Selling livery recommendations: South East/Kent

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Hi,

some of you may remember that I posted about a horse I bought about 6 weeks ago. My first horse after a 13 year gap.

It immediately felt wrong and I tried to return to the dealer during the 7 day 'money back' period. To cut a long and really upsetting story short they haven't taken the horse back. I've considered small claims but it's so difficult so I'm just getting on with things. I haven't posted about it in the interim as to be perfectly honest the whole thing has been a bit of a nightmare and I have found it a bit awful.

I have the horse at a lovely livery yard and am doing all I can to give it a good go, bearing in mind that I don't have unlimited budget. The horse isn't a problem horse, but isn't behaving with me as described and our relationship has got off to a really, really bad start.

I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet, but if I do decide to sell her on I don't want to do so myself and would want to place her with a reputable selling livery. I'd be looking for somewhere where they would exercise and school her, work with her to get her in to the best shape for selling. She's not a competition horse, but would be aimed at someone wanting a good quality first horse, or return to riding. RC/PC stuff.

I know there are people really against selling on this way, but if I do go down this route it's really the only option for me. Any suggestions? I'd need someone really straightforward to deal with, very experienced and ideally not horrifically expensive. Is that a pig I see flying?!
 
How about having some help with the horse and some lessons which could help The bond you have.
Though I recently had a horse on sales livery and paid £100 per week which I thought was reasonable. I just didn't want the hassle of selling myself and also I don't have the facilities.
 
Can you not find an instructor that can come to you and help you? It takes time to build a relationship of trust with a new horse, it took over a year with my new horse and in the end I have sought help from a pro rider who has really sorted us both out.

If you do decide to sell your horse via sales livery make sure that every advert clearly states that the horse is on sales livery and ask to have every advert run past you first. If you are uncomfortable with the wording or feel it is not correct then ask for it to be changed and make sure that the person selling the horse does not say anything that is incorrect about your horse. This will help you if the sale goes wrong and helps to remove any liability from you.

Ensure you have a written contract outlining what sales livery involves, what is included and what is extra cost, how viewings and vettings will be conducted and what happens if the horse doesn't sell.
 
Contact Alex Wyatt BHSI - 07752712915 wyattequestrian@gmail.com or find him on Facebook. Based Cranbrook/Benenden way, he is very experienced in schooling horses and offers sales livery too - he is very easy to deal with and down to earth. He also travels to teach if you are near his area, and could help you if you decide you want help reschooling the horse yourself, instead of going down the sales livery route.
 
Samantha Castle of Castle Stud is fab for both sales, schooling and retraining. Shes based near Canterbury and highly recommended. Certainly worth a phone call.
 
It was quite a few years ago but I used Avril at equine agents. Think she's still in business. I'd recommend her from a selling perspective.

Also Emma at clip clop traders takes in sales liveries.

Both are aimed at the RC level, Sussex based, although I've not had recent contact with either of them.
 
Thanks - this is helpful. I do have an instructor and the help of v experienced YO and team on livery yard at the moment.
 
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