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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | If you were in the market for your childs first horse, lead line or something that they could learn to trot and lope on, could sit at the roping dummy and throw your rope all day long, take them to some playdays/jr rodeo's.... Horse needs a little maintance for a bad knee, probably shouldn't get out of a slow lope (but will run in the pasture), in his early 20's. Never puts a foot out of place, great mountain horse....
What would you pay?? I know this will probably be all over the board but kind of want to get an idea.
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Agree. 1500 no more. Will most likely try and get one for under 1500 if I can. |
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| Danged near what ever is asked within reason. What is a child's safety worth??? I wouldn't run backwards at $2000 or more. True babysitter horses are worth their weight in gold. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | A good baby sitter is worth their weight in gold so its really hard to put a price on one, so if I ever came across one for 1500 I would jump on it.  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | KindaClassey - 2017-07-17 3:40 PM Danged near what ever is asked within reason. What is a child's safety worth??? I wouldn't run backwards at $2000 or more. True babysitter horses are worth their weight in gold.
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| Southtxponygirl - 2017-07-17 3:41 PM A good baby sitter is worth their weight in gold so its really hard to put a price on one, so if I ever came across one for 1500 I would jump on it.
That's what everybody says until its time to put up the cash. |
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | Thanks everyone! He is one we have but we do not have any kids... We loaned him to some little boys and they out grew him and we have him back now. He so needs a job other than getting fat and chasing the dogs out of the pen. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | UTAHCANCHASER - 2017-07-17 3:51 PM Thanks everyone! He is one we have but we do not have any kids... We loaned him to some little boys and they out grew him and we have him back now. He so needs a job other than getting fat and chasing the dogs out of the pen.
Hope that he finds him a forever home with a kido to learn from him.. |
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | Southtxponygirl - 2017-07-17 3:14 PM UTAHCANCHASER - 2017-07-17 3:51 PM Thanks everyone! He is one we have but we do not have any kids... We loaned him to some little boys and they out grew him and we have him back now. He so needs a job other than getting fat and chasing the dogs out of the pen. Hope that he finds him a forever home with a kido to learn from him..
I would totally keep him if I thought we would have kids in his lifetime but I don't think that will happen. |
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| I'm interested and would like to learn more about him. I'm new to this site so o hope I get your reply. How can I compntact you? Thanks! |
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Location: somewhere up north | Does he know the barrel pattern? My kids are 3 & 5 and I think it's near impossible to find something that will take care of them and teach them how to ride. They are either a lead line horse or running and a bit too much for young kids. |
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| I paid $2500 + shipping and $850 + shipping for kids two ponies and they were 100% worth it. I would do it a 100 times over and people act like I'm nuts. My kids safety has no price :) I wouldn't blink a eye at paying the $1500 for a older kids horse |
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| Whiteboy - 2017-07-17 3:49 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-07-17 3:41 PM A good baby sitter is worth their weight in gold so its really hard to put a price on one, so if I ever came across one for 1500 I would jump on it.
Not down here, they go for around 5k and I would not hesitate to pay that. Those safe confidence builders are worth it. |
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Location: Arkansas | Tn_Barrelracer - 2017-07-18 9:37 PM
I paid $2500 + shipping and $850 + shipping for kids two ponies and they were 100% worth it. I would do it a 100 times over and people act like I'm nuts. My kids safety has no price :) I wouldn't blink a eye at paying the $1500 for a older kids horse
After my wreck, I had to have a "Debra proof" horse. I was blessed enough to be able to buy Dan almost 18 years ago for $1500----my daddy almost had a smooth heart attack; he said he could remember when he bought one of his horses plus a bridle and a saddle for $200. (I reminded him that had been back in the ice age. . . . ) The next year I bought my big boy for $3500; knowing what I know now, I would have paid way more for them---they were and are worth their weight in gold to me. Dan is 38 this year, and Faci is 22. I simply can't imagine not having them in my life. Oh, and I never ever will let Daddy know how much Faci cost  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | rodeomom3 - 2017-07-18 9:40 PM
Whiteboy - 2017-07-17 3:49 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-07-17 3:41 PM A good baby sitter is worth their weight in gold so its really hard to put a price on one, so if I ever came across one for 1500 I would jump on it.
