Free horse....is this for real?

The title says offered for loan, the details says free adoption.

Adoption is often by charities and the horses are free, but whilst they're are yours for life, they are only remain yours if taken good care of.
World horse welfare does similar although you have to pay a small fee.

So it could be genuine, if a similar case.

If just private seller......screams that something is wrong, no one gives a way a good healthy fresian for nothing, they are expensive to buy.

Call and find out.
 
Nah dont think so. Have seen another site thats full of these, they are normally Fresians or even stallions of nice breeds, always for 'adopton' and always badly spelt. Usually they have flashy photos of gorgeous horses too not sure what the con is as I wouldnt go near with a barge pole! I like that its not a family horse but its a schoolmaster, and it does all those disciplines including endurance but isnt shod. LOL
 
hmmm...i guess if something *sounds* too good to be true, it probably is.

Interesting spelling of fresian too ;)

Ahh well......should really stop looking. What sort of madman would want to take a horse on just as winter is coming in and before christmas?
 
it's almost certainly a scam. Have a look at other adverts posted by that user and you will see that they are advertising in Northern Ireland, Cornwall and numerous other areas through out the uk. Not quite sure how they can be selling or offering for loan all these horses from all over otherwise
 
if you are looking for a horse for free I know of someone who has a 21yr old arab ex broodmare for loan/sale for nominal amount as she doesn't have enough grazing for all her horses.
 
this ad (or a very similar one) has been talked about on here before and it was a scam.

didn't a HHOer reply with some hilarious questions? was that this one? x

eta: just remembered, the HHOer with funny questions was someone trying to scam a seller, not this one... but pretty sure there is a story on here about these ads too...
 
I would say it's a scam - I've seen loads of similar ads on different web sites, usually offering Freisans for 'adoption' - and as a previous poster said, with poor spelling and the same person advertising in half a dozen places.

What I don't understand is how they would make their money? No one in their right mind would pass over cash for a horse they hadn't seen and when you went to see it you would find it didn't exist or was different from the picture/description. Anyone understand???! :confused:
 
These scams do make money, there is another one going over pedigree dogs.

What the do is advertise an animal extremely markatable and make it an offer almost to good to be true - so lots of enquiries.
They quickly ask where you are from, and if local to where the horse is supposedly kept you will find its sold, loaned etc.
If however you're other side of uk, you may not be able to view, so you get video footage, photos etc, and in naivity some think oh well I will take the chance as the horse is free.

Next thing is they offer to deliver - but you have to pay for that and the money is in advance...........they got your money and your horse never arrives!!

Its a commons scam, the polish and dutch are into it big time at present for pedigree dogs.
As the saying goes, if its to good to be true, it probably is x
 
missyme10 said:
These scams do make money, there is another one going over pedigree dogs.

What the do is advertise an animal extremely markatable and make it an offer almost to good to be true - so lots of enquiries.
They quickly ask where you are from, and if local to where the horse is supposedly kept you will find its sold, loaned etc.
If however you're other side of uk, you may not be able to view, so you get video footage, photos etc, and in naivity some think oh well I will take the chance as the horse is free.

Next thing is they offer to deliver - but you have to pay for that and the money is in advance...........they got your money and your horse never arrives!!

Its a commons scam, the polish and dutch are into it big time at present for pedigree dogs.
As the saying goes, if its to good to be true, it probably is x
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Exactly that ^^^^

Have seen a few of these, although I haven't met anyone stupid enough to fall for it!
 
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