Horse Viewing at Weekend

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My friend asked me to go and look at a horse with her at the weekend and after finding a little about the place I tried to talk her out of going but she wouldn't have it, so I went along with her, she didn't like the horse she originally went to see but really liked a different one. The people seemed friendly and to know their stuff but the whole time I was there my gut was telling me not to let her buy anything from there.
She really liked this horse though I personally think he might be too much for her, although he did have good breeding, his passport seem to be correct and he was vetted about 2 months ago and passed, he went quite nicely on the flat and popped some decent fences nicely, but I just couldn't help thinking he wasn't the right one for her but she wouldn't listen but I did manage to stop her putting a deposit down there and then and to go away and think about it. Personally my feeling was if he was everything they said he was why wasn't he more money, he just seemed to be too good to be true and not advertised on their website, which I thought was odd seen as they said they'd had him a couple of months. It just seemed fishy to me.
So she rang me this morning to say she had arranged to buy it and is picking it up later this week
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I asked her aren't you going to get a vetting done, she said she was happy with the one he already had, now I think this is foolish but what can I do she won't listen, I just hoping it all works out for her, she is a really nice girl but this is the first time she has bought a horse on her own, all her parents have bought all her previous ponies and her first horse when she got out of juniors.
I really hope it works out for her. I do think she has rushed in head first and should have looked at more horses but I can't make her do what she doesn't want can I? I don't know what to do, I want to support her but I know if it all goes wrong, her parents will blame me as i'm older and (supposedly) wiser, but I can't see what else I can do but tell her I don't think he's the right horse for her.
What do you think I should do?
Tell her she is foolish and wash my hands of the situation?
Tell her she's foolish but be their to support her?
Just ignore the situation.
Tell her parents my thoughts and end up falling out with her?

Sorry for the waffly rambling post but I needed to get it off my chest.
 
Does sound like she's rushing headlong into it......word of warning re: the vetting - a friend of a friend bought a horse that had previously been vetted, so she didn't bother getting another done. Couple of months down the line and it was diagnosed with navicular, is much older than it was sold as, and had the wrong passport with it. She's kept the horse and unfortunately didn't want to pursue the dealer through the courts....
 
I just tried to Pm you but it did not work
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. It a dealer that I did some research on and have heard some questionable things about.
 
I would tell her, if she doesn't listen then she is obviously not a very good friend. If it had a vetting 2 months ago does that mean the dealers have had it for 2 months? If she doesn't listen to you on anything else please get her to have a vetting. If anything goes wrong she doesn't have a leg to stand.
 
Thats what i'm worried might end up happening, i've always been very cautious when buying horses myself, tried them twice and had vetting done.
 
I know where she is buying from I think. Like I said in the other thread, these horses are not BAD, but they are worked HARD and when at home in a normal enviornment can often become too much for standard owner/riders. Not sure what you can do in this case, but I have a feeling it won't be plain sailing
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As for the vetting, I would DEFFO vet from there.
 
And speak to local vets from there too - I know of someone who called to arrange a vetting at a dealers and the vet told them not to touch the place with a bargepole because of the problems they'd had with them.....
 
I think she is young and headstrong and has got so excited about buying her first horse by herself that she can't see the problems because she isn't stopping to think. I have told her she is very silly not to get a new vetting done as the one that he already has isn't going to help her if theres a problem. I think I am going to have to speak to her parents although she is old enough to do what she wants I don't want her to make a mistake she will regret, she may not speak to me again but I am doing it with her best interests at heart.
 
Thanks guys I know what I have to do, she isn't going to be happy but I can't let her spend her money without getting a vetting done, lets hope her parents can do something, at least if i've told them I haven't just let her go ahead without trying.
 
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