how do you sell horse if you can't ride?

[rugaholic]

have been told I'm not able to ride or do any stable work for at least a year, if ever, due to an existing medical problem which means I will have to either sell or loan my horse.

How will I be able to do this if I can't ride him as everyone will want to see him ridden before they will get on, won't they?

I won't ever give him to a dealer to sell as he's too precious and don't have anyone to ride him for me, and I can't even tack him up!!!

Help

[kas]

Get a friend to do it. If you really can't find one then maybe pay someone.

[rugaholic]

I don't have any friends that ride, and people at my yard would get VERY fed up with me if I kept asking for them to show him to people umteen times a week.

I can't afford to pay anyone to do it as getting someone in would be about £15 a time

Think I'm stuck!

[holi]

We had a friend who is a professional rider to sell OH horse as she showed his full potential - she also did a few competitions on him before he was put up for sale to show him locally. He went to a fantastic competition home which he needed. Can I just ask - you mentioned loan - what is your horse like as I will be looking?

[kas]

Well, I suppose you weigh up the cost of keeping your horse at livery for longer because you can't show him at his best, against the much smaller cost of having someone ride him and show him off for you.
It's a bit like those House Doctor programmes, sometimes you need to invest a bit to get the best return.

[gordo]

When I sold my lad I was very heavily pregnant (born next day!) so told them and she bought another rider to try him out first. He was a horse with issues too and I made sue they were aware of it before they came. Just tell people when they ring.

[ren]

can you not see if you can put him on working livery or see if you can have someone loan him, as long as your horse isnt dangerous am sure there are plenty of people who could exercise him for you

[sara]

think gordo has a good idea. I know that most prople that i know who are going to see potnetial horses go with an experieanced friend or their instructor. if you explain the situation to them, could they not ride the horse first, so the potential buyer gets to see the horse under saddle.

sara
xx

[lovingponies]

I always took an experienced friend with me when looking for my new pony, i would be quite happy to ride it first in a safe environment if the situation was explained to me and i thought the seller was genuine.

[cubic]

I am often used as the 'experienced friend' and while I used to get on anything without seeing it ridden first (if needed), but after several experiences of dangerous horses (who were described as good to ride) while doing this I'd be warey of doing it again. Just because I'm an expereinced rider doesn't mean I'm willing to risk my health However I would be much more likely to consider it if I had first spoken to a knowledgable or trusted person who knew the horse, for example an instructor or mutual friend to make sure I'd be safe.

[kas]

LOL! Me and my Experience Friend have been to see a lot of horses over the years. We never get on until we've seen someone else ride. This has proved to be a very wise policy with some of the horses ;D

[Lydia00]

Could you possibly get them to tack him up (on the visit) and then lunge him first to show that he really isnt going to be bad? Im sure that they will know he is good when they tack him up and see him in the arena and wont mind getting on him straight away? Maybe!

[sulasmum]

what about trying to get a sharer for him until your feeling better

[Liz]

I took my young horse to a friend's schooling yard which wasn't a cheap option but I am sure it put several hundered pounds on what I got for the horse. He was ridden beautifully and produced well and sold within a week! I am sure it is worth paying a very good rider to show him off when necessary.