The safe ones are so freaking hard to find and when you do come across one, more then likely they already have a home for life to carry around their kids children.. So yep they are worth their weight in gold..  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Chandler's Mom - 2017-07-18 10:43 PM Tn_Barrelracer - 2017-07-18 9:37 PM I paid $2500 + shipping and $850 + shipping for kids two ponies and they were 100% worth it. I would do it a 100 times over and people act like I'm nuts. My kids safety has no price :) I wouldn't blink a eye at paying the $1500 for a older kids horse After my wreck, I had to have a "Debra proof" horse. I was blessed enough to be able to buy Dan almost 18 years ago for $1500----my daddy almost had a smooth heart attack; he said he could remember when he bought one of his horses plus a bridle and a saddle for $200. (I reminded him that had been back in the ice age. . . . ) The next year I bought my big boy for $3500; knowing what I know now, I would have paid way more for them---they were and are worth their weight in gold to me. Dan is 38 this year, and Faci is 22. I simply can't imagine not having them in my life. Oh, and I never ever will let Daddy know how much Faci cost 
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Location: Arkansas | Southtxponygirl - 2017-07-18 11:03 PM
Chandler's Mom - 2017-07-18 10:43 PM Tn_Barrelracer - 2017-07-18 9:37 PM I paid $2500 + shipping and $850 + shipping for kids two ponies and they were 100% worth it. I would do it a 100 times over and people act like I'm nuts. My kids safety has no price :) I wouldn't blink a eye at paying the $1500 for a older kids horse After my wreck, I had to have a "Debra proof" horse. I was blessed enough to be able to buy Dan almost 18 years ago for $1500----my daddy almost had a smooth heart attack; he said he could remember when he bought one of his horses plus a bridle and a saddle for $200. (I reminded him that had been back in the ice age. . . . ) The next year I bought my big boy for $3500; knowing what I know now, I would have paid way more for them---they were and are worth their weight in gold to me. Dan is 38 this year, and Faci is 22. I simply can't imagine not having them in my life. Oh, and I never ever will let Daddy know how much Faci cost
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| rodeomom3 - 2017-07-18 9:40 PM
Whiteboy - 2017-07-17 3:49 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-07-17 3:41 PM A good baby sitter is worth their weight in gold so its really hard to put a price on one, so if I ever came across one for 1500 I would jump on it.
Agreed! We paid $5,000 and $4,000 for our two daughters horses. Worth every penny. |
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| we paid 2,000 for a pony that I knew would take care of my kid and teach her to ride. We have had her 6 years, she started out as our lead line pony.
I wouldn't back down having to pay 1,000-2,000 for a great kids horse to learn on.
Kids safety comes 1st.
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Location: Texas | 3canchaser - 2017-07-19 9:39 AM we paid 2,000 for a pony that I knew would take care of my kid and teach her to ride. We have had her 6 years, she started out as our lead line pony. I wouldn't back down having to pay 1,000-2,000 for a great kids horse to learn on. Kids safety comes 1st.
The hard part is finding that right horse/pony. I bought my non-riding granddaughter a pony that I thought would be safe for her and probably paid more than I should have. We stayed in the round pen for a long time until she felt ok. Well, he bucked her off last week while she was trotting the barrels in the arena. He is now off of the prosparity diet and it is back to square one. |
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| This is the pony we bought for Ian last year. Ian's five and doesn't have much confidence riding yet, but he will climb all over her to brush her out.
