H&H - have you bought a horse unseen

[HHO admin]

Have you ever bought a horse unseen? Horse & Hound would like to talk to anyone who may have experience of buying a horse from the internet without seeing it or trying it out first.

Please email jaki_bell@freelance.ipcmedia.com

 

[brunswickbirdie]

Think this is one for JM7

 

[JM7]

hi, Jacki...

I've replied!!!!

 

[spaniel]

LOL, prime candidate JM!!!!

 

[MagicMelon]

Ive replied!

 

[Farrieress]

Come on JM7 tell me more!

 

[sharni]

yes, bought two.

 

[Parkranger]

lol - I thought JM the minute I read the post title!

 

[julieslot]

I've replied!!

 

[briardy]

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Have you ever bought a horse unseen? Horse & Hound would like to talk to anyone who may have experience of buying a horse from the internet without seeing it or trying it out first.

Please email jaki_bell@freelance.ipcmedia.com

[/ QUOTE ]yes i bought a coloured weanling "Briardale Sheridan"(now a 2yr old) off a single photo!!!!!!!!

phoned her breeder Annabel Sands (stallion "Briardale Holling King ")i was in south wales she was in north yorkshire!

so i asked if i sent her the asking price would she deliver her

she agreed (although she admits she thought i was a time waster!)but that same day i posted the cash special delivery to her!

a true moment of madness!!!.....but Annabel was as good as her word and delivered her a few days later!

it s was an absolutely crazy gamble but it paid off we ve won too much to list but we won the coloured yearling horse P(UK) SUMMER 2005& 3RD in the open LEE-SMITH(27 in the class),reserve champion welsh part bred at THE ROYAL WELSH 2005 & this year even got placed in the hunter breeding !!

won the commanchee coloured open youngstock & was 1st reserve champion coloured in -hand at P(UK) WINTER 2006, WON TROPHY for best in- hand CHAPS performance awards 2005, national reserve in -hand champion BSPA performance awards 2005......plus many more!!

myself & ANNABEL HAVE REMAINED FIRM friends and often laugh when we remember the mad way i bought briardy!!!!

in fact i m buying one of "Kings" weanlings this year ! off photos!!!

 

[vicijp]

I wouldnt call the horse a crazy gamble, but special delivery? The amount of things I have lost through that is unbelievable!

 

[briardy]

tell me about it !

......i had visions of a very happy postman skipping down to his local travel agents with the envolope full of cash !!

just after i posted it i actually felt physically sick !!

soooo relieved when Annabel phoned me the next morning to say she d recieved it !!!

i was extremely lucky Annabel was such a genuine trust worthy person !!!!

 

[pixie]

wait... you posted CASH, as in paper money?!?!