed to survive on to reduce her weight so she will go in foal.
She is nicely bred for performance, but the previous ad that states she had "arthritic changes" in her knees may also affect her broodmare status - she may not hold up to the extra weight of carrying a foal.
Perhaps instead of trying to get some money back on her, you simply advertise her at a price reflecting what she is and she can go to someone who will give her the loving home she deserves, as opposed to standing in a paddock doing nothing while you attempt to make big bucks off her without doing any real work.
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Even advertise her for what they paid which is nowhere near what they are asking, it's ashame when it comes down to money and not the welfare
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Too true meagan4348 - the old owner is even offering to buy her back. It's awful 
If you choke a smurf, what colour does it turn?
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| Re: Beautiful Bay Thoroughbred Mare [message #2652463 is a reply to message #2652247 ] |
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:57 |
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meagan4348
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| eventer75 wrote on Thu, 17 May 2012 16:34 |
from what i understand, the knees arent a genetic fault. Arthritis can occur after an injury-which may have been sustained in training or the paddock-although this mare is unraced which makes me wander. One way to find out- xrays. you can tell if the arthrits is just changing now-or whether a fault from birth. either way,if you do breed a bad kneed horse, its no guarantee that you would end up with a bad kneed foal
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Why would you even risk it?
TB's are a dime a dozen, there are many out there with clean straight legs.
Have a google search of Bel Esprit Conformation legs, his progeny are known for not having the best legs.
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| Re: Beautiful Bay Thoroughbred Mare [message #2652626 is a reply to message #2652463 ] |
Fri, 18 May 2012 00:35 |
eventer75 
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Its certainly not worth the risk thats for sure.You are right Meaghan, Bel Esprits dont have the best legs. The more i found out about this poor mare, the worse it got.
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