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Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | ausranch - 2015-07-07 3:06 PM I'd also agree with those who suggested giving him some time under saddle before you assume he won't run. The best ones are laid back and fast. Our Seattle Slew son is a stud so he's always up for that . . . but otherwise is still amazingly sweet and kind. He won a race at Belmont, so he can run. But he's good just getting petted too. I admit I opened this thread because I was hoping someone was going to have a bunch of great advice about how to actually sell a hunter/jumper etc prospect. Like magic websites! Or magazines. ;-) I haven't tried to market one in ages and have to learn something about it. We'll keep most of his fillies, but our SS son is 16.3 and I have to sell his colts too . . . .
If you don't already, you might spend time at the Chronicle of the Horse forums, the breeding forum would be helpful for insight on what's popular, where people are marketing them, etc. Perhaps the H/J, eventing or racing forums. Are all the babies appendix or do you also have TB and WB mares you're breeding him to?
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Location: Texas | Thank you for all of the feedback. Yes, I don't know for a fact that he will not be a good, solid barrel horse. He has hopped over some low fences that just happened to be in his way, or so he thought. No hesitation at all. So considering his conformation, disposition, movement, and ease of jumping, I have been pondering marketing him as a hunter prospect. He doesn't show a desire to run, turn fast, or a competitive streak. He could be a good competitive trail/mounted shooting horse but don't know what that market is like. I want to set him up for success and unfortunately, as a gelding, he no longer fits into our breeding program. We have his half sisters who have been well started and just need to be hauled and seasoned. His full sister who is a broodmare after a life threatening injury as a 2-year-old, and some other very promising fillies. To make time for them, he's on the back burner. We aren't in a rush to sell him, just want to find him the right home where he is a part of the family and enjoys his job. He's a goofy boy with an endearing personality, very social, and likes being with people.
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| ausranch - 2015-07-07 3:06 PM
I'd also agree with those who suggested giving him some time under saddle before you assume he won't run. The best ones are laid back and fast.
Our Seattle Slew son is a stud so he's always up for that . . . but otherwise is still amazingly sweet and kind. He won a race at Belmont, so he can run. But he's good just getting petted too.
I admit I opened this thread because I was hoping someone was going to have a bunch of great advice about how to actually sell a hunter/jumper etc prospect. Like magic websites! Or magazines. ;-) I haven't tried to market one in ages and have to learn something about it. We'll keep most of his fillies, but our SS son is 16.3 and I have to sell his colts too . . . .
If they look like the colt of his on your website, you shouldn't have a bit of a problem! He's not halter pretty - but that body SCREAMS athlete. I kept telling myself "You do not need another baby....you do not need another baby!!!" Do you ship semen?
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Location: Florida.. | If hes flat kneed (which the one photo appears he is..) you can market as a Hunter prospect..but truthfully without any training he will have to be priced low.. most prefer to see them undersaddle ..hes really a handsome boy .Good Luck..
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| Frankly, When selling, I just include great photos, a video, and bloodline. Let the buyer decide what they will excel at based on simply that. |
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Location: My perfect world bubble | Bibliafarm - 2015-07-08 5:52 PM If hes flat kneed (which the one photo appears he is..) you can market as a Hunter prospect..but truthfully without any training he will have to be priced low.. most prefer to see them undersaddle ..hes really a handsome boy .Good Luck..
Ditto. And being under 16H will be a huge selling disadvantage in the English world. 16H is considered on the small side for any of the jumping disciplines. |
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Location: North Dakota | Umm he's pretty ugly selling him will be hard work. You better just send him to me. |
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Location: Midwest | unfortunately 15.2-3 is going to be a tougher hunter sell, especially as a prospect.
In in the open classes, many want one to be 16 hh+. He will be at a disadvantage trying to make the correct number of strides between the fences.
He's quite pretty. My horse is very laid back on the ground, but is pretty peppy under saddle. I'd get him riding and then decide what he'd be best at if he were mine.
Any my of the general horse sales sites, like dream horse orEquine.com woul be fine to sell him.
Bigeq.com is specifically catered to open hunters/jumpers
if you truly want to market him to a show home, consign him with a trainer in that discipline.
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Location: Midwest | If he covers ground and has a decent stride, I would try to market him as an eventer. Some of the lower level folks really like the appendix (and tbs are being used at the TOP of the sport), and they don't seem as preoccupied with height IME
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Location: Florida.. | barrelracr131 - 2015-07-10 1:36 PM If he covers ground and has a decent stride, I would try to market him as an eventer. Some of the lower level folks really like the appendix (and tbs are being used at the TOP of the sport), and they don't seem as preoccupied with height IME
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Location: SE Louisiana | Southtxponygirl - 2015-07-07 5:45 PM
If hes not even broke yet how do you know he wont make a barrel horse, I would rather have them layed back when being broke, these seem to learn and take things in better.
OK... Lets see you sell this baby as a good barrel horse prospect...
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