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| Are barrel horse generally selling. Under 15 youth safe. |
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 Butter my Biscuits
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Location: MI | I've been hauling a 15 yr old Jet of Honor gelding that is a study in consistency. Runs same pattern every trip, very automatic and uncomplicated. No vices, low low maintenance. Just lope circles during the week and enjoy on weekend. Grandma can trail ride or ride around ranch. 15 hands. Friendly, affectionate. Kind of gelding everybody should be looking for. Won the 1D Youth at Can/Am SuperShow and Top 10 at Congress last year. Been trying to sell for over 6 months, guess what? We're still feeding him!
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | daisycake123 - 2015-10-16 6:33 AM
Are barrel horse generally selling. Under 15 youth safe.
I am about to list one that would fit this description but she's not exactly cheap so IDK. Been spreading it by word of mouth but after this weekend she will go on BHW. |
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 Not Afraid to Work
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| A friend of mine has 2 1d/2d mares for sale, youth safe, tons of win records. She has had them for sale since early spring. Several interests but no takers. |
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 I too, shall remain nameless!
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Location: Wearing a winter coat...... | I have sold many this year but I will say this- they have all been top bloodlines and had the talent to match. I find it easier to sell the 3 and under horses then older. People also want name brand. I am not saying they are better but having the genes to start with sure does help market them. |
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Extreme Veteran
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| People ask a lot anymore. I can't see giving much for a horse a second off. Too me they shouldn't be worth more than 3500. But we sure do have a lot of expenses in getting one on the ground. I miss the days of live covering little jackpots it was more fun and less pressure. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | Cheap horses are even stalling. These aren't really barrel horses but just in general.
Up here winter is coming and that plays a role. |
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Veteran
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Location: Wyoming | I've sold two this past weekend young one only had 1 ride the other going very well. I went to the auction in Mandan and I thought the market was pretty darn good especially weanlings they had one that was pretty name brand but was skinny and little he brought 4,000 I thought wow! |
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | What I see selling in my area is either young horses (4 and under) for $3500 or less, or 5 to 10 year old solid 2D/3D barrel horses between $5000-$9000. I don't see many of the $10k + ones selling no matter what right now unless they come from a reputable trainer.
ETA: The truly good, cheap kids horses (under $2500) are selling well too as long as they are under 20 years old and have no major issues.
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| I can honestly say that as soon as my ducks line up in a row we will be honestly buying an honest youth barrel horse for the 5k range. lol, did I say honest enough? what prices are you asking for these horses?
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You get what you give
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Location: Texas | schnitkey - 2015-10-17 6:32 PM
I can honestly say that as soon as my ducks line up in a row we will be honestly buying an honest youth barrel horse for the 5k range. lol, did I say honest enough? what prices are you asking for these horses?
you can find something in that range but it probably won't be in the 1D or 2D. But if you are looking for a youth 3D or 4D horse, that price can get it done.. may not be the youngest horse in the world, but many times youth horses are better when they are older anyway. |
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 I Don't Brag
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| I had a really nice, pretty, BIG mare that would have been an excellent youth or adult mount. She went up for sale in April of last year and finally got sold in August of this year....for 25 cents on the dollar for what I paid for her as an unfinished, coming 4 year old. Sigh.
I can't sell anything so I took her to a trainer who was convinced he could sell her in no time. 6 months later I picked her up and hauled her out West where she was from October to August. I spent more on board in that time than what I ended up getting for her. The girl I took her to hated mares and had never had one on her place. She ended up loving this mare and was super frustrated that people would try and like/love her but then pick her apart...even when offered on clearance. Some college bound girl got her at a steal! |
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The Advice Guru
Posts: 6419
| It all depends on your
demographics, - how many horses are for sale in the area, is the area western or English?
Price, - is your price similar to other horses in the area?
Salesmanship - how have you advertised? Have to took professional pictures? If you haven't done this, have you tried to take professional looking photos, clean legs, all polished up, facy halter, pretty background.
Where have you advertised - have you paid for an ad, or just going off of Facebook, or craigslist?
Videos - do you have videos with your ad, are they good videos?
Wording in the ad, - too much or too little writing can make or break a sale.
Your Facebook account, anything posted on there that you are ashamed of if your mother would see it?
All the above can impact the sale, if you do not put the effort into the pictures, videos, and wording of the ad, why should people take the effort to look at your ad.
The Facebook account, we all know people are researching or investigating people to make sure they are legit, professional behaviour, etc. if you have bashed other horse buyers, barrel racers, etc on your Facebook page, this can cause a sale.
Lasty, the economy, I have noticed in my area a lot of horse people are dependent on the oil and gas industry, and are now forced to sell some nice horses for rock bottom prices. To top it off in our area, hay prices doubled this year, as we experienced drought at the beginning and monsoon weather during haying, so again people are culling herds as they cannot afford to feed them this winter.
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Expert
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Location: Ky | BandWranch - 2015-10-16 9:04 AM I've been hauling a 15 yr old Jet of Honor gelding that is a study in consistency. Runs same pattern every trip, very automatic and uncomplicated. No vices, low low maintenance. Just lope circles during the week and enjoy on weekend. Grandma can trail ride or ride around ranch. 15 hands. Friendly, affectionate. Kind of gelding everybody should be looking for. Won the 1D Youth at Can/Am SuperShow and Top 10 at Congress last year. Been trying to sell for over 6 months, guess what? We're still feeding him!
How much for that horse? Private message if you don't want it on the forum. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | "No quirks"? ha ha ha!! LOL!! ROFLMAO!! Good luck finding a horse that doesn't have a quirk!! ROFLMAOPMP!!!.... |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 1034
| A friend of mine has a true 2/3D mare for under $3500 who has been advertised for a year. She's nice.
I just sold my four year old pro-trained, well bred prospect listed at $10k in 1 month. You never know. |
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