Rant Alert - Numpty viewed my horse today!

[tallyho!]

The only reason that was given for not being able to ride was lack of time, and the horse was being sold to pay off a debt.

Yes and I'm sure many other factors are involved that we don't know about.

What if the OP had children? Runs a full livery yard? Works f/t or p/t?

My friend is a YO and has a few "abandonded" liveries that she cares for but has no TIME to ride and keep fit aswell on a yard of 8 horses.

I work f/t and manage the daily exercise my horse needs but could not fitten up someone else's horse aswell.

Debts need to be paid... she's not a charity.

 

[Black_Horse_White]

I must be the only one who sells my horses with tack. The 2 I've sold they were buying the tack and getting the horses for free )

 

[ArabianGold]

Firstly I don't want to be rude so please don't think I am,

But I just brought a 15 YO TB mare with tack rugs and in full work with distant relations to Secretariat for £750.

Even if you lunged him for her, or had a quick sit on him that can't be too much.. I would expect to see a horse walk, trot and canter before I purchased, now if that was lunging then I would accept that but at least I could see him moving.

Please don't think I am having ago and I do think that lady should have read your advert a bit better but I think if you are desperate to sell to pay off a debt then you might need your lunge line out..

All the best with your sale..

 

[OFG]

Firstly I don't want to be rude so please don't think I am,

But I just brought a 15 YO TB mare with tack rugs and in full work with distant relations to Secretariat for £750.

Even if you lunged him for her, or had a quick sit on him that can't be too much.. I would expect to see a horse walk, trot and canter before I purchased, now if that was lunging then I would accept that but at least I could see him moving.

Please don't think I am having ago and I do think that lady should have read your advert a bit better but I think if you are desperate to sell to pay off a debt then you might need your lunge line out..

All the best with your sale..

Agree with this. Regardless of whether the horse was being sold from a field I would still want to see it in 'action' whether sat on / walked or just lunged. If seller couldn't / wouldn't do this then i might take a gamble (did just a couple of weeks ago with a pony, was just very careful and took my time to get on him).

Appreciate that some people on here are willing to take the risk of buying without riding but others just can't afford (either in time or financially) to take that risk and end up having to try to sell on a difficult horse.

As the OP says in their original post, horse only been out of work for a couple of months so surely its not asking too much of him to be sat on and walked / trotted around or out on the road etc?

 

[Dab]

I would have thought it would be well worth spending just a couple of hours to get him rideable. All it needs is some gentle lunging and some steady work in the school. Sell him as unfit and out of work but be in a position where you or someone can at least hop on and walk him round the school.

If you know he isn't a nutter, and he hasn't been out of work for that long (months rather than years by the sound of it) this will not take long and you are more likely to be able to sell him.

If you really don't have time do you know a keen teenager or someone whose own horse is out of action who would help you out either as a favour or for a cut of any profit you make on the sale. It would help assure this sweet horse a decent future.

^^^this^^^

Yes and I'm sure many other factors are involved that we don't know about.

What if the OP had children? Runs a full livery yard? Works f/t or p/t?

My friend is a YO and has a few "abandonded" liveries that she cares for but has no TIME to ride and keep fit aswell on a yard of 8 horses.

I work f/t and manage the daily exercise my horse needs but could not fitten up someone else's horse aswell.

Debts need to be paid... she's not a charity.

Indeed, and am advocating that this 'genuine little chap' is given the best possible chance to find a suitable home together with the dept being paid off.

 

[tallyho!]

fair enough

 

[Naryafluffy]

Sad state of affairs when noboby seems to be worried about whether this 'genuine sweet little lad' will be given the chance to find a good home....its all about the time and money.

I'm sorry this just makes me very sad.

Maybe this comment should be aimed at the owner of the horse that stopped paying for him, the OP states that he hasn't been ridden since the owner stopped paying for him, the horse has obviously been taken on to sell in lieu of the debt owed to the OP.
Maybe the original owner should have sold him whilst he was still in work instead of not paying.

 

[wench]

Have to agree with other posters, even if "sold from field" I would expect to at least see a saddle being put on it and lunged. Would also help if you can get on and walk around, at least people will see then that he is ridable.

 

[Dab]

Maybe this comment should be aimed at the owner of the horse that stopped paying for him, the OP states that he hasn't been ridden since the owner stopped paying for him, the horse has obviously been taken on to sell in lieu of the debt owed to the OP.
Maybe the original owner should have sold him whilst he was still in work instead of not paying.

Indeed, and as i posted above I'm advocating that this 'genuine little chap' is given the best possible chance to find a suitable home. This little chap is a blameless voiceless pawn in this process.

 

[Fii]

I have a horse for sale to settle a debt.
He is sold from the field, not in work, this is stated in the advert.
I am not asking a lot of ££ for him.

So anyway, lady turns up to view him today over 45mins late, coos and fusses over him for nearly an hour, then says 'Cant wait to see you ride him' I explained (as I had done on the phone earlier that day) that she would not be able to see him ridden, he has not been in work for several months - Since the owner stopped paying. This is reflected in the price.

To which she says 'Ok, can I see ALL of the tack and rugs he comes with please? I politely explained that he did not have any, she was outraged really got angry with me and said 'How dare I sell as horse without tack and rugs and I was cruel for doing so, also nobody would ever buy a horse without seeing it ridden'
He is advertised for £700 - What does she expect?!?

She insisted I ride him Friday, Saturday and she would return to ride him Sunday!
I simply do not have the time to bring him back into work in order to sell him. I understand it is a risk for someone to buy without seeing a horse ridden but he is a genuine sweet little lad who would easily slip back into work I really just do not have the time.

ARGGGHHHH - Rant over!!!

Sorry!!

If a horse is advertised as broken to ride, i would expect to see it ridden, or as someone else stated, at the very least, sat on and walked about, just to see that it had at least been backed.
You know this horse is sain (sp) and sensible, but the person viewing it onley has your word for it, and they have no idea wether you are trustworthy or not. There are a lot of dodgy people out there, i dont blame any one for being carefull, no matter how "cheap" the animal is.

 

[Faro]

I HATE it when people assume a horse comes with tack, rugs, toothbrush....

You're selling a HORSE, not a tack shop. Mine didn't even come with a headcollar....jeesh I pity you...

Ha, ha! I bought another horse about 6 weeks ago (broodmare, so no tack) and took my own headcollar to collect it with. I was, however, given the headcollar and leadrope she was wearing at the time! Aren't I the lucky one?!