any one here bought a horse who was 100% as described?

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This isn't intended to knock other posters but has anyone here bought a horse or pony who was 100% as described? I bought a young Fell mare last year of a private vendor pony was described as green but honest, great to hack out not a plod but not to forward either, schooling well but falling in on one side and canter not established.comes to call and easy to handle. Pony is exactly as described, canter is a work in progress, fall in in thing as solved. I did my research pre Paying for her so checked her paperwork with the fell pony society and had a 5 stage vetting. She has proven to be a treasure. I just thought I'd post this to show that not every vendor is a crook and you can buy horses as described!
 
yes, completely :)

(eta: had to come back to this to also say, one of the horses we have, her advert actually consisted of 'Black horse'. That was it. Two words and some pictures :biggrin3: She was most definitely 100% as advertised, rofl!)
 
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Yes pretty much! Stubborn, nappy, lazy, pretty as an angel :-) I think it was the seller's long list of faults that made me know it was safe to buy her, and I knew I wanted to before I even went to see her so I am glad!
 
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Herbs was not as described at all.

But Merryn was described as a lovely, safe, bombproof pony who was only free to a good home as he had had Lami and his owner wanted him to go to the best home possible with expereance of lami.

I got a lovely, safe, bombproof pony that is prone to lami. So yes he's egsactly as described. :) and the best bit was he was free :D
 
No (Because I've never bought one) but a few friends have!

A friend bought an ex racer and was basically told "Good luck getting it to gallop!" she is yet to properly succeed :P no wonder it doesn't race any more lol! Safe as houses, but a complete and utter plod!

As I mentioned on the other thread, someone I know (NOT a friend) sold her horse. She described it perfectly and was 100% honest, didn't miss a detail. She found it a great home!

Though, it's very sad that I know more people that have bought miss-sold horses, than 100% as described :(
 
Nope, not even the foal we bought was as described.

They're all still with me now though and I don't regret buying them at all, they've all taught me different but equally valuable lessons.
 
Yup my girl was exactly.what they said. On the flip side the two horses we have loaned out have been accurately described and I would do exactly the same for a sale as its the only way to find the right home for that horse whoxh is the most important thing
 
If anything mine is better than described :) Maybe due to the language barrier but they certainly under sold him! Maybe as he wasn't yet proven to do the exact job.
 
Both my two are! But both were bought from friends/friends of friends. Neither of them were advertised, old lady had been known for years on the same yard as friends of ours and I bought little man off my yard owner!!
 
Yes, several. In fact I can only think of 2 who weren't - one despite assurances turned out to be a bogof and the other behaved beautifully when I tried her and never did again in the 24 yrs that we kept her.

I am very careful when I read adverts and weed out the unsuitable before even ringing up about them. Then I don't ask many questions but encourage the vendor to talk about the horse, listening carefully for inconsistencies/incongrueties. If I decide to view, sister always comes as well, we look very carefully at the horse before seeing it ridden (there has to be a VERY good reason for there to be no rider available) and compare the stories we have been told. Again inconsistencies/obvious untruths rule out the horse and we leave. We have had several hilarious visits to horses we haven't bought, like the 'suitable for a novice' TB-type that disappeared round the back of the building to be mounted, that had 'been kicked' in the field, yet 'not turned out with others'. Needless to say we didn't even sit on that one, nor the other that 'was good to mount' that the owner hopped round with, one foot in the stirrup for 10 minutes before finally managing to scramble aboard.

I do wonder sometimes, if people go blindfold to view horses.
 
I've just sold one who's hopefully exactly as described. The new owners seem thrilled with him so far and he's been foot perfect.

(P.s Laura Wheeler: that's best phonetic spelling of 'exactly' I've seen (it genuinely made me smile :) )
 
Yes in a way my old boy was but then he couldn't really fail to be as described since he came from a dealer via someone I knew. All dealer knew was that he'd hunted with previous owner and person I bought him off added on that he seemed an honest sort, could pop a fence and seemed to hack out fine. He exceeded all expectations and if I ever find half as good a horse again I'll be happy.
 
Yes - 2 times! Both came from dealers. The first was 100% as described and 3 years later I haven't a bad word to say about him. The other was as described - barring the 'he's been breezed up a track' which didn't quite correlate to the 3 years of racing, however I checked up on that before picking him up so all was okay!
 
yes, she was out of a friends mare-sold as a yearling and i bought her back as a 2yr old, nothing has changed in that year except she had got bigger and as i did all her handling before she was sold as a yearling i knew her pretty well
 
Yes, the youngsters always have been. My current horse is a 3.5 yr old HW traditional cob. He was described as being very very quiet and laid back, very well handled and wouldnt look out of place in a county show ring. He is exactly that. I have found out his history from birth and its all true :)

Its why unless its exceptional from now onwards I make my own horses! I said that after a previous one tried to kill me, but I forgot over the last few years. Not anymore, although hopefully my little cob will see me through for a good few years :D
 
Yes 2. Both bought from professionals. One a young instructor starting out selling horses. The other an Olympic eventer selling a horse his mother had bred

Both tried 3 times doing everything and 5 stage vetting
 
Well, it wasn't a detailed description, so don't know if it CAN be 100%? But my boy, I emailed a local racehorse trainer to see if he had any for sale, his reply was:
"yes, one that's 16.2hh, bay gelding, Sadlers wells lines, ran twice, only 6. Nice horse, started retraining and jumping."

