Jellymoon
Well-Known Member
Ok so we all know there are dodgy dealers and mis-sold horses out there, but at what point does the new owner of a horse accept that actually this horse is now theirs, and their responsibility to care for and provide veterinary and other support professionals (proper ones, not whisperers), rather than passing the buck to someone else?
I'm quite shocked tbh. Once an animal is mine, it's mine to take responsibility for at that time. That's horse ownership, that's what you take on. A mis-sold car, you can park it in the driveway while you argue the toss. A horse, you shouldn't.
This.
I do understand how upsetting and frustrating this all is, and it does sound like you’ve been trying to get to the bottom of his issues, but personally I wouldn’t be trying to get the dealer to take him back. I think fair enough if it’s a week after you bought it, and it’s totally unsuitable/dangerous and you’ve been lied to, but when you’ve had it a few months?? And bought without vetting it, so obv prepared to take quite a risk with your money...
I find it very odd that you pay to insure the horse but don’t then use the insurance to find out from a proper vet what’s actually wrong with the poor thing.
I think you have to put this down to experience - next time be very careful who you buy from, do your homework first and take a very knowledgable friend, and get it well-vetted.
In the meantime, you can try to salvage something from this by getting the vet out, use your insurance, do what you can to make the horse rideable. It may be that he is worth something and you won’t have lost all your money.