TR
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Man, ya'll are hard on that horse. There's nothing wrong with that filly that some hours, feed, and a buddy won't fix. I personally prefer "babies" to be untouched when I go to start them, simply because its easier to start a young horse when you don't have to undo other people's mistakes.
Looks to me like that filly has some thoroughbred in her hence the light frame as a 2 yr old. Seems to me that the TB crosses tend to mature a bit later than a straight APHA or QH does and don't seem to bulk out like they do either. The gelding below is a TB cross, and looked just like that filly as a 2 yr old. He's now 15.1 hands and is weighing in at 1150 as a 6 yr old. While his muscle structure is more elongated than a QH, I sure wouldn't consider him a lightweight horse. He's also one who will get into trouble with cows if he's alone with them. He tries to "buddy up" with them in a horse kind of way. The only catch is that cows speak a different language, and don't get why he's chasing them. Point being that he's a different horse when he has a pasture buddy of his own kind with him.
Here in my part of Texas, that filly would bring around $1000 easy. If she were here, I would start advertising her at $1200 to $1500, and plan on getting between $800 to $1000 for her. However, different areas will dictate different markets. Maybe if you went to somewhere like http://www.americanclassifieds.com, and looked for horses in your area, it would give you an idea of what horses of her age and training (or lack thereof) are going for. Key is to let potential buyers know that she will need an experienced horseperson to get her going. As was stated above, she's not for a 4-H'er or beginner.
Looks to me like that filly has some thoroughbred in her hence the light frame as a 2 yr old. Seems to me that the TB crosses tend to mature a bit later than a straight APHA or QH does and don't seem to bulk out like they do either. The gelding below is a TB cross, and looked just like that filly as a 2 yr old. He's now 15.1 hands and is weighing in at 1150 as a 6 yr old. While his muscle structure is more elongated than a QH, I sure wouldn't consider him a lightweight horse. He's also one who will get into trouble with cows if he's alone with them. He tries to "buddy up" with them in a horse kind of way. The only catch is that cows speak a different language, and don't get why he's chasing them. Point being that he's a different horse when he has a pasture buddy of his own kind with him.
Here in my part of Texas, that filly would bring around $1000 easy. If she were here, I would start advertising her at $1200 to $1500, and plan on getting between $800 to $1000 for her. However, different areas will dictate different markets. Maybe if you went to somewhere like http://www.americanclassifieds.com, and looked for horses in your area, it would give you an idea of what horses of her age and training (or lack thereof) are going for. Key is to let potential buyers know that she will need an experienced horseperson to get her going. As was stated above, she's not for a 4-H'er or beginner.
