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A friend of mine has been looking for a nice 14.2 PC/BSJA pony for her daughter for a few months now. They went to see a pony last week, he was lovely, perfect for them , really decent price so they got him vetting and he passed with flying colours!! Brilliant said they would buy him and out a £400 deposit down!

Their 12.2 pony went off to his loan home at the weekend and the new pony was supposed to be delivered last night. About an hour before he is due to arrive they get a phone call saying that actualyl they dont want to sell him to them and are going to send him back to his old owners!!! Now i think this is just rude, especially an hour before he is due to arrive, 13yo girl really excited, was then in tears and beside herself. Also they have paid out £700 for the vetting and the deposit which i doubt they will get back!!

People always moan about timewasting buyers, but sellers are just as bad sometimes!

So now we need some help looking for annother pony. 14.2ish capeable of low level BSJA/PC activities. Between 6 and 12 years. and no more than 1 hour from Southampton.Budget is around £4000 maybe more for the right pony
 
Contractually they are entitled to the deposit back as the seller has broken the agreement to sell to them. The vetting money they might have to put down to experience but they could try for that too. I would get a letter sent off to these people and if that fails, a solicitors letter.

Its their right for the people to change their mind but they have to behave decently to the people they are letting down :-((
 
That's very annoying, especially as they were deciding not to sell, so to speak - He has gone somewhere else!

Look, I always believe in fate! So this is a GOOD thing, as this pony was not meant to be. Now the right pony for her is out there eating grass as we speak.. lol

Goodluck

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heidirusso said:
That's very annoying, especially as they were deciding not to sell, so to speak - He has gone somewhere else!

Look, I always believe in fate! So this is a GOOD thing, as this pony was not meant to be. Now the right pony for her is out there eating grass as we speak.. lol

Goodluck

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I completely agree....theres a pony out there waiting for you!! :)

Let us know how you get on...good luck! x (I would have a look for you but im not in your area! :()
 
I know, i believe in fate too. Daughter is now ponyless because old pony has gone to knew home and is really really upset which is what im most annoyed about. I met the owners and they seemed perfectly happy selling , it seemed like they just changed there minds at the last second which seems very unfair to me.

Ah well like you said the right pony is out there somewhere...they get snapped up so quickly though its unreal
 
:O that is horrible :( i just remembered me getting my pony and then i thought imagine if she didnt want to sell her anymore, and being as though my other pony had gone to his new home that day.
too horrible to think!
but yes also agree with others perfect horse ready for her!!
 
How dishonest! Really feel for you, and hope you find something else soon. It's not all rosy in seller land either though - I've pretty much decided to keep mine (14.1hh) for the winter and jump her myself in seniors, as finding someone to even view her who isn't too novicey for a talented 4yo is like finding a needle in a dust storm - and she's the sweetest, safest pony I've EVER had, regardless of age!
 
How annoying! And how upsetting for the poor girl!
I am about to put my 13hh pony up for sale (she fits your description apart from the height *doh*) and no matter how heartbreaking its going to be i know she has got to go (horrendously outgrown) and could in no way have the gall to turn round after a vetting and deposit and say no you arent having her!!
 
Ginger_Nut said:
I know, i believe in fate too. Daughter is now ponyless because old pony has gone to knew home and is really really upset which is what im most annoyed about. I met the owners and they seemed perfectly happy selling , it seemed like they just changed there minds at the last second which seems very unfair to me.

Ah well like you said the right pony is out there somewhere...they get snapped up so quickly though its unreal
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The perfect pony gets snapped up quickly? This is not so...

Many, many years ago my mum decided that I had worked hard enough to earn myself a pre-made JA, something that would jump all day long. We found this gorgeous 138cm and they wanted a lot of money for the pony. My mum had agreed that if it was right we would buy it. We rang them up and planned to visit it a week or so later. I was so excited as I had always had young, green ponies that needed a lot of work (little did I know that I would strike gold with one of them)! The pony was miles away and I went to bed early so that I would be on the ball the next day when we went to try him. At 10 o'clock at night the sellers rang up and told my mum they were going to sell him to their friends for about 3k less, my mum said she was willing to come and see him and pay the asking price but the owners told us no. My mum told me and we were both throughly hacked off. I thought it was my chance to have a pony that was capable of jumping big tracks.

A few weeks later a pony was advertised in the H&H for 2k she had only won about £80 and had been out of work for two years due to having a foal. She was advertised every week and one week the price dropped to 1k. We rang up straight away. She hadn't had a saddle on her for two years but we tacked her up and I rode her, she bucked me off and I fell in love with her. She had this massive long mane, long feathers and had literally just come in from the field. We went away and rang up later that day to say we would have her. She became one of the best ponies I have ever had. She could turn on a sixpence and jump anything. We sold her on when my family moved to America and I still go and see her all the time as she is just up the road from me.

The moral of my rather long story is that sometimes sellers change their minds and even though it is frustrating and can sometimes be heartbreaking (especially when you're a 10 year old kid). However, the right pony is out there. Cookie was on sale for next to nothing and she turned out to be fantastic. On her first outing with us I think she won a couple of classes. She is a superstar pony and she taught me a lot. The 'right' pony for me wasn't the expensive pony that had been there and done it. The right ponies for me were the ones that needed work, that needed taking round a course, that needed kicking all the way into some fences.

