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Why oh why spend a load of money on an ad, post decent photos with it, write some catchy copy and then include such an easily checkable big fat lie?

Do these people not think that prospective purchasers, having read the spec for their horse that "is a star at everything he touches, has BE points, will go to the top in any sphere" etc, might not check its name, that has been so helpfully given, with BE.

I've checked out two with similar descriptions today, one has completed one BE90 with a pro who didn't manage to get it round the SJ clear so absolutely no points there and the other has had four runs at BE100 with a very determined pro who racked up 4 refusals XC over the four rounds with no double clears due to various SJ faults and some pretty manky dressage scores so no chance of points there either.

So thank you for putting up the ads chaps and I'd be interested in your horses even if they weren't superstars but I'm not interested in buying a horse from someone who is so easily shown to lie.
 
I've seen a lot like that, it does make you wonder how they ever sell the horse :/ whenever I have anything up for sale I'm completely honest about records etc. as it's not fair on the horse if anybody else to lie about anything. And with the record checks especially BE even with some unaffiliated events there are ways of finding out the records!
 
Amazing isn't it? Surely people realise all the affiliated bodies keep public records. I bet loads of people just take them at face value though and don't bother looking them up.
 
No its not you. I have looked at about 12 horses over the past few weeks probably two were as described. Traffic is my issue as when I get there they havent been on a road for a long time or they dont go on the road. So 100% traffic isnt! Hot shod and its never had shoes on is another. I do ask before I go.

have also been told by other people now to ignore the advert. But I am now going to dealers as there are good ones and if they come on recommendation its more than some of the advertisers that I have encountered, who I dont know.
I arranged to view a horse yesterday but cancelled as I found the horse was also advertised elsewhere and there was a problem not mentioned on the ad I responded to.

I am not suprised by this at all.

Sad sale(what for me or the horse)?
 
'Best' one when I had when looking recently was a nice looking mare that ticked most of my checklist from the ad on at £2,100. Rang the owner and had a chat - reason for sale was apparently lost her mother in January and had funeral and house bills etc. to pay; said had had her six months beforehand from her auntie's friend as had been riding her before that, knew her and was offered first refusal. When I got in to the office that morning I googled the helpfully-provided name of the horse. Of course it had come out of a sale in October for the stunning total of £700. After I'd finished spitting feathers and relaying this to my mother, ma dearest beat me to it and called up as another potential viewer and when she got all the spin and confronted owner with the details, girl got right into a flap, first said she didn't know why it would say it came from a sale and then changed to it had but 'Well, I paid much more for her than £700.' No, love, no, you didn't.

Not rocket science, is it? But better they give themselves away easily than you end up with God knows what :)
 
I looked at a horse last week and walked away as it wasnt going to be caught. I just found it £800 more and it is easy to catch apparently.Perhaps it is& I saw it on a bad day! But the price...wow! Not worth it!

I really am losing faith big time! Its comical really isnt it!
 
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