When you put your horse up for open sale you have two choices.

Sell with approval only and sell for no approval.

To set up either of these types of sales, type the amount you would like to receive for the horse in the box provided, and look below to choose which option of sale you would like. Choose your option and click the sell horse button below.

You will be asked if you are sure you want to sell this horse as a precaution. Click yes to proceed and your horse will be listed.

The horse will stay up for sale until someone purchases it, or you remove it from sale with the link provided on the horse's page.

If you choose with approval only a message will be sent to you when someone offers to buy your horse. This offer can be reached for approval, or denial, by going to your Ranch Management page and clicking on Manage Your Offers. The offer will include the name of the possible buyer with a handy link attached so you may go look over the proposed buyer's horses and ranch if you should so choose.

Most people choose to sell with approval when they prefer to know who is buying their horses.

If you choose to sell with no approval the first person to click the purchase horse link and have the money will get the horse. You will receive a message telling you your horse was purchased and by whom.

* Not available to White Ribbon or Pink Ribbon accounts.

Private sales are used when you would like to sell a specific horse to a specific player.

To set up a private sale you must choose that option from the links on the side of your ranch page. This will take you to a screen where you will enter the ranch number of the buyer, the price of the horse and a scrolling menu with all available horses to choose from. Choose the horse to be sold from the menu enter the appropriate information and click the sell horse link.

The next page will indicate the name and ranch number of the buyer and will ask you if you are sure you want to sell this horse for this price. Click the Sell This Horse button to proceed.

When the buyer purchases the horse on their end you will receive a message indicating your horse has been sold.

* Not available to White Ribbon or Pink Ribbon accounts.

When placing your horse at auction you are able to set a reserve price. The reserve price is a set price that your horse will not sell below unless you approve it. Again your horse will not be sold under the reserve price unless you approve it.

If the high bid is below your set reserve price at the end of the auction you will be messaged indicating that the auction is over and your reserve price has not been met. You can then go to your ranch management page and click on the Manage Your Offers link and either approve or decline the sale. The difference between this type of approval and the one for an open sale is that you cannot see who is offering on the horse in an auction offer like you can in an open sale.

If the high bid meets or exceeds your set reserve price the horse is automatically sold to the high bidder at the close of the auction. You will be messaged indicating that your horse has sold at auction.

If there are no bids on the horse the horse remains on your ranch and no messages are sent at auction end.

Setting up for an auction is the same as for an open sale for the most part. You enter the chosen reserve price into the box, choose the auction option and click on the sell horse link. You will be brought to a page asking you if you are sure you want to sell. Click yes and you will then proceed to a screen where you can choose the game month you would like the auction to end. There are 3 choices. 3 Game Months, 5 Game Months and 7 Game Months after the start of the auction. The time of day the auction will end is determined by what time you placed the horse up for auction and is rounded on the hours so auctions always end on the hour.

**Remember a Game Month equals one real day when determining the length of your auctions.

* Not available to White Ribbon or Pink Ribbon accounts.

The horse market on Equine Ranch can fluctuate as wildly as in real life. It is wise to go and look at horses for sale that are similar to the one(s) you are selling to help get an idea on how to price them to sell. Check often and you will see what is selling and what isn't and you will learn how to price your horses appropriately to sell.

Horses can be difficult to sell. Do not get discouraged. Keep checking the prices of similar horses against yours.

Remember rehoming a horse is not the end of the world if you decide to choose that option if a horse does not sell in a reasonable amount of time. Not all horses are cut out to be show horses or breeding stock and they get honorable jobs and well cared for at Horsin Around. Though it is very easy to get attached to these wonderful horses it is not worth running your ranch into debt by keeping horses that just don't sell.

Post your horses For Sale in the Classifieds section. It helps give instant exposure and people do not have to search through a lot of horses to find yours. Sometimes this can be very helpful.

A foal cannot be sold or rehomed until it reaches the age of .56 years old. This takes 7 Game Months.

Open Sales*

When you put your horse up for open sale you have two choices.

