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[RC] Trial Period - k s swigartMarlene Moss said: But they want to take the horse to an endurance ride during the trial period and I'm just not sure how comfortable I am with that. I could put in the trial contract that the horse has to come back as she left or else they have to pay (some, all?) but I would be annoyed to get a horse back that I couldn't sell or keep riding because of an injury even if it wasn't the riders fault. Many people that I know who sell horses "on trial" no matter what the person who is trying out the horse wants to do during that trial (although I consider it eminently reasonable that if you are selling the horse as an endurance horse, that doing an endurance ride be part of that trial), have as part of the trial agreement something that says, in essence, "You break it, you bought it." And if you are really concerned you can have a third party (like a vet) attest to the "condition" of the horse when it changes hands and have agreed up front under what conditions the horse is considered broken and cannot be "returned." Unless you care enough about the horse to take it back no matter what condition it is in....which many people also are willing to do. There are plenty of people who are willing to take back a horse that its new owner/s find unsuitable because they don't want the horse in a circumstance for which it is unsuitable and they don't want the new owners to have no choice but to "get rid of" the horse to somebody else. kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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