Buying a horse with cash

[skewby]

Do you ask for a receipt? If they don't have a receipt, what do you tell them to write to make one??!

Or is possession of the passport enough??

 

[cariadssogreat]

No you do need a receipt as a passport is not proof of ownership as such. I would have thought any normal person would write you one - and if not you should ask for one.

 

[abracadabra]

no possession of passpot isnt enough, its not proof of ownership

i ALWAYS get a signed reciept

and i take pen + paper to make sure i get one

 

[Donkeymad]

Whatever you do GET A RECEIPT. Just ask them to write a brief desricption of horse and the amount paid and the date and make sure they sign it. You can be as brief or eleaborate as you want, but obviously the more written the better.

 

[Chico Mio]

Always get a receipt, however you pay. Make sure you both sign it and it includes the passport details.

 

[Louby]

Mine just says something like received with thanks the sum of £xxxx for 16.1hh black gelding called Dobbin.
You could make one out yourself just incase they havent and get them to sign it.

 

[nikicb]

When I bought our pony from a well respected member of the horse world (I didn't know her personally, but had seen her name in H&H etc beforehand), I asked for a receipt but she didn't want to give one. Conversation went along the lines of, well you've got the pony, I've got the money etc. At the time I did feel a little uncomfortable. But, this was before passport days, and we saw the pony a couple of times before buying, and the second time she wasn't even around and I was able to catch him myself and do everything with him, so a real trial run, and with no deposit put down. It was all very 'gentleman's agreement' and we still have him, so I guess it was all ok!

 

[Persephone]

Sounds like a Tax Dodge....

 

[nikicb]

I'm an accountant, and that's what I thought, but hey ho, I had the pony and I wasn't the guilty party so just got on with it!

 

[skewby]

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Sounds like a Tax Dodge....

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Eh?! What are you on? I am buying a cheap horse!! Or, even an expensive one - what are you supposed to do?

I will get a receipt and also probably pay by cheque.

Just thought, never got a receipt for mine when I bought him!!

 

[skewby]

Oh God sorry not very good with these forums, you meant as a reply to millitiff! Apologies, I did wonder what the connection was!!

 

[JamieLee]

Just make sure u get a receipt just incase somethink happens to u are the old owners cuase any trouble

 

[PeterNatt]

You should always get a receipt with the name and address of the person sellling the horse, a description of the horse, it's age and also some details as to it's condition and the price paid and the date of the sale.

If there where to be any disputes in the future you have the receipt as proof.

 

[nikicb]

Just to add, although I didn't get the receipt, I did get his breeding papers and the lady in question signed the transfer form for the WPCS so my ownership wasn't really in question.

 

[dieseldog]

Also on the reciept get them to sign that it is vice free. I sold a horse that weaved once, so I wrote on the reciept that it weaved so that the sellers couldn't come back in the future and claim I never told them.

So....

Horse Name, age, description, recieved with thanks £....... horse tried, approved and vetted. Sold vice free blah blah blah.

ETS I would take some blank paper with you and a pen in case they don't have any.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

I would want a receipt, it doesn't need to be elaborate though. Just saying received (£?) on (date) from (Seller?) for (description of horse & passport number). I would also include that the horse is the sellers property to sell & there are no other claims of ownership & no finance outstanding on the horse. Without a receipt there is nothing to say you ever handed any money over for the horse.

Hopefully this would cover you if anything subsequently went wrong & the horse was someone else's property, stolen or had finance outstanding.

 

[KatB]

I got a receipt like Toby_Zaphod describes, breif, with the date, the amount, the horse it was and with "Sold as senn and vetted on XXX date"

 

[lauraandjack]

If you pay by cash and don't get a receipt then there is no proof that you ever paid for the horse, just your word against the vendor's. Having a passport means nothing, we all know from reading people's experiences on this forum just how easy it is to obtain a duplicate whether you own the horse or not!

At least a cheque is traceable. But I would get a receipt anyway! Even a simple one.

Mine simply says "received with thanks, cheque for £2350 from xxxxxxxxx in payment for xxxxx xxxx" I have a copy and the vendor kept a copy. So at least there is proof that money did change hands.

 

[Mickeymoo]

When buying I type my own receipt up and take 2 copies - one for them, one for me. Both parties sign each one. that way it is worded the way I want it - (I did Contract Law as part of my degree).

If you havent got a receipt - like its already been said above - you have no proof its your horse.