fruity
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Has anyone ever sold their horse but on the condition you have first refusal if the buyer ever decides to sell it in the future for any reason.
Selling your horse but on a signed agreement?
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piebaldsparkle
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MY friend has and guess what they sold it on, without telling her.............at the end of the day once it sold any agreement ain't worth the paper its written on.
mememe
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yes and the people i sold him to still have him. i see them regularly and they are good friends and i would trust them 100% to offer him to me should they ever sell him
fruity
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yes and the people i sold him to still have him. i see them regularly and they are good friends and i would trust them 100% to offer him to me should they ever sell him
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The lady who has my mare on loan is just like that and we are really good friends,often go for lunch together etc and i'm 90% sure she would do the same. What did your agreement have in it? I have a loan agreement with her but not sure what to put in the sale agreement,Any help appreciated
yes and the people i sold him to still have him. i see them regularly and they are good friends and i would trust them 100% to offer him to me should they ever sell him
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The lady who has my mare on loan is just like that and we are really good friends,often go for lunch together etc and i'm 90% sure she would do the same. What did your agreement have in it? I have a loan agreement with her but not sure what to put in the sale agreement,Any help appreciated
Tiffany
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MY friend has and guess what they sold it on, without telling her.............at the end of the day once it sold any agreement ain't worth the paper its written on.
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Same thing happened to a friend of mine
Once the horse belongs to someone else they can do what they like, paper or no paper
MY friend has and guess what they sold it on, without telling her.............at the end of the day once it sold any agreement ain't worth the paper its written on.
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Same thing happened to a friend of mine
vennessa
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I gave a horse for free - Florin - on condition if it did not work she would come back to me. She was passed on and on and on and on ... I followed her and i did get her back and had to have her shot. Broke my heart. People lie to your face. Saying that i have half lied. We took in a horse that had only left its stable in three years to be told 'wee wee' and put back in. I was told to do the same when we took him. I think i just ummed thinking he is going to learn to be a horse. A half lie i would say but for the best for the horse. He is now a happy horse living in a herd.
I tell myself i don't trust people but i am so soft i always do.
I tell myself i don't trust people but i am so soft i always do.
*hic*
village idiot :D
On the other side of this, I bought a horse just over four years ago and agreed verbally that the owner could have first refusal if we ever sold. I told her then that it was unlikely he would be sold unless the perfect home came along. However, four years down the line it has, he will be just the right boy for the job and will give them so much fun and confidence, which is what he did for his first owner and now for us.
So I've been trying to contact her by email. I've mailed her twice to the same addy to let her know that I have someone interested and that they are happy to talk to her and keep in contact by email and even to let her go to see his new home before he goes there. We have been in contact by email over the years. I don't have a contact phone number for her but I do have an address her parents lived at four years ago. I'm just wondering how hard I need to try to get in touch. I can't imagine she will want to buy him back and I know she'll love his prospective owners.
So I've been trying to contact her by email. I've mailed her twice to the same addy to let her know that I have someone interested and that they are happy to talk to her and keep in contact by email and even to let her go to see his new home before he goes there. We have been in contact by email over the years. I don't have a contact phone number for her but I do have an address her parents lived at four years ago. I'm just wondering how hard I need to try to get in touch. I can't imagine she will want to buy him back and I know she'll love his prospective owners.
Happytohack
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Yes - I sold Tilly last year as an unbroken 4 year old. She was extra special because I had hand-reared her, but she was never going to be big enough (or quiet enough) for me to ride and was wasted as a pet. The lady who bought her is lovely and adores Tilly and plans to keep her for life. But we did sign an agreement that if she should ever sell her, I would have first refusal at a fair market value. We keep in touch and I am sure she would stick to her word.
vennessa
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On the other side of this, I bought a horse just over four years ago and agreed verbally that the owner could have first refusal if we ever sold. I told her then that it was unlikely he would be sold unless the perfect home came along. However, four years down the line it has, he will be just the right boy for the job and will give them so much fun and confidence, which is what he did for his first owner and now for us.