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| Kids horses are so hard to find that if you do find one it won't be out their long. I know somebody that paid 5k for a barrel racing pony. good luck
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Location: somewhere up north | The kind that will take care of your kids are aboslutely priceless. We have the coolest horse ever at our place. Cashyerchexatthebar "Bailey" was ridden by Kassie Mowry. She ran him at the NFR and then he went onto win for our friends daughter Chloe Fruth. Chloe lost her battle to cancer at the age of 16. Now he is teaching my kids to ride and he is a God sent angel! He has an old stifle injury and we have spent thousands keeping him as sound as we can. I am not sure I will ever find a horse like him again....he's now teaching our 3 1/2 year old son to ride at home. I cannot begin to describe the confidence he has given my kids. My daughter went from a lead line pony to walking the pattern on Bailey to loping him through in a year.
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | We just got one for free... I know everyone "boos" Craigslist horses, but "free horse" caught my eye. Didn't have much of a description. Just said 20 year old kids horse. Called the lady and drove out to get him the next morning. He's about 14.2 hands. At a good weight, albeit, out of shape. Supposedly worked on an army base in his younger years...has a touch of arthritis in a front knee.
We've only had him about two weeks. But our daughter, who's 8 and extremely timid, has been riding him in our makeshift arena. She competed in the local, 2 day gymkhana over the weekend and trotted all the patterns and loped him home the second day. I'm happy as a clam and our daughter is excited about riding again.
That being said, we would very willingly pay $1500-1800 for what we got, we just got lucky. |
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Location: Texas | ~BINGO~ - 2017-07-19 11:35 AM We just got one for free... I know everyone "boos" Craigslist horses, but "free horse" caught my eye. Didn't have much of a description. Just said 20 year old kids horse. Called the lady and drove out to get him the next morning. He's about 14.2 hands. At a good weight, albeit, out of shape. Supposedly worked on an army base in his younger years...has a touch of arthritis in a front knee. We've only had him about two weeks. But our daughter, who's 8 and extremely timid, has been riding him in our makeshift arena. She competed in the local, 2 day gymkhana over the weekend and trotted all the patterns and loped him home the second day. I'm happy as a clam and our daughter is excited about riding again. That being said, we would very willingly pay $1500-1800 for what we got, we just got lucky.
I would say that that was one lucky find. Craigs List does have some amazing things if you really look. The best barrel horse that we have ever owned came from Craigs list. |
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Location: Oakdale, CA | KindaClassey - 2017-07-17 1:40 PM Danged near what ever is asked within reason. What is a child's safety worth??? I wouldn't run backwards at $2000 or more. True babysitter horses are worth their weight in gold.
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Location: Montana | The right kids horse is truly priceless. And the wrong one can cost everything. I'm always amazed at people that don't want to pay a decent price for a true kids horse. The ones that can afford it . . . I understand for some it is a struggle.
And, as much as I hate to admit it, when you get older, again a true old person's horse is also priceless. |
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | Thanks everyone! The friend that had him for her boys is one of our BB's and I doubt I would ever find someone as good as her family that I would ever "loan" him to again, in all honesty they probably took better care of him than we are plus he had 2 little boys to love on him all the time. The plan when we got him back was to let me niece ride him but that is not an option right now. I would love to find Mr. Woody his forever home but until that comes along we will keep him and make sure he is being taken care of like he deserves. I will not let him to go anyone that I do not know personally or know someone that knows them personally. |
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Location: SE KS | It's nice to hear all the good comments about the kids horses, as I have a younger mare that is kid suitable and can't get any bites on her!!!! |
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Location: Arkansas | UTAHCANCHASER - 2017-07-19 2:28 PM
Thanks everyone! The friend that had him for her boys is one of our BB's and I doubt I would ever find someone as good as her family that I would ever "loan" him to again, in all honesty they probably took better care of him than we are plus he had 2 little boys to love on him all the time. The plan when we got him back was to let me niece ride him but that is not an option right now. I would love to find Mr. Woody his forever home but until that comes along we will keep him and make sure he is being taken care of like he deserves. I will not let him to go anyone that I do not know personally or know someone that knows them personally.
It's nice to see someone take care of an oldie that has given his all taking care of precious cargo---thank you for that. . . |
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Location: Arkansas | lhighquality - 2017-07-19 2:37 PM
It's nice to hear all the good comments about the kids horses, as I have a younger mare that is kid suitable and can't get any bites on her!!!!
