Emma1974
New User
I have just been through a long and painful court process with James Brizzell of JB Sportshorses and I wanted to make as many people aware of it as possible so that they don't have to go through a similar experience.
I purchased a horse from Mr James Brizzell, who is a horse trader operating in the local area (who trades under the name JB Sportshorses). I purchased the horse following misrepresentations made by Mr Brizzell that it would be suitable for my fourteen year old daughter to ride, but the horse proved to be wholly unfit for purpose.
A court has ordered Mr Brizzell to pay me £19,560.32 in respect of the misselling of the horse.
I purchased the horse from Mr Brizzell on 31 August 2016. Mr Brizzell had advertised the horse as "easy in all aspects of her daily care well schooled [and] safe and sensible", and his agent, Mr Seamus Dillon, described the horse to me as entirely suitable for my teenage daughter. I purchased the horse after a veterinary examination indicated that it would be suitable for a novice rider.
However, after purchasing the horse, it quickly became clear that the horse was unsuitable; two weeks after the purchase, the horse bolted and bucked my daughter off during her riding lesson, and the riding instructor at my daughter's school was so concerned about its behaviour that she insisted it was removed. A subsequent veterinary examination confirmed that painkiller medications had been given to the horse prior to the purchase which had masked the fact that the horse was in fact lame, dangerous when ridden and wholly unsuitable.
Mr Brizzell refused to repay the purchase price and refused to take the horse back. The County Court at Basingstoke made an order on 20 July 2017 for Mr Brizzell to pay me £12,048.27 in damages, interest of £12.05 and £7,500 in legal fees.
However, Mr Brizzell has refused to comply with the order and apparently has no assets in his name, so I have not been paid. I am infinitely less concerned by the money, however, than by the fact that my daughter was extremely lucky to escape very serious injury - and I want to do whatever I can to avoid others being put in the same position.
PLEASE INSIST ON A BLOOD TEST IF YOU ARE HAVING A JJB HORSE VETTED AND GET IT CHECKED BEFORE PURCHASING.
I purchased a horse from Mr James Brizzell, who is a horse trader operating in the local area (who trades under the name JB Sportshorses). I purchased the horse following misrepresentations made by Mr Brizzell that it would be suitable for my fourteen year old daughter to ride, but the horse proved to be wholly unfit for purpose.
A court has ordered Mr Brizzell to pay me £19,560.32 in respect of the misselling of the horse.
I purchased the horse from Mr Brizzell on 31 August 2016. Mr Brizzell had advertised the horse as "easy in all aspects of her daily care well schooled [and] safe and sensible", and his agent, Mr Seamus Dillon, described the horse to me as entirely suitable for my teenage daughter. I purchased the horse after a veterinary examination indicated that it would be suitable for a novice rider.
However, after purchasing the horse, it quickly became clear that the horse was unsuitable; two weeks after the purchase, the horse bolted and bucked my daughter off during her riding lesson, and the riding instructor at my daughter's school was so concerned about its behaviour that she insisted it was removed. A subsequent veterinary examination confirmed that painkiller medications had been given to the horse prior to the purchase which had masked the fact that the horse was in fact lame, dangerous when ridden and wholly unsuitable.
Mr Brizzell refused to repay the purchase price and refused to take the horse back. The County Court at Basingstoke made an order on 20 July 2017 for Mr Brizzell to pay me £12,048.27 in damages, interest of £12.05 and £7,500 in legal fees.
However, Mr Brizzell has refused to comply with the order and apparently has no assets in his name, so I have not been paid. I am infinitely less concerned by the money, however, than by the fact that my daughter was extremely lucky to escape very serious injury - and I want to do whatever I can to avoid others being put in the same position.
PLEASE INSIST ON A BLOOD TEST IF YOU ARE HAVING A JJB HORSE VETTED AND GET IT CHECKED BEFORE PURCHASING.
