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Re: [RC] [RC] Horse buying woes - Juli JakubI have to agree with Angie. I have helped people buy and sell horses, plus getting a few myself. Never write them off completly. You never know when someone will fall in love! It might even be you. What was the questionable part of the x-rays? Lots of horses have questionable x rays and still have high level careers with proper care. And how old is the horse? I have reaquired my old high level eventer...she is 14. She is a $20,000+ horse when I sold her 3 or 4 years ago....the people who ended up with her sold her back to me for a dollar. The people I sold her to sold her perfectly sound including good x rays to these people. Her hock x rays now are questionable to say the least and when I took her back she was lame...no way around it. I gave her the winter off. Perfectly sound again. She will never jump 5 foot jumps again or event at high level probably, but she is happy to speed around, jump the little stuff, do dressage work and trail work...has a lot to teach the right rider. Not a rank beginner horse ( too much get up and go), but still useful. Needs alot of warm up. I have her teaching my mid level beginners what a leg yield should actually be like and starting them learning how to "put a horse on the bit" because she knows that stuff and is easy to get there compared to their ring sour lazy school horses. Silly of those people to give up on her since the girl would have learned a ton on Daisy. So even though this horse might not work out for you...he may be perfect for somone. How is he in an arena setting? How is he out with other horses? What is his breeding? What is his background and training? How long have you had him? Horses take up to 6 months to settle into a new place and that can effect their behavior. As for getting the person to take him back I would leave that issue. The horse market is buyer beware. If you didn't get a trial written in the contract and didn't have a full pre purchase exam before you bought the animal then it is a done deal. Never pay for a horse until you are sure you want him. Consider it a good lesson and now focus on how to give this horse and yourself a good life be it together or apart. Be honest if you decide to sell him. The horse deserves that if nothing else so he can find a home that understands him. Good luck!<html><DIV> <P>Juli Jakub</P> <P>The Air of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears.</P> <P>~ arabian proverb</P></DIV></html> From: rides2far@xxxxxxxx To: SturmRanch@xxxxxxx CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Horse buying woes Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:44:40 -0500 Well, I've been a horse trader before...or maybe a better term is "horse finder". Didn't rip people off, was more in charge of "searching" for the right horses. I can tell you that for *you* this horse may be worthless...but he may be just right for someone else. Time to take stock of his positive traits. Why did you buy him? Is he pretty? Good ground manners? Is he fairly well behaved in a confined area? A little arthritis is no big deal for 90% of the people who ride. They take them out for a walk every couple of months and if the horse is ever off the next day they don't know it. They ride in groups, where a horse could be hardly broke but can figure out to follow the horse ahead of him and does great. I am absolutely dumbfounded every time I dare go ride with the local rednecks. Their horses, occasionally bolt (what fun! a race!) they jig (look! he's spirited!) They travel in a funky gait (I don't feel nothing wrong) etc. and guess what? They think those horses hung the moon. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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