how long between vetting and purchasing/collecting?

[Jinx94]

First of all, sorry for flooding the forum!

So how long does it usually take? I'm guessing that livery and insurance don't get sorted out until after vetting.

As a buyer, how long is acceptable to take between the two?

Sellers, how long would you expect?

Thanks!! X

 

[MerrySherryRider]

I've collected mine as soon as the vetting's done. Livery and Public Liability insurance are already sorted.
I don't do insurance for vet's fees or LOU anymore.

 

[Polos Mum]

I would expect someone to have livery sorted before buying - finding the right yard with a space can take weeks. Insurance also - you can call around and get quotes / decide on the right policy before - then it's a 2 min phone call to give them your card/ bank details.
As a buyer I'd want to collect asap ie within 24 hours as the owner (may keep horse in to prevent injuries/ not feed/ shoe the same as usual once horse is 'sold')

As a seller I'd want collection asap again 24 hours ish unless a longer period was agreed and the buyer was paying a large deposit and livery for the horse to remain with me for any length of time. Nothing to stop the buyer changing their mind if the horse is still on my yard.

 

[Jinx94]

Thought that would be the case thanks guys, really appreciate the responses! X

 

[9tails]

I had a holding fee on a stable at least a month before the horse was bought. My horse stayed with the previous owner for an extra week as she was suffering from a skin rash and I didn't want the new livery yard up in arms about the contagious horse.

 

[DabDab]

It depends - if a buyer is up front about the fact that they can't collect a horse until a certain date then a few weeks after vetting is fine by me, as long as a deposit has been taken and a date set for the horse to leave. Without discussing this in advance I would expect a horse to be picked up within a week after the vetting. As a buyer I try to pick them up as quickly as possible because it can be nerve wracking for a seller having a horse on the yard that could get injured between the sale and collection. I always have accommodation for a prospective horse sorted before putting down a deposit.

 

[Flibble]

When I bought my lad I had held a livery space held for 4 months, I had an insurance policy ready prepared and the money ready to pay post vetting. Horse was vetted Thursday paid for later that day and insured. He was delivered the following day.

 

[chaps89]

Been looking for a horse to buy for about 2 months. 5 weeks ago was given the number of a lady who might have a horse suitable for me, he arrives this weekend- must be the longest sale in history! His vet check (not having a proper vetting done) was supposed to be last Thursday, it's now in an hours time, all going well he arrives on Saturday. She was in no rush to sell, I wasn't in any super rush to buy (so long as she doesn't change her mind at which point I will be cross about time wasted!) and this weekend was most convenient for all for delivery.
That said I'm aware that is an unusual situation! I would expect to have up to a week to collect once vetting is passed but would try to do so sooner rather than later. I would line livery yard up beforehand (pay holding fee if needsbe, finding a space on a good yard can be so hard!) and sort insurance out once vetting is done.

 

[muddygreymare]

I had a yard space ready before we even started viewing horses, we went to see a couple then we went to view Bella on the Thursday night, organized vetting for the following Wednesday (was the earliest they could do due to bank holiday in the middle), went on a big shopping spree on the Monday, optimistic I know, had her vetted on the Wednesday, she passed with flying colours, we came back, got her stable ready, sorted insurance etc and she moved in the next day So all in all a week from viewing to collection. If I was selling I would expect the buyer to be organized and ready and not take a long time sorting things out unless they had put a large deposit down and there was a legitimate reason for them delaying the sale ie pre booked holiday/family emergency or suchlike

 

[MerrySherryRider]

My horse decided to injure herself the day before she was vetted. I'd owned her for 4 years without even a scratch.
Mild panic ensued, lots of cold hosing and a friend did a quick MRT treatment and she passed a full vet. Blooming horses...
Yes, its nerve racking when the sale is going through and generally, you can't wait to shut the lorry and wave them off, ignoring the fact that you've got something in your eye and your lip has gone a bit wobbly.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Dealers will often require horse/pony to be collected as soon as vetting is completed.
A couple round here require the animal to be insured once vetting has been done if the owner cannot collect same day. They also will then charge livery on a daily basis for up to 7 days after (but can talk terms if needed)

OP, hope you are 'sorted' ?

 

[blitznbobs]

With my last horse I left it 3 weeks but this was purely because I had a holiday booked for the following 2 weeks so i left him where he was for those weeks with 25% down as a deposit... It worked out well but there are of course risks attached to this approach

 

[HashRouge]

My old lady was vetted on a Tuesday and delivered on a Friday. We'd had a stable on hold for about a month before she arrived.

 

[Spring Feather]

It really depends on the buyer and seller. Most of my horses are sold unseen so the buyers almost always have vettings done. As soon as the vetting is done they usually transfer the full amount for the horse that same day. All registration transfer forms are completed by me, I scan and email the papers and transfer form to new owner as well as to the registry. Passport is held with me until the horse ships and then it goes with the horse and the shipper. I do not charge livery for any horses that I sell to far away providing the horse has an estimated shipping date of within one month from the sale date. If the buyers decide to leave the horse with me for a few months then they are charged at normal livery price. The moment the money is transferred to my account and the sales contract is signed by myself and the buyer, the horse no longer belongs to me and I encourage buyers to take out insurance immediately (although many don't). Really the sale can take as short a time as a couple of days from start to finish or months depending on the situation of my particular buyer.

 

[3Beasties]

Mine was vetted on the Friday, delivered on the Sunday.

 

[Jinx94]

Thanks so much for your replies everyone! Been really helpful

Fuzzy Furry, I'm viewing tomorrow, as soon as I know whether I want to buy the horse or not, I'll be phoning insurance companies, vets and sorting livery (will be renting land from a friend).