I believe in fate as well, that other pony wasn't meant to be and I hope they find something soon.
 
It is fate, but hugs to small child.

I have to say I now (if buying a pony) just "go and get it" and I am very honest with the sellers as to why. It helps that I dont believe in vettings and am confident in knowing what ponies are worth and what I would pay for them.

It is a shame she is not after a 12.2hh or a 13.1hh becasue I could have offered her one or t'other for the summer?

Actually, if small child is small, she could actually have one if she is ponyless?
 
I am really sorry to hear your story and think you have been treated abominably.
One does have to wonder, if people are happy enough to turn round at the last minute and back out of a contract, are they completely honest...

Yes, the right pony is out there waiting for your daughter. A couple of years ago, I was offered first refusal on a big, beautiful been-there-done-that sports horse. My little mare failed her vetting and I backed out of both sales because I wanted to get to the bottom of her lameness first. I was really disappointed because this horse seemed perfect to get me to the next level I wanted to go to. But, having sorted my mare and learning an awful lot in the process, I ended up pretty much giving her away to a much better home than she would have gone to in the first sale, and was then offered first refusal on my current boy, who I snapped up. He is younger, and I know him really well as he is on our yard (whereas the first horse was a stranger who I hadn't even ridden!). We have such a lovely bond and I just can't imagine life without him now.

So yes, even though it seems really bleak to start off with, these things have a habit of working themselves out in the end.

Good luck and happy pony hunting!!!
 
Thanks guys, its just so frustrating because she isnt after a pony thats been there done it shes happy to put some work in over the next year and start competing next summer. They have a decent budget, ive to persuade them to look further away but i dont think mother wants to drive very to see the ponies which is understandable.

I more annoyed because small child is so upset she has had to say good bye to her first pony that she has had since she was 8 (is 13 now) and was excited to new pony and now its back to square one , this is isnt only dissapointment she has had either bless her.

Been pony hunting today and see a few advertised so hopefully she will like them

R2R ill have a word with friend and see what she thinks. Really generous offer thank you
 
Thats so annoying. But to do that to a child is awful. You should be shore you want to sell before letting people come and see the horse and especialy before they get it vetted and put down a diposit.

Theres a highland on NFED don't know if you've seen it.
http://www.nfed.co.uk/classifiedsoveroffered.htm
Sounds nice and it's only in cadnam which is near me so not a million miles away. :D 5th one down.
 
Legally they had a contract, the sellers have broken that contract and the buyers are entitled to be refunded the deposit and the vetting fees, and anything else they lost (maybe costs of arranging transport?).

I would suggest that they write a formal letter and send it recorded saying that they expect a cheque for the full amount within 7 days or they will start small claims proceedings for breach of contract. It is very cheap and easy to start a small claim, and often just the threat or the draft paperwork is enough to get people to pay up. You do not need a solicitor to do this for you.
 
I once agreed to buy an unbroken 4 year old for £600 and decided not to get her vetted due to the small outlay on the horse and my experience as I had worked with horses for many years. I was going to borrow a lorry and pick her up in 2 days time.

The lady rang me and said they'd changed their mind. Later that day I got a friend to ring asking about the horse for sale. Apparently it was now for sale for £1200 and had nearly been sold to someone (me) who didn't even want the horse vetted so must have been a timewaster. My friend offered to buy it for me but to be honest I was so gutted and annoyed I didn't want them to have my money however nice the horse. Honestly, they could've had tons of lovely references about the home it would have.

In the end I was given a £15000 horse for free by my employer as he was going to take a while to sort out and they were getting divorced so needed to home him in a hurry.
 
Any of these are what you're looking for? :)

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/9_yrs_14_2_hh_grey_irish_sport_horse_surrey/104341

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/7_yrs_14_2_hh_bay_irish_sport_horse_kent/104561

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/9_yrs_14_1_hh_chestnut_other_west_sussex/101666

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/6_yrs_15_0_hh_coloured_other_hampshire/104111

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/7_yrs_14_0_hh_grey_connemara_surrey/105766

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/10_yrs_1_mth_14_1_hh_dapple_grey_new_forest_east_sussex/103008

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/8_yrs_1_mth_14_0_hh_coloured_irish_x_surrey/101530

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/10_yrs_14_2_hh_dark_brown_other_west_sussex/105608

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/6_yrs_14_3_hh_black_other_east_sussex/105427

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/10_yrs_15_0_hh_bay_kwpn_surrey/103609

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/10_yrs_15_0_hh_grey_connemara_west_sussex/105422

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/9_yrs_14_2_hh_grey_connemara_kent/105253

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/9_yrs_14_2_hh_dapple_grey_other_east_sussex/99297

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/11_yrs_15_0_hh_bay_irish_x_east_sussex/103440

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/10_yrs_14_1_hh_black_welsh_sec_d_east_sussex/102771

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/advert/7_yrs_14_0_hh_brown_irish_x_kent/101894
 
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