Re: Buying Long Distance

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Then there is always the option of LEASING the horse with option to buy.
The preferred method in my book.

Teddy

Lauren Horn wrote:

> For a horse that was half way across the country I had the horse vet
> checked by an endurance vet (Dane Fraizer) and had the whole thing video
> taped. We decided not to buy the horse based on what the vet said.
>
> For another horse I did see it (briefly) but could not be there for the
> vet check. Unfortunately, there was only one vet in the area (very
> rural) and he was not an endurance vet. He missed a lot of things that a
> "good" vet would of picked up. I bought the horse and I love her but if
> I had to do it over again I would not have bought her. Live and Learn.
>
> A few hundred dollars spent on air fare is worth the horses weight in
> gold for peace of mind.
>
> Lauren