Do you keep on contact with your horse's previous owners?

Its a difficult one really from a buyers point of view because I think alot depends on the reason/curcumstances of the sale. My ex racers trainer/owner couldnt care less and have never contacted me, the kids haffie cross came from a lady who loved him to bits but couldnt really be bothered with the work if Im honest and so she hasnt kept in touch though she was in floods of tears at the time. I did give her my email, tel number etc but never heard anything. To be fair I never contacted her either as she was abit batty! The previous owner of our little welsh cross who is the baby of our gang does keep in touch and we send her photos and regular updates as his progress has been so dramatic and I think it is nice for her to see how much we love him!
I have great difficult imagining ever selling any of our gang so cant really think about it from the other side.
 
I'm facebook friends with my horse's previous owners. It's nice really as whenever i post photos or updates they always comment on how well she's doing and that they are glad I'm so happy with her. Also through facebook, her breeder tracked me down, as did the girl who now owns her dam! I have also been contacted by a lady who owns her half-sister so it's like a family tie! I quite like it!
 
I do. Have had my horse nearly two years and I send his previous owner the occasional email or text when there is something worth mentioning. She came to see him a couple of times early on. On the anniversary of owning him I sent her an email and photos.

We are in Chiltern Rider magazine this month so I sent her a text to tell her to have a look at the photo. We are reasonably local to his previous owner and we bumped into her recently at a cross country training venue. It was lovely to see her and she was delighted to see Storm as she bred him and then owned him until he was 8.

She always tells me he looks great which is always nice to hear. I have promised her that if there is any reason I can't keep him I will let her know. Also, if anything happens to me my husband has been instructed that he goes back to previous owner.
 
OneI have, but we are friends anyway,and she couldn't stand the mare in question.
I would love to find my pony's owner, as it has been a long time since I last heard from them, so ifanyone knows Kathy Hannis from Gloucestershire?
I lost touch with the breeder of my first arab, which was a shame, although he was elderly at the time, andI'mworriedabout looking in case he has passed away.
My pony has been away on loan a few times,and one of his old homes contacted me recently as they wondered how he was whih was nice, they have even been to see him in his current loan home!
 
Kept in contact with my fellas owners - they had him from 5 ten sold him to me at 12. Emailed them regularly and I have just loaned him back to them aged 19 :) they were really pleased to know what he was doing etc and I know what he's up to know and that he has a good home!
 
Harmony - yes, with her breeder via FB and when I had Phantom and tracked the breeder (same one!) via email.
Magic's old owner yes, found her via FB :)
Opposite, sold a horse few years ago, wasn't there for the sale left in hands of someone I thought I could trust, however had no details of buyer. Found the horse not long ago via good old FB! Horse had been sold on twice before landing in a wonderful home and I am happy to see her doing so well :)
 
yes and no lol, big girl was gifted to me and i am friends with her old owner on FB, ginger boy, we were in contact for a while but it turned difficult so no more contact, TB again friends on fb, I was actually surprised that she didn't delete me on FB once i had paid for him:o he was on LWVTB and she messed me about a little and being a cynical old boot i thought once she had the money she'd be gone!
the breeder of daughters pony we keep in touch with, rather infrequent updates but daughter will occasionally do one herself which i think the breeder loves:) other pony nope, i feel a little sorry for him:o, he's got no parentage named on his passport, the people who bought him to back and then sold on didn't get passport put in their name so i call him my little orphan, :o yes i know , for a cynical old boot i can be quite soft sometimes:p
 
Ys - I keep in touch with Dolly's owner/breeder on Facebook, who still has her son so it is lovely to see photos for both of us. I've lost contact with Jasmine's breeder, though.

From the other perspective, I lost contact with the person who eventually bought my gelding when I sold him, but after him moving through a couple of homes before he reached her I was reassured by her desire to find out about his past and her full recognition and acceptance of his "quirks" and that he would not be sold on again.
 
Yes I keep in contact with sellers and buyers (ooh that sounds like a lot, it's only a few people!). I regularly see the previous owner of horse I bought last year, which is really nice.

