Friend in a quandary..may be long...

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Ok. My friend has a horse on loan, basically because the owner couldnt be bothered to come to the yard twice a day to see to the horse, especially when she got a new boyfriend. The horse is an ex-trotter...it has the worlds crappest conformation, can't canter and has recently needed surgery for a growth on his hoof. He has remedial shoeing every 4 weeks, which my friend pays for as well as all the vets bills and sh'es really putting the effort in re-schooling this horse.

Basically, she adores him and wants to buy him. The owner will sell for a completely ridiculous price even though shes not bothered about him because she knows my friend wants him. if she advertised him for sale nobody would buy him considering he's still undergoing treatment and has 4 legs that don't match. Should she pay the ridiculous asking price or call the owners bluff? Any opinions/thoughts ?
 
I don't think she should pay the ridiculous price. I think she should say to the owner I will gice you X amount. When the owner says 'no' she has to say well my offer will stay open until.... but you can have the horse back now, I am no longer prepared to pay vet/farrier etc

Walk away and see how longer it is before the owner phones her.
 
Yes - thats what I thought- call her bluff, but easier said than done i suppose. personally i think if she did that, and offered to give him back, she would poo her pants at the thought of loooking after him and givehim away!

She wanted 2k for him, which doesn't sound too bad, but then you need to see him in action ( or not!!)
 
I suppose it depends how much your other friend wants the horse and how much she is prepared to pay.
Also depends upon what you think it's market value is.
Would be tricky for your friend to call the seller's bluff and walk away while worrying that someone else might just snap him up and take him away.
Mind you, that may be a good thing. I'm sure there are plenty horses on the market right now for under 2k that don't need remedial farriery etc.

Her call, I guess.
 
I'd say currently its market value is about 5 quid- with the headcollar thrown in - but thats only my opinion!!
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