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[Roasted Chestnuts]

And wondered what people thought ? bit of a sticky one and I feel sorry for the daughter, I don’t know if this dealer but this must be every sellers nightmare scenario ?

 

[JBM]

And wondered what people thought ? bit of a sticky one and I feel sorry for the daughter, I don’t know if this dealer but this must be every sellers nightmare scenario ?
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I’d say that’s difficult as there’s no way to tell if this was just a bad day for the pony? Incredibly unfortunate

 

[Hormonal Filly]

Oh blimey. How awful. Hope she recovers well. I guess in terms of legally speaking, it would be hard for them to prove the horse didn’t just have a ‘moment’? Like all horses can ? Might be wrong there though.

 

[Dasher66]

Better off asking a solicitor.

 

[nutjob]

There is plenty of prior information on dodgy dealer pages about this dealer.

 

[Lady Jane]

Just had a look, he doesn't have good recommendations

 

[ester]

Yes if I recognise a dealer name that's usually a bad thing.

 

[Fieldlife]

I assume they watched pony being ridden before child got on? If was fine for first rider hard see having a case.

 

[Jenko109]

I would imagine that they would have to prove that the pony has done this before, for the seller to be negligent.

 

[maya2008]

No idea from a legal standpoint (and no comment on the dealer) but schoolmaster doesn’t necessarily mean ‘safe for a novice’.

My old SJ pony was a schoolmaster - point and shoot round a course of jumps, didn’t stop, didn’t run out, jumped anything. She took my son from 50 to 80cm almost overnight, teaching him about courses, walls, triple combinations, the lot. She was tricky to ride though and it took him a month to get the hang of her before I let him near anything bigger than a cross pole. Ride her correctly and she was an absolute dream, sit there with flappy reins and off balance and you would either be being carted towards the nearest jumpable object at great speed, or find yourself on the floor.

 

[nutjob]

The parent should try to find out the history of the pony. Some are sold as companions due to veterinary issues. Dealers use false names and friends to obtain free to good home and low price horses which are then sold on as schoolmasters. If it is not on a copy passport previous owners can be traced, also posting pictures of the pony can help to trace it's past even if on a copy passport now. Sometimes other people who have tried the horse will recognise it or may have previous returned it to this or another dealer after having problems.

If it is still being advertised I would get a friend to call and ask which pony club it went to and go from there as a start.

 

[Sossigpoker]

Gavin Hetherington/ North East Sports Horses is dodgy as hell so wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have insurance

 

[throwaway2022]

I liked the look of one of his horses a while back, quickly decided against it after some reading up on him. Poor girl, what a rubbish thing to happen

 

[PeterNatt]

Her parents should consult a specialist equine solicitor and instruct them to take action against the dealer who if they are reputable should be insured for incidents of this nature.

Contact details of solicitors below:

Actons
Tel: 0115 91002200 Caroline Bowler

Hannah Salter (Sale and Purchase disputes, Loans, Livery and Facility Hire Agreements)

Waddington Turner Wall Solicitors

Michael Bower Equine Law

Mark Carter
White Bowker Solicitors
Tel: 01962 844440
www.wandb.co.uk
mark.carter@wandb.co.uk

Helen Niebuhr
Darbys Solicitors
52 New Inn Hall Street
Oxford
OX1 2QD
Tel: 01865 811 7000
01865 811712
www.equine-law.net
E: equine@darbys.co.uk

Jaqcui Fulton Equine Law
Tel: 0121 308 5915
jf@equinelawuk.co.uk
www.equinelawuk.co.uk

Hannah Campbell (Specialise in compensation cases)
Tel: 01446 794196 (Specialises in traffic accidents involving horses)
www.horsesolicitor.co.uk
info@horse solicitor

Hanna Campbell
Horse Solicitors
(Took on case in 2013 on behalf of Claire Berry-Jones) involving making a claim Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB)

Deborah Hargreaves
Edmondson Hall Solicitors and Sports Lawyers
25 Exeter Road
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 8AR
Tel: 01638 560556
Tel: 01638 564483
E: solicitors@edmondsonhall.com
E: ah@edmondsonhall.com
www.edmondsonhall.com/page/1r6ef/Home/partner.html
Wrote an article on The Legal pitfalls of Buying and Selling Horses

Elizabeth Simpson Senior Solicitor at law firm Andrew M Jackson
Tel: 01482 325242
www.andrewjackson.co.uk
enquiries@andrewjackson.co.uk

David Forbes or Belinda Walkinshaw
Pickworths Solicitors
6 Victoria Street
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 3JB
01727 844511

Mark de-villamar Roberts
Langleys Solicitors Equine Law Group
Tel: 01904 683051
E: mark.Roberts@langleys.com
www.equinelawyers.co.uk

Elizabeth Simpson
Senior Solicitor
Andrew Jackson
Yorkshire
Tel: 01482 325242
www.andrewjackson.co.uk

Richmond Solicitors
13-15 High Street
Keynsham
Bristol
BS31 1DP
Tel: 0117 986 9555
Fax: 0117 986 8680
enquiries@richmonssolicitorsco.uk

Jacqui Fulton
Giselle Robinson Solicitors
Inderjit Gill
Jacksons Specialist Equine Solicitor
(Represented Gaynor Goodall in an accident on a bridleway on Tameside County Court 01 February 2010).

Knights Solicitors
Tunbridge Wells
Tel: 01892 537311
www.knights-solicitors.co.uk
Work with GRC Commercial Bailiffs
Senior partner very good on equine matters

Horse Solicitor
Tel: 01446 794 196
info@horsesolicitor.co.uk
www.horsesolicitor.com

Cathryn Godfrey
Irwin Mitchell
Specialises in Horse Riders injured on the roads

Mary Ann Reay Charles or Chris Shaw
Shaw and Co Solicitors
Equine Law Specialists
Tel: 0800 019 1248
info@shawandco.com
www.shawandco.com