Sell with approval only and sell for no approval.

To set up either of these types of sales, type the amount you would like to receive for the horse in the box provided, and look below to choose which option of sale you would like. Choose your option and click the sell horse button below.

You will be asked if you are sure you want to sell this horse as a precaution. Click yes to proceed and your horse will be listed.

The horse will stay up for sale until someone purchases it, or you remove it from sale with the link provided on the horse's page.

If you choose with approval only a message will be sent to you when someone offers to buy your horse. This offer can be reached for approval, or denial, by going to your Ranch Management page and clicking on Manage Your Offers. The offer will include the name of the possible buyer with a handy link attached so you may go look over the proposed buyer's horses and ranch if you should so choose.

Most people choose to sell with approval when they prefer to know who is buying their horses.

If you choose to sell with no approval the first person to click the purchase horse link and have the money will get the horse. You will receive a message telling you your horse was purchased and by whom.

* Not available to White Ribbon or Pink Ribbon accounts.

Private Sales*

Private sales are used when you would like to sell a specific horse to a specific player.

To set up a private sale you must choose that option from the links on the side of your ranch page. This will take you to a screen where you will enter the ranch number of the buyer, the price of the horse and a scrolling menu with all available horses to choose from. Choose the horse to be sold from the menu enter the appropriate information and click the sell horse link.

The next page will indicate the name and ranch number of the buyer and will ask you if you are sure you want to sell this horse for this price. Click the Sell This Horse button to proceed.

When the buyer purchases the horse on their end you will receive a message indicating your horse has been sold.

* Not available to White Ribbon or Pink Ribbon accounts.

Auctions*

When placing your horse at auction you are able to set a reserve price. The reserve price is a set price that your horse will not sell below unless you approve it. Again your horse will not be sold under the reserve price unless you approve it.

If the high bid is below your set reserve price at the end of the auction you will be messaged indicating that the auction is over and your reserve price has not been met. You can then go to your ranch management page and click on the Manage Your Offers link and either approve or decline the sale. The difference between this type of approval and the one for an open sale is that you cannot see who is offering on the horse in an auction offer like you can in an open sale.

If the high bid meets or exceeds your set reserve price the horse is automatically sold to the high bidder at the close of the auction. You will be messaged indicating that your horse has sold at auction.

If there are no bids on the horse the horse remains on your ranch and no messages are sent at auction end.

Setting up for an auction is the same as for an open sale for the most part. You enter the chosen reserve price into the box, choose the auction option and click on the sell horse link. You will be brought to a page asking you if you are sure you want to sell. Click yes and you will then proceed to a screen where you can choose the game month you would like the auction to end. There are 3 choices. 3 Game Months, 5 Game Months and 7 Game Months after the start of the auction. The time of day the auction will end is determined by what time you placed the horse up for auction and is rounded on the hours so auctions always end on the hour.

**Remember a Game Month equals one real day when determining the length of your auctions.

* Not available to White Ribbon or Pink Ribbon accounts.

Some Selling Tips

The horse market on Equine Ranch can fluctuate as wildly as in real life. It is wise to go and look at horses for sale that are similar to the one(s) you are selling to help get an idea on how to price them to sell. Check often and you will see what is selling and what isn't and you will learn how to price your horses appropriately to sell.

Horses can be difficult to sell. Do not get discouraged. Keep checking the prices of similar horses against yours.

Remember rehoming a horse is not the end of the world if you decide to choose that option if a horse does not sell in a reasonable amount of time. Not all horses are cut out to be show horses or breeding stock and they get honorable jobs and well cared for at Horsin Around. Though it is very easy to get attached to these wonderful horses it is not worth running your ranch into debt by keeping horses that just don't sell.

Post your horses For Sale in the Classifieds section. It helps give instant exposure and people do not have to search through a lot of horses to find yours. Sometimes this can be very helpful.

A foal cannot be sold or rehomed until it reaches the age of .56 years old. This takes 7 Game Months.