Pally
Well-Known Member
I know there are lots of people selling horses who moan about time waster buyers and fair enough, I'm sure there are quite a few but I just have to vent my annoyance about sellers who waste buyers time and money and play with their emotions!
After searching for a new horse for well over 6 months I saw an advert for a lovely looking horse and emailed the owner, one of the first questions I asked was does the horse have any injuries or illnesses? She was older than the other horses I was originally looking at.
I was told that she had a scar on her back leg from an old injury and that she once had colic but that was it. Fair enough.
Went to view said horse. Picture on ad was obviously very old but she still looked nice just fat and unfit. Horse was already tacked up when I arrived, she was very stiff to ride and seemed slightly lame but the owner assured me it was because she had not been turned out and had been in alot recently. So, I liked her and arranged a vetting. Vet come out and instantly notices a small sarcoid, he asks owner if horse has anymore to which owner replies yes and points out a large one between her front legs in front of the girth! Owner 'forgot' to mention it to me as horse has had it for years.
Well I instantly didn't want the horse as an old friend had a horse with sarcoids and they just got worse and worse and horse ended up having to be put down. If this one spread or grew it would be under the girth and horse would be unrideable! I know that if I had tacked the horse up on the first visit I probably would have seen it but we live and learn! I will go over the horse with a fine tooth comb next time! The lameness/stiffness also turned out to be in three out of four legs and was joint and tendon related!
I'm just so annoyed as not only did I waste £200 on a vetting and £50 on petrol but about 12 hours of my time on two visits and travelling not to mention the emotional upset of thinking I had found my next horse after searching for 6 months only for it all to be a complete waste of time.
Sorry but really!!!
After searching for a new horse for well over 6 months I saw an advert for a lovely looking horse and emailed the owner, one of the first questions I asked was does the horse have any injuries or illnesses? She was older than the other horses I was originally looking at.
I was told that she had a scar on her back leg from an old injury and that she once had colic but that was it. Fair enough.
Went to view said horse. Picture on ad was obviously very old but she still looked nice just fat and unfit. Horse was already tacked up when I arrived, she was very stiff to ride and seemed slightly lame but the owner assured me it was because she had not been turned out and had been in alot recently. So, I liked her and arranged a vetting. Vet come out and instantly notices a small sarcoid, he asks owner if horse has anymore to which owner replies yes and points out a large one between her front legs in front of the girth! Owner 'forgot' to mention it to me as horse has had it for years.
Well I instantly didn't want the horse as an old friend had a horse with sarcoids and they just got worse and worse and horse ended up having to be put down. If this one spread or grew it would be under the girth and horse would be unrideable! I know that if I had tacked the horse up on the first visit I probably would have seen it but we live and learn! I will go over the horse with a fine tooth comb next time! The lameness/stiffness also turned out to be in three out of four legs and was joint and tendon related!
I'm just so annoyed as not only did I waste £200 on a vetting and £50 on petrol but about 12 hours of my time on two visits and travelling not to mention the emotional upset of thinking I had found my next horse after searching for 6 months only for it all to be a complete waste of time.
Sorry but really!!!
