- We Help Equine Businesses
Gregory Rulquin
Gregory Rulquin - France
I am thinking about buying a 14hh pony to own for a couple of years, and do various different things on. The one I have in mind is a nice pony which I get on well with, but is 14 years old. I’m worried that it will be too hard for me to sell on later. Do you think this will be the case?
The older a pony is the more difficult it may be to sell; that is, unless it is a gem of a child’s pony. They are like gold dust. Because children grow out of their ponies so quickly, it is not necessarily seen as a disadvantage if a sound pony has a lot of miles on the clock.
It is harder to place a young pony that needs bringing on. Children need ponies that can teach them rather than the other way round. At 14hh, a pony does not have to be a first pony, as most young teenagers have already le
arnt the basics and are ready to move on.
In addition, it is big enough for a small adult. This gives you more flexibility.
But, an aging 14hh pony that still has problems will fall into that category of being harder to move on. So, if the pony you want to buy is sound, well behaved and problem free, you should have no difficulty selling it on in two years time.
If not, then maybe think again unless you are prepared to lose money. In the end, the sensible move is to buy because you like the pony and it meets your needs. If it suits you, it will suit someone else later on.
I am thinking about buying a 14hh pony to own for a couple of years, and do various different things on. The one I have in mind is a nice pony which I get on well with, but is 14 years old. I’m worried that it will be too hard for me to sell on later. Do you think this will be the case?
The older a pony is the more difficult it may be to sell; that is, unless it is a gem of a child’s pony. They are like gold dust. Because children grow out of their ponies so quickly, it is not necessarily seen as a disadvantage if a sound pony has a lot of miles on the clock.
It is harder to place a young pony that needs bringing on. Children need ponies that can teach them rather than the other way round. At 14hh, a pony does not have to be a first pony, as most young teenagers have already le
arnt the basics and are ready to move on.
In addition, it is big enough for a small adult. This gives you more flexibility.
But, an aging 14hh pony that still has problems will fall into that category of being harder to move on. So, if the pony you want to buy is sound, well behaved and problem free, you should have no difficulty selling it on in two years time.
If not, then maybe think again unless you are prepared to lose money. In the end, the sensible move is to buy because you like the pony and it meets your needs. If it suits you, it will suit someone else later on.
