Share your seller red flags!

[Ladybird L]

Don’t buy anything ad has been up for a week or more. There’s a reason it’s not sold!

If the owner says ‘she can be a bit/a little… ignorant/stressy/marish etc’
It means said horse is a LOT of whatever it is. (Lesson learned…!)

Also, make sure the horse can eat hay - mine was fed Haylage and I only discovered after I transitioned her to hay that SHE CAN’T EAT IT. Lol. (Also lesson learned!)

 

[Goldie's mum]

To be honest, unless the horse was a fair distance away (and these days I won't travel very far anyway), I'm not fussed about videos.

Video's can easily be misleading, and I'd rather see the horse in the flesh and make my own judgement.

One short video showing the horse in walk, trot, canter and popping a small jump is more than enough I would have thought.

A lot of videos seem to be edited to miss the transitions.

 

[CluelessShowjumper]

Don’t buy anything ad has been up for a week or more. There’s a reason it’s not sold!

If the owner says ‘she can be a bit/a little… ignorant/stressy/marish etc’
It means said horse is a LOT of whatever it is. (Lesson learned…!)

Also, make sure the horse can eat hay - mine was fed Haylage and I only discovered after I transitioned her to hay that SHE CAN’T EAT IT. Lol. (Also lesson learned!)

Don’t buy anything where the advert has been up for a week or more?

I don’t think this should be an off-putter. Maybe the owner wasn’t available for viewings?
Maybe the horse needs a particular rider?
Maybe the seller actually cares where the horse goes?

 

[Ladybird L]

Don’t buy anything where the advert has been up for a week or more?

I don’t think this should be an off-putter. Maybe the owner wasn’t available for viewings?
Maybe the horse needs a particular rider?
Maybe the seller actually cares where the horse goes?

True enough. I stand corrected. I have had some pretty interesting experiences though

 

[LEC]

Don’t buy anything ad has been up for a week or more. There’s a reason it’s not sold!

If the owner says ‘she can be a bit/a little… ignorant/stressy/marish etc’
It means said horse is a LOT of whatever it is. (Lesson learned…!)

Also, make sure the horse can eat hay - mine was fed Haylage and I only discovered after I transitioned her to hay that SHE CAN’T EAT IT. Lol. (Also lesson learned!)

This just isn’t true. I have had one up for a week and he is a total gem. Just not managed to find the right fit for him but also recognise my videos are a bit crap and I need to sort them. He has a brilliant temperament but still needs some polishing and education as only 5. Had someone try him today who could barely ride . Also I have been low balled on the other so why should I sell at such a reduced price when already priced to sell?!? I bloody hate selling horses as it is and this type of comment drives me nuts. There are loads on the market right now as well.

I had someone contact me who had. £4k budget and thanked me for not being rude in my reply. My actual suggestion was she start on horse quest at the back with ones who have not sold as will be online 5-6 weeks and then enquire with their budget to see if they can get something good value.