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KYBIF Quarter Horses
The light is green for the Kentucky Horse Breeders Incentive Fund (KYBIF), an exciting new way for Quarter Horse breeders to ride out the economic challenges ahead. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash awards are being distributed to Quarter Horses in showing and racing. This is expected to give Kentucky-bred Quarter Horses many advantages to help lift up the entire horse breeding industry.
This program is not limited to Quarter Horses who live in Kentucky or participate in show or racing events in Kentucky. The horses only have to be conceived or foaled in Kentucky. All AQHA-sanctioned events are open for the program. An owner of a horse in this program can compete in events all over the country and earn points towards their year-end awards. With more lucrative programs, people have more incentive to buy a horse and compete.
If you’re searching for a KYBIF Stallion, then check out the new KYBIF Only website that caters only to Kentucky horses.
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Selling Your Horse – Part 2
Years ago selling a horse included putting an advertisement in a publication and wait for calls. Today with the Internet, many new avenues are available to selling your horse. Once you have chosen where to advertise and picked out a price you need to write your advertisement.
When writing your advertisement make sure you focus on the positive, but don’t over embellish. If your horse would make a nice hunter but has not been started over fences then make sure to say they are a prospect. Your horse is a nice horse but it cannot be a 17 hand jumper and a 14 hand cow pony. You my lose a real buyer when you try to make your horse everything for everybody.
Don’t forget to include any extras benefits your horse has, like breed or specialty incentive funds or state programs for which your horse is eligible. These often will add hundreds or even thousands of dollars to a final sale price. One such program is the Kentucky Breeders Incentive Fund (KYBIF). If you have horses for sale in Kentucky, then this should definitely be listed. This also applies if you have Kentucky Stallions eligible for KYBIF.
Make sure that you research your horse’s pedigree. Some breeds require you to pay a few dollars for a report but it is usually well worth it. While being well bred is not the end all, it does give a buyer a good idea of the horse’s potential. Having a show record or being related to successful horses will enhance the appeal of the horse and help you sell quicker and for a better price.
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Presenting Your Horse For Sale
Years ago trying to sell a horse meant placing an advertisement in one of the major publications then wait for the calls to come in. Today with so many people with Internet access, many new avenues have opened up and are available to assist in selling your horse. The major benefits of online advertising are shorter times to market, less restrictions on who sees it (mot just magazine subscribers), and better ways to track the effectiveness of your marketing efforts. Below, we’ve presented some things to keep in mind when starting online marketing of your horse.
Know Your Audience
Take the time and look through the different websites that advertise horses for sale, and find the right one where your horse fits in. For instance, don’t try to sell a cutting horse on a website that advertises jumpers. Conversely, don’t decide to place an ad for your Grand Prix jumper in the local paper.
Free is not always free
Many websites offer free ads and some like Craigslist do a good job of helping local people sell local horses. However, on the major advertising websites, it could be difficult to get people interested in viewing text only ads or advertisements without pictures. Offering ads with full color, and good resolution images, will go much further than just text.
The Price Right
Pricing your horse correctly is one of the important factors. Many times, if you over-price the horse in the beginning, you end up selling it for less money than if you had just priced it correctly to begin with. When determining price make a list of your horse’s positive qualities. Are they enrolled in any incentives like the AQHA Incentive Fund or APHA Breeders’ Trust, are they Kentucky Breeders’ Incentive Fund (KYBIF) eligible?
Once you have a list of their features take the time to review the other ads that are already out there. Find ten good comparable horses, check their prices, and then decide on your listing prince and final selling price.
To get an idea of what comparable horses are selling for, go to KyBIF Only and see what’s listed there.
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