Rant - selling horse's why lie about experiance?

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DollyCoblet

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Is it only me that seems to get all the muppets!
I have for sale my lovely hombred trakehner mare, she has been prof broken but is still very green, however genuine, I know her completely and trust her. In my advert it states everything honestly about her and about our lack of facilitys. She is a very attractive, fancy looking horse and stands full up 16.2hh.
So so far I have had 5 people view, first person on the phone wanted a youngster that was unspoilt and not brought on to train for dressage, fab.... turns up rode her not interested as she said she was green, to this I said yes but you wanted a green horse, 'well i do, but I want it to work in a decent outline' hmmm. 2nd wanted a big mare came and viewed and said ohhhh I didnt realise 16.2hh was that height, sorry she's to big. 3rd came out to try which way to the school, ummm we dont have one, oh well sorry I only ride in a school. 5th person was clearly a novice scared to death when riding her but couldnt stop commenting on how she looked and what everyone at the yard would say about her, I tried to put her off, all the usual she can be bad to catch, rears, bucks, did I mention she eats children?! nothing seemed to deter her had a call that evening saying she wanted her vetted, and had shown everyone on the yard her photo and they were all green, at this point had to be blunt and say she was to much for her and she wouldnt be getting her vetted. The old farmers saying comes to my mind over that one, women want something that looks like a ferrari but drives like a tractor shame, twig looks and drives like a ferrari!! maybe 6th time lucky!! (PS im female! so no offense!)
Annoys me though as I waste a day waiting in not riding her and always make an effort to groom/bath before hand. Maybe next time I should just leave her grubby in the field maybe that will work!!
Any one else have the same problem?!
Grrrrr....rant over!
Choccy cake to all who finished! and G&T to all who are suffering the same.
 
I am afraid it works both ways. I have driven a long way to view horses with health problems the vendors decided not to mention on the phone. Never mind the behavioural problems they didn't tell me about. One had open sores, another was clearly being eaten alive by its field-mate. As far as the green comment, there is green and green. I tried to buy a very nice 4 year old the vendor described as green, but actually she was very nice to ride and felt reasonably educated. I have also been to see 5 year olds that were described as well schooled, when in fact they were what I would describe as green. Many seem to have a problem actually going forward.

It's not easy buying either.
 
The right person will come. I have just sold mine subject to vet.. Had 4 viewings in all.
First came twice then decided their daughter was too inexperienced for him - i agreed.
Second came and loved him but decided he was too quiet and they needed more of a challege..ok!
Third came and child was far too small for him and couldnt get him to do anything as her legs didnt go past the saddle.
Last people came and all was great and im very happy he suits them.
After the third people i was so depressed about it all i considered not bothering as its so time consuming and tbh a bloody nightmare but then out of nowhere the right people came and hes sold :-). Hang on in there!
 
She'll sell soon enough, you've obviously priced her right judging by the interest, your very lucky that you've had 5 viewings tho.. even though it sounds like most of them were nutters, shame about the novice, I agree with what you did tho :)
 
I had my share of muppets when selling my last horse! Horse was a definite project and unridable at the time I was selling him, anyone who enquired got all the info I could think of about him and his problems. At least 3 people turned up expecting to ride (when they had been clearly told this was not possible), one woman seemed really interested then phoned back the next day to say he was too big and one tiny novicey teenager said she def wanted him (17h of broncing beast!) and was more concerned with if he came with a martingale than his actual issues?? and that wasnt even half of them, aaaaaarrrrrrrgh!!

In the end I had to say no to several people as it would have just been dangerous! Thankfully I found him a fab home with a very experienced woman and he is getting on great so dont give up hope, the right home is out there you just have to get through all the muppets to find it :)x
 
When I was selling Charlie he was advertised as a white/grey. Had a woman travel for miles, turned up, looked at him and said, 'ooo no, he is far too white. How would I keep him clean!'
MUPPET!
 
Fortunately I don't sell my horses anymore - they retire at home. However, some years ago I was telling my medium dressage horse and tried to weed out the totally unsuitables over the phone.

I was however stumped when one woman asked me to describe his ears and then went on to explain that she wanted a horse with "nice ears". To this day I don't know what she meant.
 
Benson21- Have had a oh she's just not the correct colour bay, that was the one who also didnt realise how big 16.2hh is.

I am being fussy and trying to weed them out but get 2 + calls a day, shes only been advertised 2 weeks, it's difficult as people lie, she is green green and i tell people this still they want a schooling horse. She's a lovely girl and I know she will find a lovely home, I wish upon wish she would have stopped growing at 15.2hh but shes just made to big a height, very sadly.
The thing that worries me most on a serious note is why people lie about there experiance levels, it's dangerous luckily my mare is sweet and genuine but she could of meet a psycho horse. If anything always be honest to people about your riding level before getting on the horse.

Hanging on waiting patiently, dont think she has ever been so well groomed!
 
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