Keep the faith---there are those out there will look at younger horses for kids!! Faci, the horse I mentioned buying for $3500, had just turned 5 when I got him. He just happened to think he was 30 |
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Location: Kansas | UTAHCANCHASER - 2017-07-19 2:28 PM Thanks everyone! The friend that had him for her boys is one of our BB's and I doubt I would ever find someone as good as her family that I would ever "loan" him to again, in all honesty they probably took better care of him than we are plus he had 2 little boys to love on him all the time. The plan when we got him back was to let me niece ride him but that is not an option right now. I would love to find Mr. Woody his forever home but until that comes along we will keep him and make sure he is being taken care of like he deserves. I will not let him to go anyone that I do not know personally or know someone that knows them personally.
Those old horses love to have kids pamper them! My 24 year old was still running bottom 2d/top 3d with me but last Christmas, one of my students' younger sisters needed a step up horse and I offered Joker to them. It took a while for her to make the jump from a pony to the big horse and for him to gear down to her speed, but we went and watched them last night at a youth rodeo and they cruised through smoothly about 2 seconds off. She lost a stirrup at the gate, ran without it, he hesitated leaving each barrel to make sure she didn't get left behind, and she came out with a big smile on her face. Joker seemed to think he'd won the NFR when I went back behind to love on him. I may never get him back, but this has been the best thing for him since I don't have kids, nieces or nephews to ride him, and he's turning her into one more crazy barrel racer in the process! |
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| rockymountainranch71 - 2017-07-19 10:35 AM
Kids horses are so hard to find that if you do find one it won't be out their long. I know somebody that paid 5k for a barrel racing pony. good luck
I know of one that sold for $12,000. Honestly- I'd honestly say he was worth it. He ran a super consistent 1 sec off tough barrel horses. pulled 1d checks in tough pole classes virtually every run.
But I still say that a true babysitter is priceless. |
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Location: OH. IO | Whiteboy - 2017-07-19 11:32 AM
This is the pony we bought for Ian last year. Ian's five and doesn't have much confidence riding yet, but he will climb all over her to brush her out.
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Location: north dakota | I always figured the cost of an ER visit is usually more than what people say they want to spend on a first horse.
I've got ponies for my kids and I also bought an older rope horse for my older daughter to learn to rope on and he will also work for the younger kids too. A person might find a bargain but a good kids horse to me is worth their weight in gold. |
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Location: Tx | We were super lucky in that my daughters first horse was my sisters barrel horse. He stepped way down for her and has been babysitting her since she was about 20 months old and he was 7. My daughter is now 5 and we just bought her a step up horse that loves to lope and is a little more catty for her (her first gelding was 16.2 and big so she only got him out of a trot coming home). This new mare is 18, no maintenance, 14.2 hands, easy keeper with slight club foot and we paid 2k for her. She will run in 3D 4D with an adult rider in the open. We feel very blessed to have found her and feel like that we under-paid for her. |
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Location: Louisiana | KindaClassey - 2017-07-17 3:40 PM
Danged near what ever is asked within reason. What is a child's safety worth??? I wouldn't run backwards at $2000 or more. True babysitter horses are worth their weight in gold.
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| ~BINGO~ - 2017-07-19 11:35 AM We just got one for free... I know everyone "boos" Craigslist horses, but "free horse" caught my eye. Didn't have much of a description. Just said 20 year old kids horse. Called the lady and drove out to get him the next morning. He's about 14.2 hands. At a good weight, albeit, out of shape. Supposedly worked on an army base in his younger years...has a touch of arthritis in a front knee. We've only had him about two weeks. But our daughter, who's 8 and extremely timid, has been riding him in our makeshift arena. She competed in the local, 2 day gymkhana over the weekend and trotted all the patterns and loped him home the second day. I'm happy as a clam and our daughter is excited about riding again. That being said, we would very willingly pay $1500-1800 for what we got, we just got lucky.
That is awesome, he found a great home with kids to love him! I love Craigslist! |
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