Horses for Sale
FAQ:
What times do you have available to show horses? I do have help with the riding and showing of horses so we have appointment times during the week and limited weekends available.
What is your sales policy? I operate on a first come first serve basis to appropriate qualified homes. I do my absolute best not to pick favorites and honor the first come policy. Essentially what that means is that I do not hold horses. Horses are available until they are paid for in full. If vetting is actually set up (scheduled with day/time) we will hold for that vetting if within a five day time frame. We continue to show the horses until the vetting is complete and payment is made. There are many reasons that people may pass on a horse during a vetting and another customer may be perfectly happy with the results of the said vetting. It is also common that people back out of vettings or simply change their mind before a vetting which is why we do not take horses off the market. That does mean a horse may be sold to someone who buys the horse sight unseen before your appointment to come and see it. I will always let you know before you make a drive out to my farm if a horse is sold. I do my best to notify everyone right away that a horse is sold. I realize it can be frustrating to have a horse sold that you wanted to come and see but many of mine do sell to buyers who are comfortable with the buying sight unseen process. If you have any questions please let me know. I like to say that there are always more horses and if I sell one you are interested in then I will do my best to find you another one!
Vetting Policy:
Once we have agreed to move forward with a ppe it should be set up for within 5 business days.
The buyer has 2 business days at max to decide if they are proceeding with the sale after the conclusion of the ppe. A quicker response is greatly appreciated as horses often have a line.
A non refundable deposit of $200 once the ppe is scheduled will hold the horse for you through the vetting. This simply means I will not sell the horse outright or have a sooner ppe set by someone else while we are waiting for yours. The deposit will be applied to the price of the horse. This is a non refundable deposit, so in the event you decide not to proceed with the sale or ppe for any reason it will not be returned.
You can chose not to put down a deposit while waiting for the ppe however, that means someone else might decide to purchase the horse outright before your vetting.
What payment methods do you accept: I take paypal, venmo, cashiers check and wire. Personal checks on a limited basis and must clear before horses leave.
Do you have a list of vets in your area? I am in Delaware and they aren't as many vet practices as in larger areas but I do have a list of vets and you are welcome to have your own vet come if they are in the area where they can travel to me. All the vets do digital xrays. Most are very comfortable vetting for customers who can't be present for the vettings. They typically will do the flexions, lunging, etc and then call to discuss the results before proceeding to anything else.
Choptank Equine (MD) 1-410-429-7347
Unionville Equine (PA) 610-932-6800
Equine Veterinary Care (fairhill, MD) 410-392-6646
Do you ship or have a list of shippers? We do ship within a 3-4 hour range and can often do longer trips depending on the schedule. I have many shipping contacts and can also help you get shipping set up. I have many horses that ship long distances. I will hold the horses for a week at no cost while shipping is arranged but after that it is $25 a day until horse is picked up.
We have a 7 day pick up policy after your payment has been made. We have a very busy barn with limited space and are unable to hold horses past seven days. There is a $25 a day fee for anything that needs to stay past the 7 days post purchase.
References/graduate information : https://www.facebook.com/groups/2922626288055600 also my Benchmark Sport Horses facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/benchmarksporthorses
Listen to podcast with Major League Eventing discussing all things TB and Benchmark- https://www.buzzsprout.com/168580/1092173-bonus-ottb-101-with-jessica-redman
Listen to my podcast segments with OTTB on Tap here- https://rss.com/podcasts/ottbontap/
Ganbatte
Ganbatte-4yr 16.2 h mare sired by Outwork out of a Corinthian mare https://www.pedigreequery.com/ganbatte2 She had 14 starts for 28k. She last raced in November and then was turned out. She retired sound with no injuries and has no vices. She has a small cold old splint on her right front.
Ganbatte is a big solid mare who doesn't quite look like a mare because she really is just solid in all ways. Her trainer said she had a great work ethic and was athletic. She has been excellent for shipping, baths, grooming, wash stall, lunging, tacking, mounting block, etc.
Ganbatte now has about five rides on her and she just continues to be so good considering the weather/lack of consistency. She is a quiet mare that has smaller gaits making her something I think most people would feel pretty comfortable riding. She is extremely smart and willing. The type you can put some pressure on without her getting worried about it. I think she would be very tolerant of less than perfect riding just because that is who she is overall. She is sort of the chill type that isn't in a hurry to go anywhere. She has a really cute soft canter that you get the feeling you could ride with one hand and just relax into. I could see her being a good hunt horse. She is balanced and just goes along on her own. She is a horse that is absolutely rock solid with other horses coming at her/behind her and acting really silly around her. She legit does not feed off any of the crazy going on around her at all.
