Fw: Fwd: RC: Buying a horse/WARNING

["McClain" <ranka@cns-nw.com>]

I am wondering, does anyone have personal experiences with the
Andalusion/Arab crosses ? And comments ? I have 2 mares, one in foal
already, I will try barrel racing with her after weaning, she is a Paint/Qh,
light built like the reining/cutter type, but also have an RD Fivestar
daughter/ out of a Bask granddaughter that I have thought , down the road,
would cross well with a famous Andalusion stud my friend has access
to....this is a long time off, but like to contemplate..... anyone ? Betty ?
Thanks, Sherrie McClain and the beauties
-----Original Message-----
From: B.E. Jackson <riosanbravo@hotmail.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Saturday, October 16, 1999 11:12 PM
Subject: RC: Fwd: RC: Buying a horse/WARNING


>Oh boy, horse deals gone sour. An industry staple...
>A while back, a "friend" of mine called me, unsolicited, and asked if I
>wanted to buy a foal she had in utero at her barn. She said she knew I had
>been trying to breed my mare for an Andalusian/ArabX and since that was
what
>she had coming, did I just want to purchase her foal instead? After doing
>some research on buying horses in utero, my husband and I decided to go for
>it and we settled with my friend on a price for a live, healthy foal. When
I
>told her I wanted to give a deposit and get a signed contract, she
>hesitated, saying "Why don't we wait until the foal comes, just to make
sure
>it's healthy." That should have sent up the red flares, but I was so
fixated
>on finally getting the foal of my dreams, yadda yadda... When the due date
>was still about six weeks off, my friend called and asked me if I didn't
>want to take the mare (a leased show mare from CA) and foal her out myself.
>I said I wasn't sure that would fly with the mare's owner and that I really
>wasn't set up to foal out a mare but that I would contribute to her
>maintenance if that was the issue. (Still more red flares, unnoticed) In
>early May, my husband and I went on a trip we'd been planning for a year. I
>had told my friend of the travel plans and we'd really thought the foal
>would come before my departure. It didn't. When I arrived home, I expected
a
>message saying that the foal had come. No message. In the course of
>returning phone calls, I called a mutual friend of mine and the seller and
>she asked if I'd seen the new baby yet. I immediately called the seller and
>she asked me to come over. It turned out, the foal had come on the first
day
>of my vacation. My friend told me that she and her family had "bonded" with
>the foal and she had no plans to sell him anymore. I might have believed
>that if I didn't know that this woman's pasttime if not occupation was
>buying and selling horses. That was when I realized she had strung me along
>for three months as her backup plan. Now that the foal was on the ground,
>healthy and gorgeous, she wanted more money for him and I was screwed.
>Morals of the story: I no longer believe in the concept of "gentleman's
>agreement." I always get a contract when dealing with horse people—even
>those in my immediate family. I actively look for red flares in horse deals
>and heed them.
>
>Bonnie in AZ
>
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