Has anybody ever bought from Dragon Driving?

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As title says really.

I like the look of some of the horses on there, although i've heard bad reviews on the website. Has anyone bought from Dragon Driving and what has your experience of it been like?
 
I think it's the prices really, they're so attractive and quite cheap. It seems like a good buy but I wouldn't want to buy something and find out it's been doped or something.
 
I bought one a few weeks ago I've never bought one so cheap and was worried that something was wrong or he had been doped. He was really quiet but in the few weeks I've had him his personality has really come out and he is turning out to be a super pony :D
 
annaellie said:
I bought one a few weeks ago I've never bought one so cheap and was worried that something was wrong or he had been doped. He was really quiet but in the few weeks I've had him his personality has really come out and he is turning out to be a super pony :D
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That's a nice story! :D
I love happy endings. I'm looking at welsh ponies, shetland ponies and cobs. I'm interested in showing you see but all the ones i'm looking at look mistreated. Probably just me over-reacting.

(Not buying at the moment, just looking)
 
The pony I bought was ap near an RSPCA case and from what I can gather the people who I bought him from only bought him because of the condition of him.
They really didn't have the space or time for him and built him up got some trust from him and put him up for sale.
He was still quite scrawny and as I said really quiet but over the few weeks I've had him he is looking really well and is coming to call in the field and his personality is showing. Some of the mistreated ones may just need some tlc and if you go in with your eyes wife open and if needed take someone experanced you can get a real bargain on there :D
 
I bought my Welsh pony from an ad on DD, the couple I bought him from were lovely and clearly knowledgable and have visited once to see how he is getting on
 
I bought a cracking cob through DD. He was wormy* and desperately in need of a hoof trim, but well handled and a good weight. He was pretty much as described in his advert too. I'm very pleased with him.

*I worked in a racing yard where some of the yearlings were full of worms, so it's not just the lower end of the market!
 
I have 2 grand cobs, both from Dragon Driving. They are everything the adverts said they were, and more. It's a lottery viewing any horse from any site, you go with your eyes open.
 
Hi, I bought a yearly colt off there about 6 weeks ago to keep my lovely big boy company, it's taken a long time to get his trust I still haven't got it fully yet but it's coming, he is the most loving little man every he trotted up to me yesterday, the guy I got him from was so nice he never pushed me in to buying and walked away when I was looking at them , the guy even delivered the colt off, then asked if I wanted the filly as the colt had a lovely home. I have to say it was the best thing I've done as he wasnt much money and my big boy is very happy he has a little brother.
 
I have bought it without even going to look ha! hes wonderful little shetland no issues lovely old owners.
Have also viewed lots of horses from there all fine yes some are gypsies but its not about them its about the horse and if you can see potential the prices are good so hardly a loss.
 
Why would it make any difference where you buy a horse from? So long as you get it vetted properly I cannot see the difference where you buy an animal - private, advert, auction or dealer.

I sold a beautiful filly foal on DD to a kind and knowledgeable home - we have kept in contact and she is doing well - they are also very happy.
 
I viewed but didn't buy a driving pony. It was absolutely obese and I think it had laminitis. :( On the plus side, it seeded a solid driving pony.
 
i haven't but if i was ever looking for a cob i would look on DD. As i see it i'm buying the horse/pony not the person selling it so i don't care if they're green with 3 heads if the horse is what i want ;) i don't understand the snobbery regarding DD:confused:, friend of mine bought a 2yr old warmbloodxTB from a breeder and paid over 1k, was full of worms and it took a jab from the vet to clear them up after 6 months of regular worming failed, pretty much unhandled and overpriced IMHO. Why is that scenario more acceptable to people compared to a well handled cob from someone on DD:confused:
 
I haven't but I would.

You do have to weed through some of the duff ones on there, but to me with the economy how it is, the horses aren't cheap on there they are sensibly priced for what they are.

Horsemart ads seem so over priced at times.
 
A friend of mine recently bought 2 youngsters via DD, less than £1.2K inc delivery from Ireland. Both in good health and one in particular is heading to be a *very* good little horse if he keeps going the way he's going.

If as others have said if you go in eyes wide open and you have the money to make a mistake, I think its worth a shot.
 
I've had two off DD, and they might not be my last...

The first was probably the most pathetic specimen ever advertised on there - a starved, wormy, louse-ridden yearling filly covered in scars and open sores. Of course she was also broken in and shod.

She is now a stunning 3 year old who attracts admiring comments from everyone who sees her.

The other was a 14hh mule mare, supposedly 8 years old and broken to ride and drive.
She wasn't in bad condition, but terrified of everything. She DEFINITELY wasn't ride and drive, and at least twice that age, but I could tell all that when I went to see her and I couldn't leave without her.

She is still a work in progress, but I have high hopes for her!
 
DD is just a website, you dont buy from them, you buy from the owners; its just an advertising site.

Now some of the owners do things a lot of peeps on here dont agree with, like breaking in two year olds and putting yearlings in foal and great heavy men on skinny youngsters backs.

But some of them have amazing and wonderful horses on there.

So I would certainly buy off there, but as with any site I would be very wary about anything advertised and do thorough research before I bought.

Personally I do have a bit of an issue with DD accepting adverts where there is clear neglect or cruelty in the horse's treatment; I do think there is a line they should draw. But equally I know that the horses might get a better home - if only that didnt involve lining the dodgy sellers pocket. Ah well....

What I wouldnt do is buy something I felt sorry for off there, because I think that just rewards the neglect. I would only buy something well cared for and decently treated. If only because worm damage etc or hammering the legs can come out later on.
 
Black.Shadow said:
I think it's the prices really, they're so attractive and quite cheap. It seems like a good buy but I wouldn't want to buy something and find out it's been doped or something.
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Do you really think that that can only happen if you answer an ad on DD?
I've been looking recently and found at least 3 dealers , one whom I know personally., advertising on Horse Deals/ Horsemart as Private.
As for buying off DD, I was the experienced friend, when my friend bought a pony for her beginner sons. The pony was 7, broken to r&d but had bred a foal and been out of work for 2 yrs. The advertisers were the livery yard who were selling to recoup their bill (signed over to them). They are professionals and were very honest about the pony's history.
She is brilliant, has taught both boys to ride, now hacks out alone with the older one and has won/placed at local shows in a variety of classes, including jumping. She is 100% on the roads, knows her job inside out and looks after the boys. Mum also rides her occasionally and the pony has taken mum on a riding holiday.
She was dirt cheap but is worth her weight in gold. I would certainly buy from that professional again.
 
If I was hugely disreputable I'd invest in ads in H&H and the pony club site. Would be easier to make a killing there. :) At least on DD they seem to be priced for what they are (although sometimes as opposed to what they are described as).

Paula
 
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