I don’t know if your state requires a brand inspection
or not.In Colorado it is the
responsibility of the seller to get a brand inspection to transport the horse
to the new owner. The brand
inspector requires some kind of evidence that the seller actually owns the
horse being sold.Usually the previous brand inspection.If I were you, and paying $1500 for the
horse, you’d better make sure that you have legal title to the horse upon
payment.No problem if the horse
isn’t registered – although you will also want to find out what it
will take to get the horse registered.Even if you don’t decide to do it, you want the paperwork as clean
as possible in case you do, or a later owner.I know with Arabs it is smart to
register as young as possible. I
have a 9yo purebred arab mare – not registered,
but she could be – for something ridiculous like $650.
But the brand inspector will be on your side to make sure
that you have legal ownership of the horse.You don’t want to pay $1500, even
if the trainer says she plans to continue the care and then have some relative
come take the horse from you.
Good luck – and don’t worry about
a little teeth and feet work unless it points to bigger underlying
issues. I just got a 6yo that had
never had her teeth done and she had ¾” hooks.Nasty, but now she’s all
better.