That's exactly what he is :)

Another one of mine, they missed out the fact that she gets stressed easily (though they may have thought that's a given with a TB?) but she was as described. Well, as far as we're aware seen as her passport was only issued 2 months before we bought her?
 
Yes, but he wasn't really described in that much detail!! Just the basics, 15.2ish bay ex racer, snaffle mouthed.

The baby was a bit bigger and younger than advertised but he's gorgeous and we couldn't ask for a more fun horse.

It seems to be horses that are described as suitable for novices that cause issues. To be honest though all horses will have their moments, they might be complete dobbins at home and then crazy in a new environment/situation.
 
Yes. My horse Clover who I bought from Measles, was exactly as described. I felt like I knew the "person" she'd be before she ever got off the box (I bought her unseen and untried by myself)
 
yes both of ours.
the girl who sold CS was very up front about not really knowing much about him ridden as she hadnt done much with him. she was very clear that he wasnt good in heavy traffic, and could be sticky to load too.
He is (as decribed) a gem to handle, bath, clip etc, tough, sound and moves beautifully.

Fig was everything they said he was and more, tough, honest, loving and a really genuine little chap.

we are still in close contact with both the horses previous owners, breeders, and race trainers and they like to be kept updated :)
 
Yep, me! I bought a horse from someone last year - in fairness it is someone I know, but not a friend, just someone I know through various horsey things. They wouldn't classify themselves as dealers but I'd imagine they sell enough horse each year to be called that. Was on the phone to him about something else, he told me he had a horse that would be perfect for me. He said the horse was about 15hh, Irish, been with them from Ireland for about 4 weeks, he'd hunted then once in the UK done a bit of schooling, seen coloured poles and been XC schooling once. Told me he was a little cracker, loved to jump and would do wonders for my confidence (the horse I had at the time didn't enjoy jumping, had arthritis and a really dirty stop so I'd lost quite a bit of confidence). Was easy to do, lovely chap but VERY green. Good natural jump, needed a lot of work and life experience although was genuine and enjoyed work. Quite sharp, not for a novice and needed a confident, consistent rider...

Didn't even see a pic of him. Trusted the seller so went along to look as I figured I had nothing to lose. I did buy him and now had him for about 16 months. He is absolutely 100% as described. He has needed a lot of work, was very very green, also very sharp and opinionated but he does try and is genuine. And he has, as promised, done wonders for my confidence. I've gone from dithering about jumping 2ft3 to popping 1m-1m20 at camp recently without a second thought. He's everything I was told he would be and more. I've seen quite a few horses that person has sold out hunting and they are also all 100% as described, straight as a die, do what the buyer was told they would etc etc.

There are decent sellers out there!! I guess in my case it helped that I knew the seller, he'd seen me ride plenty of times, knew my horsey goals and what I'd be capable of dealing with. But... I do think there has to be some onus on the buyer too. I had in my mind that I wanted a "15.2(ish) ISH, 6-8yo to go straight out and BE with". I went to sit on a couple of and couldn't ride one side of them! I could have gone ahead and bought one and hoped I'd learn to ride it, but I'd have been hugely over-horsed. As it is, I bought a little Connie x who has springs in his feet, holds his own against the big horses and who I feel safe on.
 
Sort of! Temperament and behaviour wise Archie was exactly as described. Strong but harmless.

Soundness, not quite so much. I know things can develop at any time but he developed foot problems on and off from about 6 months after I bought him until they came to a head 3 years in at which point he had 8 months of work, remedial shoeing and stopped jumping. Although I had him vetted, I'm not 100% certain they didn't know about them before they sold him to me and think maybe he was buted up for it. I contacted the name on his passport (he was sold by a dealer so didn't have full history). Passport was in name of yard owner as owner had moved abroad and just left him on yard for YO to do what she wanted with. She sold him to dealer to recoup livery fees asap. When I spoke to her, she was very interested in whether I had had a vetting and sounded very surprised when I said yes so that made me suspicious. 3 years later I was even more suspicious!
 
Yes. My sons little (not so lil 14.1) connie was described perfectly. He definitely does whats on the tin. Infact i dont think they knew how perfect he is. (and he came from a dealer too) :) ;)
 
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