She has such great bone and big feet. She is built solid. She is filling out and looking quite good now! She is just a horse you can get on even if you haven't ridden her in a week. She is always dependable and that says a lot to me. She is quite easy on the flat. She has a heck of a scopey jump and is very very brave. She really seems to absolutely love jumping. Justin is still learning and said he felt like he wasn't riding her the best but to be honest sometimes that will be the case and you get to see that a horse will handle it. He got better as he want and so did she. This was her 2nd time jumping and as he let her come a bit more forward she got straighter and it all smoothed out but seriously what a brave willing mare.
I am telling you this one is going to hunt like a dream. I would hunt her tomorrow but I also think she will be quite a good eventer. She is just bold, smart and willing. Super rideable and one that you know is going to go for you.
videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn0qfSKX1L0wDUq7KvRBVxGp
Full details at www.benchmarksporthorses.com
Breed: TB mare
Age: 2020
Height: 16.2h
Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/ganbatte2
Price: $4500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11833417@N05/albums/72177720322769307
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn0qfSKX1L0wDUq7KvRBVxGp
Strong Lil Kokoro
Strong Lil Kokoro- 6yr 16.3 h gelding sired by Japan (Medaglia D'Oro) out of a Bustin Stones mare https://www.pedigreequery.com/strong+lil+kokoro
He had 39 starts earning 95k. Retiring sound, no injuries. He had an excellent and I really do mean excellent vetting recently with films of every joint along with the neck and back. He does crib. I think he is put together so well. Just uphill with a great hind leg. He is also just so so sweet and well mannered. Ships like a pro. Unloaded and loaded in the dark. Great for hot shoes. Great in turnout, stall, grooming, wash stall, bath, etc. I am smitten. He is just so professional and just a horse that everyone would want to have in the barn not to mention look forward to riding every single day!
In the free area he was just WOW! We knew he was going to be nice but darn can this thing move! I mean the gallop is just insanely good. He was getting it pretty good around there but in such a beautiful way that I was just drooling a bit. I mean nothing as beautiful to me than a big uphill gallop. The hind leg, reach through the shoulder, uphill neck all just should be something very very special. I think this could be one of the nicer ones but I also have a few equally as nice in my barn so geez I am pretty spoiled!
We got a chance to get on him today and oh baby is this one so so nice. He stood quietly to be tacked. Lunged perfectly. Quiet at the block. Stacy is riding with a broken hand so we are lunging to make sure they stand quietly for her at the moment. He is one of those horses that just makes the shape so easily in the bridle because he is built to go there. Just such a good mover. The hind leg is crazy good and the way he can sit and push just a few days off the track is a super indication of all good things to come. The canter makes me think he will jump quite a big fence. Just a really special kind of horse that screams big time in my opinion. He is so a professional to ride. You just pick up the reins and he goes to work. Not hot or silly. Super easy to put your leg on and ride to the bridle. Just a very rideable relaxed type. Nicely forward on his own without feeling any nervousness. He didn't look at anything in the ring.
He has since maybe had two or three rides since his first ride but the weather is plotting against us. He has started over fences and he is just one that has picked it up so well. He really does jump better over a bigger fence and is a bit casual over smaller but that is just not a big deal. He is so quiet trotting in and really uses himself super well over the fences. He uses his whole body and topline in the area. Shows a lot of scope. So so brave and I can put fillers in, flowers, spreads, etc and he is like cool whatever you want to do. He is still figuring out his footwork but with the weather/footing we have only jumped him twice and that was 2 weeks apart. I loved that it had been two weeks since he last was ridden/jumped and he came right out where he left off.
This is just a horse that makes such a great shape. He gives such a good feel. He does ride like a big horse with a lot of power and suspension but he really allows you to put your leg on and ride him up to the bridle. There is nothing hot about him. He is not spooky or silly. He always comes out to work. Like I mentioned about due to weather conditions it was 2 wks since he last ride and he was just perfect.
Most recent video- https://youtu.be/WKTSofAj_ho
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn27xsDIy4Itx5OESaJQtfd_
www.benchmarksporthorses.com has all his info.
Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2018
Height: 16.3h
Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/gold+n+silver6
Price: $8500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11833417@N05/albums/72177720322568030
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn27xsDIy4Itx5OESaJQtfd_
Gold N Silver
Gold N Silver- 5yr 16h gelding sired by Goldencents out of a Half Ours mare https://www.pedigreequery.com/gold+n+silver6 He ran 31x earning 152k. Retiring sound, no injuries and no vices.
I am a huge fan of the Goldencents and I love his bottom line as well. I just find the GC to be super trainable, athletic, cute movers and good jumpers. They tend to always been the types that make a great shape in the bridle with little input from the rider needed and they are ammy friendly. They just have been great types for me.
