Pricing can be tricky In fact, its the part I hate the most about selling horses!

To make matters worse, right now is a rough time to be selling horses because you're in the middle of winter (when people don't ride as much, and don't want an extra mouth to feed) and even worse, the economy is still struggling right now so a lot of folks just don't have the money right now.

So it boils down to what can you sell him for? And be careful, because you also want to be sure when you sell him, that he's going to someone who can handle him, not someone who just bought him because the price is right. I've sold horses before for less than what they were truly worth because they didn't fit with my program but I needed to get them moved on and in doing so, had to turn down many sells to people who were wanting to buy the horse only because the price was low - even though they had no business buying the horse. I won't sell a spunky youngster to someone as a child's horse - someone will get hurt.

I'd price him at what you bought him for, and until he sells, do as much ground work with him as you can, and be willing to negotiate on the price if the right person for the horse comes along. Good luck with him!
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