So I've been trying to contact her by email. I've mailed her twice to the same addy to let her know that I have someone interested and that they are happy to talk to her and keep in contact by email and even to let her go to see his new home before he goes there. We have been in contact by email over the years. I don't have a contact phone number for her but I do have an address her parents lived at four years ago. I'm just wondering how hard I need to try to get in touch. I can't imagine she will want to buy him back and I know she'll love his prospective owners.
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That is good to hear. You have tried, what more can you do and you have found a good home. I wish more people were so honest.
On the other side of this, I bought a horse just over four years ago and agreed verbally that the owner could have first refusal if we ever sold. I told her then that it was unlikely he would be sold unless the perfect home came along. However, four years down the line it has, he will be just the right boy for the job and will give them so much fun and confidence, which is what he did for his first owner and now for us.
So I've been trying to contact her by email. I've mailed her twice to the same addy to let her know that I have someone interested and that they are happy to talk to her and keep in contact by email and even to let her go to see his new home before he goes there. We have been in contact by email over the years. I don't have a contact phone number for her but I do have an address her parents lived at four years ago. I'm just wondering how hard I need to try to get in touch. I can't imagine she will want to buy him back and I know she'll love his prospective owners.
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That is good to hear. You have tried, what more can you do and you have found a good home. I wish more people were so honest.
scotsmare
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We just sold my daughters pony with one of these 'agreements' - fortunately I don't think the people will ever sell her but I'm not sure how binding the agreement would be legally - probably not at all!
oliviacharley
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I sold my pony to what I believed was a lovely home...I completely vetted the home she was going to and they had her on a months trial to see how she got on. I owned her for yrs and we had rescued her as a yearling so I wanted to make sure she was going to the right people.
I sold her below the price I wanted as I believed the people would have her for life and use her for their children to learn to ride on as well as for the mother in law to ride on hacks.
I discovered that after 1 month of them owning her she became very lame - they had her on 6 acres of long grass - she was prone to lami and when I called to ask if I could buy her back they said I had sold them a dud horse which they believed I had stuffed with butt to sell her...!! Her husband was a vet and had had a good look over her before they agreed to buying her ....
I dont quite know what happened - I know they changed all her tack but I saw an ad with her details up for sale as a companion only last yr which was heartbreaking....I was unable to get in touch again as every time I did they put the phone down and never answered my text messages...
I sold her below the price I wanted as I believed the people would have her for life and use her for their children to learn to ride on as well as for the mother in law to ride on hacks.
I discovered that after 1 month of them owning her she became very lame - they had her on 6 acres of long grass - she was prone to lami and when I called to ask if I could buy her back they said I had sold them a dud horse which they believed I had stuffed with butt to sell her...!! Her husband was a vet and had had a good look over her before they agreed to buying her ....
I dont quite know what happened - I know they changed all her tack but I saw an ad with her details up for sale as a companion only last yr which was heartbreaking....I was unable to get in touch again as every time I did they put the phone down and never answered my text messages...
Toby_Zaphod
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I seriously doubt is any agreement like these would stand up in a court to be honest, Once someone has sold a horse to someone else the rights of the owner pass on with the sale. Therefore as new owner of the animal it is the new owners right to decide what they are going to do with the horse, who they will sell to etc.
badgerdog
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I have bought two horses and both the previous owners have said that if I ever sold them they would like first refusal. I haven't any intention of selling them but if I did I would honour this verbal agreement as they are both lovely homes.
I can understand people being cynical when it comes to buying and selling horses, I know, I've been stung myself in the past by dishonest people but I think there are still a lot of honest people out there.
I suppose ultimately, if you're selling a horse you are giving up the right to having a say in what happens to it and you have to be very careful who he/she goes to.
I can understand people being cynical when it comes to buying and selling horses, I know, I've been stung myself in the past by dishonest people but I think there are still a lot of honest people out there.
I suppose ultimately, if you're selling a horse you are giving up the right to having a say in what happens to it and you have to be very careful who he/she goes to.