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Would you buy....

  • 03-02-2019 9:50pm
    #1
    charlieIRL
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,268 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Would anyone be put off a Pony / horse that windsucks?
    We’ve been offerered a super pony that has a great SJI record jumping 1m & 1.10m. It’s mid-teens (which doesn’t bother me as we are already competing on a 22 year old who has the energy of a pony half its age) but was told it wind sucks. Have never had a pony who has done this.
    I’ve no problem buying it, it’s selling it on again next year that I’m worried about, we’re out of ponies this year.


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  • #2
    Bunnyslippers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭Bunnyslippers


    No I wouldn’t, there are plenty of horses out there who don’t. Vices bring down the value of a horse a lot, so if you’re looking to resell I would walk away and find another, plus the horses age will also be harder to sell.


  • #3
    Imhof Tank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,123 ✭✭✭Imhof Tank


    It all depends on price really.

    If its your last year in ponies, would you not consider getting onto a schoolmaster horse a year early rather than spend just a season with the windsucker? Personally, it would have to be better than a metre/ 1.10 pony before I'd go for something like that, and even then you would want it coming with a decent discount.


  • #4
    charlieIRL
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,268 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    Thanks for replies. It can jump much higher than 1:10 but no record of this. I know the owner.
    It’s at a seriously discounted price in my opinion (4K) for what it can do.

    I’m thinking the same way as last poster and going for a small schoolmaster horse and use that and our other 148 for this year. There’s a few around here for sale that are jumping decent tracks and are not going to break the bank which is an added bonus.

    Think I’ll give this lad a skip though. Too many cons and not enough pros.


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