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| I'm looking at buying a project next year. I won't spend much on it and it will most likely be sold unless they are just amazing. Just something to start on barrels and poles. But I have been debating what to really look for when I go to buy. Im a small person and look perfectly fine riding a large pony, so I've even thought of buying a quarter pony.
Just looking for opinions, this will be the first horse I buy with selling it later in mind not just buying for myself. |
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Location: Washington | People want size. Unless you plan on making the large pony kid safe/broke I'd get something with some height.
We have cow bred horses who tend to not come very tall and even through they are running good patterns people decide they are too small, 14-14.2 hands.
At least that's what it seems up here in the NW |
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| People still want a registered horse. You can still find trendy bloodlines for $3000 or so and even less. Keep your eyes open for the right horse or you will have to give it away to get rid of it. |
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| I'm looking for much cheaper than 3,000. But if I can get registered I plan to. I've learned it's hard to sell a grade horse in the past. But papers of any kind make it easy.
Edited by Lucky86 2015-12-07 10:55 AM
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Location: Too Far North | A large quarter pony should have great resale value as long as it is kid safe. If going with a horse, look for papers, color and size. |
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| I'm thinking a quarter pony mostly for pole bending. NPBA is big here now, and I'm going to focus on that with my gelding. Every thing I've owned anyone could ride so I hope I could have luck making a youth pony. |
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Location: California | People want height and papers. You can find decent ones if you look hard enough in $1000-$1500, generally unbroke. |
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Location: Northwest Florida | Lucky86 - 2015-12-08 7:26 AM
I'm thinking a quarter pony mostly for pole bending. NPBA is big here now, and I'm going to focus on that with my gelding. Every thing I've owned anyone could ride so I hope I could have luck making a youth pony.
If NPBA is popular where you are perhaps you would have success with a nicely built, papered quarter pony. As long as he had a good mind and you would season him until he was a good youth rider mount. Those little guys can really burn up a pole pattern. I think with a larger horse, you would have a wider market because there's just more buyers who want size rather than a pony, but there are some looking specifically for a pony as well. Good luck! |
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