Comments on: Llanybydder Horse Sales

By: michaela

michaela — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:00:52 +0000

hi my husband and i bought merrylegs from llanybydder mart when she was sold there . i have read that some people wish to know how she is . i can say she is fine! my 6 yr old boy rides her . she is lovely and here to stay iv owned her 1 half years approx . she is in llanelli thanks i hope its pleasing to know she is good x

By: Sally

Sally — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:47:28 +0000

I could never live with myself if I didn’t know where my pony was going next. This is why my ponies are with me for life. I think horse owners are ‘too’ quick to pass on their old horses when they no longer serve a purpose. Dont most horse owners love them as part of the family after they’ve carried you all those years?? We wouldn’t be so quick to sell our dogs and cats. Like someone above mentioned, I too just went to a market (brecon) and bought one of those foals ’straight of the mountain’ destined to be shipped of to French Fattening farms. She is the sweetest little thing you ever come across. The thought of her being nothing more than money for food sickens me.

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:20:04 +0000

yuor horse was called merrylegs? i reconise the name. was she up clyne farm for a period of time? if she was ……oh my god i used to teach kids on her pla let me know how she is and where she is from and going to thanks ….sarah xxxx

By: hannah davenport

hannah davenport — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:55:07 +0000

i bought my pony from a llanybydder sale, i was only looking for future, but this one pony caught my eye as he was about to be sold to the meat man for 15 guineas so i bidded and won him for 20 guineas, i am tooo big for him but my friend is not and therefore he is broken, backed and quiet, i feel i would rather buy any horse from there rather than buy one off of an ad as i feel i am saving a life and that is enough, even if i have no purpose for the horse, maybe like in this instance i know someone who may have or if not i could sell them on knowing they are going to a good home than be slaughtered by the meat man.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:23:16 +0000

Personally I don’t see anything wrong with horse sales as long as they are run professionally and with consideration for the horses (I don’t often use sales these days because I do find their practise’s questionable) I put a reserve on mine above what the meat man will pay and with passports these days you can stipulate that your horse is not sold for meat in the future. Whether you then sell your horse privately or at a sales does not guarantee your horse will have a good home. I have heard from both people that bought my ponies at the sales and both appear to have good homes but I have also sold horses privately to what I thought might be good homes and on some occasions have not. Maybe people shouldn’t claim they are knowledgeable and caring if they are not. We run courses for first time horse owners and people should attend a course before buying a horse. I have also bought horses from sales and dealers and I wonder what would have happened to those horses if I hadn’t some have been in a very sorry state.
You are entitled to your opinion although it seems a little inflexible as you could not be bothered to take the time to find out that our horses are cared for very well, much better in fact than many business’s but we are a business and unfortunately sometimes it is in the horses interest to move on some would say it is not kind for horses to work in a riding school forever.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:46:20 +0000

Poor Merrylegs and Cindy!

The responsibility of horse ownership should also apply to finding a “GOOD” home for your horse if you decide to part company.
How anyone could send their horse to a sale is beyond me.
No future home is guaranteed as good, but even less so when you don’t know who is going to buy them.

I havn’t bothered to look around your site any further, as your horses must just be a “tool” within your business.

Very sad!

By: freya

freya — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:00:50 +0000

ahh i miss both of those ponies!!! but i bet they are in happy homes having a great time!!!! x

By: claire

claire — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:46:47 +0000

I live near there!! A horse from are yard went to there, a youngster not long broken but 2small for us (also quite an evil little pony). I didnt get to go though