Horse bought not as described...............

TBH if it is being good as gold in every other way other than napping, it sounds like insecurity to me. How old is the horse? Alot of horses will change personality when move, then revert back to being what they were sold as.....
 
Just a thought / talking point .... can anyone who has only had a horse for 6 weeks, truly be able to say who or what it is suitable for? Personally, the '6 weeks' thing, makes me highly suspicious. Either an unsuitable purchase by themselves or they are dealers and the law applies. Where was the horse advertised? If it was online it is maybe worth googling the previous owners contact number and see if they are selling more horses... if so, that may form some evidence to suggest they are dealers. Hope it all works out - its a very miserable experience to have a horse which isn't suitable.
 
Just a quick note, as i noticed someone said to record answers of the seller. This is illegal and can get you into a lot of trouble unless you have specifically informed the seller that you are doing so. It could not be used in court unless this was the case. Just a little warning as we get a lot of clients trying to use these "uninformed" phone calls for their case and we always have to turn them away.
 
How many times did the woman try it out before buying it? Was it fine when trying it? To be honest, it needs time to settle in for a start! Any horse will be hyper as hell in a brand new home with new rider etc. The horse may well be acting up with new riders if its been used to the last rider for a long time. I was the sole rider of one my past horses - the horse had never ever bucked with me yet someone came to try him and he bucked her off in a big way! He just got pissed off with her. So the owners may be telling the truth. Horses can act differently with different people.

I would give it time to settle in. I wouldn't work it at all for a week. Id just work on getting it used to me by grooming, leading about the yard so it can see everything etc. A new horse has enough to deal with without being given loads of new work as well. After a week, Id begin gently lungeing it and take it from there. If things really didnt improve (or shows signs of) after 3 weeks Id probably then call the owners back. But TBH, I think the owners dont have to take the horse back......

And did they actually adverise the horse as suiting a novice rider? saying a horse is 100% everything, doesnt necessarily mean it suits a novice. Id say one of mine is 100% as he is always safe and well behaved, however he's also sensitive so if I pushed him too far then he may explode too!
 
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Just a quick note, as i noticed someone said to record answers of the seller. This is illegal and can get you into a lot of trouble unless you have specifically informed the seller that you are doing so. It could not be used in court unless this was the case. Just a little warning as we get a lot of clients trying to use these "uninformed" phone calls for their case and we always have to turn them away.

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When I used the word 'record' it was meant as a contemporaneous written record of responses against preplanned questions which the vendor should then be invited to sign, not a covert recording by phone, etc which of course would not be as useful
 
something else to try would be lunging etc for the first week to build up the rapport. Obviously only work if she's confident at lunging and being on the ground.

I did this when Ty and I reached crisis point - really helped build up both our confidence in each other and was like starting all over again.

That said, if she really is nervous the horse needs to go.
 
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If you can! Over here not many people allow it - I know I wouldn't!

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It is rare out here too - I still manage to do it!
 
What if you were videoing the horse whilst running through some questions with the owner? The video camera would pick-up the questions and replies and would be visible to the owner. Could that be used as evidence?
 
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I find it so disheartening to read these type of posts, because I genuinly believe that nine times out of ten, the purchaser is at fault and not the horse. A prime example is a post that was made a fortnight or so ago by someone who had bought a new horse and wanted to send it back because it bucked in canter. Well as soon as the poor creature had a saddle on it's back that actually fitted it was fine - and the purchaser is now happy with it. That was just down to inexperience on that purchasers part - however they were prepared to villify the horse without first investigating properly first why it was happening, or properly assessing their own capabilities.



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I do have to take issue with AmyMay about this statement earlier as she refers to my recent horse purchase. First of all I have owned horses for 40 years so whilst never considering myself a particularly stylish rider would certainly describe myself as 'experienced'. The horse was purchased TOGETHER with its saddle and bucked like crazy whenever it was cantered. It would be reasonable to assume that the saddle that the vendor said belonged to the horse did actually belong to it. In this case it didnt, it was one they clearly wished to offload. (Obviously I discovered this well after the event!!) Now that I have found this out the horse has settled well. I think Amymay has decided that all purchasers are to blame and all sellers are completely honest. If only it were the case (in both directions) we might all be considerably better off.

In the case of this horse and rider my heart goes out to them. I cannot add anything that has not already been said, but hope that either they can send it back or get to the bottom of the problems. I wish you all the very best of luck
 
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