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Community => Marketplace => Topic started by: ellied on November 29, 2010, 11:59:38 am

Title: highland pony youngstock
Post by: ellied on November 29, 2010, 11:59:38 am

Due to imminent loss of grazing I am needing to sell around half of my stud, mostly 1-3yo colt/fillies/geldings.  Two of the 3yo's have been lightly backed this year and are turned away to mature, the 3yo filly is further on and hacks out alone and in company at all paces and into water, the 3yo gelding has just been walked up the lanes under saddle as he was only castrated in the autumn and needed recovery time.  Some are show quality but unshown, others will make good family or working ponies depending on how they are taken forward.  I also have an 8yo yellow dun ridden mare who sadly rubs on the grazing I am about to lose but isn't one I want to breed again so she needs a new home where she will get enough work to keep her trim in summer.  A couple of the fillies have breeding potential and all aspects + and - will be fully disclosed to serious enquirers as I don't want anyone buying something unsuitable for their stated purpose.  Prices from £1500-2500 due to the circumstances and not as a reflection of their quality or potential, so hopefully someone wanting a pony for life and work might find something to suit their budget but I don't want to sell to a dealer who is just making money out of my difficult times.

Hope there is a good home for a pony or 8 out there somewhere, they'll reward your time and attention a thousand fold and work into their 20s if properly kept.  They don't generally require a lot of feed and input just fodder, wormer, foot trimming and vaccination boosters (all up to date with flu and tetanus, microchipped, registered etc).  Questions willingly answered but please come and see if truly interested, as they will pick you as much as you them!

Thanks

Title: Re: highland pony youngstock
Post by: Rosemary on November 29, 2010, 01:45:22 pm

Anyone looking for a good all round family pony  or a working pony or a smallholding that's hardy and cheap to run woudl do a lot worse than buy a Highland Pony.

Good luck with the sale - sorry you're having to downsize.

Title: Re: highland pony youngstock
Post by: OhLaLa on November 30, 2010, 09:58:27 am

A lovely breed. If I were closer would love one.

Best wishes.