Unfortunately the buyer of the horse I sold last year won't return any messages :( I gave them all my contact details but last I heard they were selling the horse. Devastating for both me and my mum (whose horse it was) :(
 
Yep!
I have all but one old owner on FB
Never really send updates to them, from lack of time really, but I upload photos and obviously they can see and comment when they like :)
Never sold a horse but if I ever did id like to be updated and kept in contact with
 
Certainly am with Alf. His previous owner is a friend on Facebook, and we text a lot too. She also put me in touch with his first owner, who had him from 4-12, and did all his high level competing with him. She was overjoyed to hear from me, and we've spent hours on the phone gassing about him. She has kept every photo and every video ever taken of him, and is currently putting them all on DVD for me, and she's coming to see him soon. She's warned me that she will almost certainly cry!
 
Bought the cob from an RS over a decade ago - they're no longer in business and certainly not in contact ;) The highlands on the other hand... I can't get rid of him, he stalks me on forums and all sorts! :D
 
I do - in fact I had a lovely email from them yesterday.

I bought my boy as a 2yo back in Feb - owners were so honest and helpful and have remained that way. Even offered to give me a hand with a few things.

I was only saying to my OH tonight how nice it is.
 
When I get Ned, I will certainly keep in touch...as he'll be staying where he is!
If I do ever move him, I should imagine we'd keep in touch regularly, I've known her for 10+ years!
 
Yes we keep in touch via Facebook.

I love seeing all the pics she posts and i see what he's now achieving.

My buyer could see it was a heartbreaking to sell in the first place but i also put in the ad that i wanted to keep in touch.

I've been to visit him a couple of times and i think it's nice to see he's happy, settled and obviously loved.
 
Bought our boy through a dealer and contacted his 2 previous owners through the details on his passport. The second one replied to our letter but they didn't own him for long as didn't get on with him and were not really interested. However we had a phone call from his first owner who had bought him from the stud and had backed him. She is a lovely lady who sent us loads of photos including a copy of one of him as a foal that she had managed to get from the stud. Keep in touch on FB and have regular e- mail contact to let her know how he is getting on. Did invite her to come see him but she hasn't taken us up on that - but I think she was genuinely sorry to let him go and so may find it a little upsetting. It's good to be able to have his full history.
 
I'm currently trying to contact my horses previous owners, simply because I'd love to know what he has done previous to being with us. Everything on his passport says unknown and I'd love to know where he had come from. I've emailed the lady who is the only other owner registered on his passport so we shall see! I think I'd want to know what happened to him if we ever had to sell him on.

Jaijai that's amazing that you got all that information on your horse!
 
The one horse I sold I have first refusal and friends on FB. 7 years on I love looking at his pics. She also knows I'll have him back in a shot.

My most recent purchase I update the breeder with his progress. I sometimes get replies and some times don't.
 
The first horse I bought with my OH we are still in touch with her old owner, we sold her and are still in touch with the new owner. We have been to visit a few times and went to watch her compete recently. I contacted all her previous owners on the passport and they all seemed pleased to her from me and were interested.
Next horse we are still in touch with old owner.
My horse is adopted from WHW and my friend is a field officer for them so keep in touch.
OH's new horse keeping in touch with owner via facebook and hope to go hunting with her.
 
I would keep in contact with previous owners if they wanted to know how their horse was doing, but I doubt the seller I bought Nell from gives much of a monkeys about her and how she is getting on, though I could be wrong....
 
I've got my boys breeder on Facebook (bough him from her) and I sent emails, photos, videos etc and if we're'e ever competing close to her she will come down and pootle about on him in the warm up :) she loves hearing how her babies are doing
 
Yes because I bought her from a friend, she had had no rider for ages and had not done a great deal in the time they had her, she is happy that my little horse is enjoying herself & has as purpose in life! I don't bombard her with regular updates though anyway I see her regularly throughout the hunting season.

I loaned out my semi-retired (hacking sound) mare to clients of my farrier OH and they keep in touch and send me photos & updates a couple of times a year which is nice
 
My boy I got last year, I still stay in contact with his previous owner, as her & her kids were so sad to see him go. I send her the odd txt here & there with updates, but now have her on FB so she can see on there. One of my old ponies I stay in contact with his new owner & she is only up the road so have met before & gone riding :)
 
Yes with both ones I've bought and an outgrown pony sold on.
Only one I don't is my daughters coloured cob because he came from a dealer who's an utter ******** and the only contact I'd now like with him would be to put a plank over his head lol
 
I bought my horse in December 2008, so each December I send a few photos and a letter so she can see how he is. She loved him dearly and wrote back this year to say how much she appreciates the updates.
 
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