Am i being unreasonable

[cassie summers]

Long story short i bought my mare as a project 8 years old unbroken ect anyway i have put over a years work into her and she looks wonderful and is going really well she would make a great hunter as a big strong girly anyway my circumstances have changed and have been thinking about selling her and i have been offered a considerable lot more than i paid for her but when i bought her the owner who had had her for 7 years and had had 2 foals out of her said that if i ever sold her that it had to be back to them for what i paid for her though looking at my reciept they have put sold as seen and nothing about selling her back to them they are really nice people but i know they wouldnt pay me what i have been offered i am going to tell them but legally i am sure they dont have any say in the matter as they didnt write anything on the reciept

 

[flirtygerty]

If you bought her unbroken etc, I don't see how they could insist on those conditions, even if they were on the receipt.
You have put the time and effort in to your mare and as they say, time is money

 

[tinap]

What a load of tosh!!! She's your mare & you've done all the work so you do with her what you like!!!

 

[Alyth]

IMO it would be polite to ring them and tell them that you have started her and put a lot of time and effort into her education and now, due to unforseen circumstances you find you have to find her a new home. You are giving them first option at the cost + some of your expenses...and quote a figure (sorry NZ computers don't have a pounds sign!!). That way you are covered...Good luck.

 

[burge]

Legally they probably don't have a leg to stand on so it is down to your conscience at the end of the day and whether the money is more important than the agreement you made. The world though is not black and white and while it is nice that they would want her back THEY may just want her back to reap the reward of the work you have put in and sell her themselves. I bought my little mare 22 years ago with the same proviso and was happy with the agreement (again only verbal) as I was not in it to make money from her and was happy that if things didn't work out between us she could go back home. Hope this helps.

 

[cassie summers]

i am not in it to make money its nice to offered what i have been offered and i only see it as paying for my time and effort but i only think they would put her in foal again if she did go back to them and she has done her bit and time for her to enjoy her life i am only thinking about selling her at the moment and not set in stone

 

[rockysmum]

Sorry but putting "bought as seen" on a receipt means they would not be prepared to take her back if something was found to be wrong with her. However nice and caring they may have seemed this is not something an owner who really cared would put on a receipt.

Clever trick, if something is wrong with the mare she is your problem, if she turns out great and you could sell her at a profit, they get her back for the orginal price.

Nice if you can get away with it. I suppose there will be people out there who would fall for it too.

Forget them and find your horse a good home where you are rewarded for your time and effort. It doesn't even sound as though your horse would be better off back with them.

 

[Littlelegs]

I think it would be polite to ring & tell them you're putting her up for sale, & offer them first refusal at her current value, not what you paid.

 

[dressagelove]

Sorry but putting "bought as seen" on a receipt means they would not be prepared to take her back if something was found to be wrong with her. However nice and caring they may have seemed this is not something an owner who really cared would put on a receipt.

Clever trick, if something is wrong with the mare she is your problem, if she turns out great and you could sell her at a profit, they get her back for the orginal price.

Nice if you can get away with it. I suppose there will be people out there who would fall for it too.

Forget them and find your horse a good home where you are rewarded for your time and effort. It doesn't even sound as though your horse would be better off back with them.

This. Spot on.

 

[AmyMay]

You are entitled to sell the horse to whomever you want.

 

[LollyDolly]

At the end of the day, you bought her so she is legally your mare to do what you please with. Once you hand over the money for her she is yours, let the old owners know that you are selling her and politely inform them of the offer you have received, and if they kick off then too bad. There is nothing legally they can do, they don't have a leg to stand on.

 

[Tammytoo]

At the end of the day, you bought her so she is legally your mare to do what you please with. Once you hand over the money for her she is yours, let the old owners know that you are selling her and politely inform them of the offer you have received, and if they kick off then too bad. There is nothing legally they can do, they don't have a leg to stand on.

This.

If they can match the offer then at least you know she has a caring home.

 

[boxcarhorse]

I think it would be polite to ring & tell them you're putting her up for sale, & offer them first refusal at her current value, not what you paid.

I totally agree with this. At the end of the day it's not a legal issue it's a moral one. If you sold a horse and asked for first refusal if the purchaser decided to move the horse on - they I'm sure you'd be upset if they agreed at the time and then didn't honour the agreement.