Well, my problem horse has pretty much proven that he'd rather become an even bigger problem than allow himself to be worked with. We're simply going to have to sell him. He's EXTREMELY intelligent, and being a beginner in this horsey business, I am not the person to be trying to deal with this lunatic. Everyone in here has told me to send him to horsey boot camp, and I agree, but I think I'd rather not spend $1000 (which is almost what I paid for him) when I could just sell him and put that $1000 in training toward a good horse that I don't need to work with or be concerned about.
Now, how do you go about pricing a horse? He's gelded, he is BEAUTIFUL registered paint horse, about 14.2, and he has barrel racing bloodlines. He's 6 years old, going on 7, and talk about a smoooth ride. BUT, he is currently fearful/distrustful of people (I do NOT understand why, I think he's nuts!!!!), runs away from people, and is nearly impossible to get a lead rope on unless you clip it on him when he meets you at his stall door. Otherwise, to bring him into the barn, we have to bribe him with grain and have him follow another horse that I am leading. However, he's not mean about it. He doesn't kick or anything, and when I did ride him he never bucked. He USED to be ridable (with the use of a tie-down though, he gets his head up high and then takes off running, but with the tie down he was a little gentleman), he's a very smooth ride as I said, and he's got some Walker in him, and I think he may be gaited. I'm in Northern VA and I bought him from the NC/VA border for $1250. Should I simply ask for $1250, or has his value gone down below that, or is there a chance I can ask for higher? (Only want higher so I can afford to get a better horse) Higher wouldn't even be significantly higher... maybe just an even $1300 or $1400. Every little bit would help. But I'm still open to reason, and maybe there's no way in the world I can get more than $1250 out of him.
*sigh* What a shame. I really loved this horse before he went nuts... and no one can seem to explain it

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