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| So how do you all go about selling a once performance horse as a broodmare? Do you have to breed them first or can you sell as maiden? Do the buyers require the seller to have a exam on if they can carry? What is the best way to sell them? Thanks yall! |
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Location: Texas | The buyers shouldn't require the seller to do any sort of exams..just like you wouldn't expect the seller to pay for a PPE. I would include a Breeding Soundness Exam on a Prepurchase exam if you wanted to do one as the buyer.
It really depends. Some people want the mare open so they can breed to the stallion of their choice right now. Other people want the mare in foal so they A- know the mare can get pregnant and B-you get two for one and can sell the resulting foal, or keep both.
We have a mare we are selling as a broodmare now…and if she doesn't sell in time we will breed her and sell her in foal. I would really like to get rid of her now, but the timing isn't really right to buy broodmares right now. |
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| Yea i'd really like to get rid of her before winter cuz i dont have the room for them all if we get a bad winter like i think we are going to get! Thankyou for your advice! |
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | How old is she? |
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Location: Washington. (The DRY side.) | I would NOT breed her. (You probably already know it is REALLY late for this year, but I DO know of folks that are still breeding.)
I asked her age as if she were older (say mid to late teens) it would be harder to sell her open. But she is a good age. I would offer her for sale now "as is". If a buyer wants a breeding soundness exam, let them pay for one. A "breeding soundness" exam is all well and great. But there is NEVER a guarantee that a mare will breed and carry to term, even with a vet exam. A vet might be able to say they WON'T be able to breed or carry (if they have something going on with their "parts" inside.), but there is never a guarantee they WILL even if everything checks out OK.
I would be realistic about pricing her. Broodmares are a dime a dozen. (A LOT of them, and generally pretty cheap. (Unless she is a daughter or DTF, FWF, FG ect...) While this time of year isn't ideal to be selling a "broodmare prospect", EVERYONE I know that breeds will buy the "right" mare for their program no matter WHAT time of year it is if the price is right BUT you might have to take less for her than you would if it was sprin.
Also, what is wrong with her that she is no longer a performance horse? Is she still able to be ridden at all?
Edited by RacingQH 2014-08-18 11:00 AM
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Location: St James,MN | RacingQH - 2014-08-18 10:58 AM
I would NOT breed her. (You probably already know it is REALLY late for this year, but I DO know of folks that are still breeding.)
I asked her age as if she were older (say mid to late teens) it would be harder to sell her open. But she is a good age. I would offer her for sale now "as is". If a buyer wants a breeding soundness exam, let them pay for one. A "breeding soundness" exam is all well and great. But there is NEVER a guarantee that a mare will breed and carry to term, even with a vet exam. A vet might be able to say they WON'T be able to breed or carry (if they have something going on with their "parts" inside.), but there is never a guarantee they WILL even if everything checks out OK.
I would be realistic about pricing her. Broodmares are a dime a dozen. (A LOT of them, and generally pretty cheap. (Unless she is a daughter or DTF, FWF, FG ect...) While this time of year isn't ideal to be selling a "broodmare prospect", EVERYONE I know that breeds will buy the "right" mare for their program no matter WHAT time of year it is if the price is right BUT you might have to take less for her than you would if it was sprin.
Also, what is wrong with her that she is no longer a performance horse? Is she still able to be ridden at all?
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Location: Texas | I agree. This time of year you sell open. I don't believe in breeding a mare outside of the standard breeding season. I know people do it, but it doesn't make sense to me.
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| O no!! i'm sorry ya'll miss understood me..
I'm asking would anybody buy her unbred this time of year? Or do i have to wait till spring sell her open or breed her and then list her?
I hadn't planned on breeding her till spring if i had to
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Location: Texas | Well my plan is to advertise mine now open, and if she is still here in the Spring I will try and sell her in foal. |
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| im on the look out for broodmares... not that i have the money to buy one... but i wan to breed in feb so i would buy in oct or nov. if open.. |
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| what are broodmares selling for? i dont want to get in trouble but i have no idea what they are worth! |
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Location: Royal J Performance Horses, AZ | Kgirl - 2014-08-18 2:05 PM
what are broodmares selling for? i dont want to get in trouble but i have no idea what they are worth!
it depends on Pedigree, Conformation, eye appeal, color, Performance Record, |
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