Silver is one of those horses that is just easy to be around. He has shipped like a pro, been great in the cross ties, grooming, stall and turnout. Very well mannered. Super for hot shoes.
He was just a really lovely mover in the free area.
He has several post track rides but three different riders and has been ridden western and english. I think it is safe to say we all just agree this horse is one that most people are going to feel very comfortable riding even in the middle of the frozen tundra of winter. He is just the type with the brain that allows you to trust him to be a good boy when conditions are working against you. Cold, windy, rainy he doesn't care. He is just a total professional. He is the type you can get on and ask all the questions of without him even thinking twice about it. Just so rideable with that work ethic we all love. He is an adorable mover! Just soft, round, balanced and light. He is a bit tighter on the right side but really allows you to work him with some opening bend and leg yields to open up that side. He has a quiet adorable canter. He is the more whoa than go type but not so dead that you are kicking the whole time. He is content to just stand and chill if that is what you would like to do as well.
He took to his first ride in Western tack like it was all no big deal which can be strange for a horse who hasn't been ridden in more tack. He could have cared less about being lunged with the stirrups of the western saddle touching him or really anything about it.
He has been introduced to jumping and good lord he is just adorable. He is brave, willing and makes a very natural shape over the jumps. He shows super form and scope while remaining quiet and rideable to the jumps. He has not cared about any of the scary fillers.
You can ride him as forward or as slow as you want and he is happy to go either way. I think what I appreciate about him is that while he does all the right things he is also extremely tolerant and not so sensitive that he won't allow for mistakes. He is the kind of horse that will tolerate less than perfect riding and be very much good with it.
He has a super fun personality and is just really great to work around. I always say that when horses are well behaved in the middle of this kind of winter weather you know what you have :)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn05zXlsTlQEv47DWGcoHOog
www.benchmarksporthorses.com has all his details.
Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2019
Height: 16h
Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/gold+n+silver6
Price: $6500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11833417@N05/albums/72177720322568000
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn05zXlsTlQEv47DWGcoHOog
Direct Action
Direct Action- 5yr 15.2 h gelding sired by Bodemeister out of a Majestic Warrior mare https://www.pedigreequery.com/direct+action5 He has 27 starts and has retired sound, no injuries and no vices. He has been turned out on the farm since his last race in the beginning of November. He has actually been with us for three weeks now but he was working on a pretty good abscess shortly after arriving. That has now resolved so we can get to work!
He has been excellent for shipping, grooming, baths, wash stall, tacking, mounting, etc. He lunges well. He is good in turnout and in his stall.
He is a smaller horse but is quite a nice mover. Very athletic and sporty. He is just a really cute package and keeps himself pretty balanced on his own. He is a horse with an engine of his own but not in a hot way. He just isn't a lazy type either. He is not spooky or silly. It was gusting 40mph winds, the skidsteer was zipping around and they were using a very loud blower all right next to the ring and he could have cared less about any of it. He has about four or five rides post track now both english and western. I just didn't video some as he wasn't quite over his abscess.
He is mid 4 carrots. Located in Delaware.
Videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn0YL2Rmf2hhvU_yiYNyZOPZ
All details at www.benchmarksporthorses.com
Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2019
Height: 15.2h
Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/direct+action5
Price: $5000 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11833417@N05/albums/72177720322533217
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn0YL2Rmf2hhvU_yiYNyZOPZ
The Bearrish One
My cute little Bear is feeling sad because all his friends are finding new homes for the holiday and he has had no interest. Yes, he has a bit of a big white eye but I promise there is nothing crazy about him. He is just beyond adorable and his big white eye is part of his adorable personality.
Bear has been with us for several months. He has hacked out, well started in the ring and has recently been ridden with western tack. Bear is a horse that is straightforward to ride. He likes you to have the ability to maintain a bit of connection from leg to hand which to him feels like a nice secure connection. He is a sensible horse that goes nicely forward without being hot or silly. He makes a lovely shape in the bridle and has a super good mouth. He is well balanced and the type that just sits there light in your hand.
The Bearrish One- 4yr 15.3h gelding sired by Classic Empire out of a Forest Wildcat mare. He was a 30k 2yr. He ran 32 x earning 95k. He retired sound, no injuries and has no vices.
He has excellent manners. Ships, clips, great for baths, grooming, turnout, in his stall and everything in between. He is such a fun fun horse to ride and work around. Just very pleasant.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn2zOjHtM9E1wJPEhlz-FolQ
www.benchmarksporthorses.com will have all his details.
Breed: TB gelding
Age: 2020
Height: 15.3h
Pedigree: https://www.pedigreequery.com/the+bearrish+one
Price: $5500 subject to change
Link to lots of photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11833417@N05/albums/72177720321125649
Link to videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt-dzmhstvn2zOjHtM9E1wJPEhlz-FolQ