Tenacious buyer just won't give up...

DabDab said:
Get rid of the ridiculous non buyer - I would probably be quite blunt with her.

Why would you readvertise as a hack not a dressage horse though? Is hacking really going to be easier on his feet than dressage?
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Hi Dabdab, well, unfortunately my very carefully looked after, gently started and professionally ridden horse is very broken. I've been told by my vet "do no work on deep surfaces" (which pretty much rules out doing any work in our school as the surface is *****e - still contemplating if this has actually contributed towards the damage!)

Pete Ramey reviewed the xrays and came back with

I see P3 remodeling/loss, calcified lateral cartilages, lamellar wedge, and a scary-thin sole.

CEs look fine to me.

Additionally, there appears to be trouble at the extensor tendon insertion on P3s and extensor branch insertions on P2s. Front right DDFT "shows up" more than it should, so there could be calcification there as well -- but these, you should talk about with a radiogist or other very sharp vet. These may be artifacts, and I am a wee lay farrier.
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At the moment I'm struggling to get B comfy, after the last trim he had was a tad "over zealous" (trying ever so hard to be polite here!). But it's going to be months before he is ready to be ridden.
 
Thanks to everyone else for your comments.

Seriously the lady is turning out to be a right bunny boiler type (does that show my age???)

I'm just going to reply and say that: as you are aware he is injured at the moment and I won't be selling him until he is perfectly sound again.

As I said before the whole "big nostrils" thing has become a yard joke. When anyone is working, or come back from a hack, there is a plethora of "oooh what big nostrils you have" and "how big are your nostrils today" Even my vet thinks it is very bizarre and hilarious.
 
I think thats all you can say, it is odd that big nostrils are an issue but given that she knows he has a large gash down one leg that is somehow ok!?
 
You've had a narrow escape; lord knows what fuss there would have been if she'd actually bought him. It's time to draw a line and tell her he's off the market and please stop contacting you. I find that people like her you need to be firm and direct - if they see a chink in your resolve they will keep pestering.
 
I would just tell her you are not willing to sell to her as you don't think they are a suitable match, wish her well with her search & let that be the end of it. It's clearly not the horse for her if she has issues with the horse prior to purchase & she's clearly not the buyer for you as she's cost you a lot of money & hassle already.
 
Selling horses in France can be a sellers nightmare; the law totally sides with the buyer. Even with a private sale, the buyer has the right to return the horse with complete recompense if not fit for purpose within 2 years

In the contract of sale, the seller needs to specify what the horse is being sold for (leisure, competition - and what level) etc, and if something turns up which makes the horse unsuitable for, e.g. breakdown due to conformational defect, the buyer is entitled to return the horse.

Non-disclosure of underlying issues still occur, of course, and it there is still a large element of "caveat emptor" but the potential comeback seems to be much greater than that in the UK.
 
Casey76 said:
Hi Dabdab, well, unfortunately my very carefully looked after, gently started and professionally ridden horse is very broken. I've been told by my vet "do no work on deep surfaces" (which pretty much rules out doing any work in our school as the surface is *****e - still contemplating if this has actually contributed towards the damage!)

Pete Ramey reviewed the xrays and came back with



At the moment I'm struggling to get B comfy, after the last trim he had was a tad "over zealous" (trying ever so hard to be polite here!). But it's going to be months before he is ready to be ridden.
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Oh dear, poor boy - that's quite the multitude of sins for a horse managed so carefully, what a nightmare. With the soft tissue stuff I get the no schooling thing now.
 
To be honest I can't see how this horse will have anything other than a nominal value, and that's if you can find a buyer.

The buyer sounds like a PITA and clueless. I'd just respond along this lines of 'he will hopefully be up for rehoming to a suitable person next year one his lameness issues are controlled but I'm afraid he would be unsuitable for your requirements'
 
ihatework said:
To be honest I can't see how this horse will have anything other than a nominal value, and that's if you can find a buyer.

The buyer sounds like a PITA and clueless. I'd just respond along this lines of 'he will hopefully be up for rehoming to a suitable person next year one his lameness issues are controlled but I'm afraid he would be unsuitable for your requirements'
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At the time the buyer came on the scene, B didn't have any lameness issues. All of the internal stuff was discovered incidentally after I had xrays taken due to 1 episode of lameness after a heavy trim. It wasn't something I or my vet were expecting. So, yes; the fact that my horse who was happily schooling Ele/medium ready to go and compete, is now going to be sold as a hack (when sound), isn't distressing for me at all.
 
Can you not just say you're unwilling to sell to them, rather than make up an excuse? True, they may think you're rude but you've been more than reasonable.
 
Casey76 said:
At the time the buyer came on the scene, B didn't have any lameness issues. All of the internal stuff was discovered incidentally after I had xrays taken due to 1 episode of lameness after a heavy trim. It wasn't something I or my vet were expecting. So, yes; the fact that my horse who was happily schooling Ele/medium ready to go and compete, is now going to be sold as a hack (when sound), isn't distressing for me at all.
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Of course I do understand that. But you asked what you should say to the annoying buyer and I said you should say he is unsuitable for her requirements. Which he is surely?

If she keeps at it, then you can be rude and tell her where to go!
 
Given the further info about the French system I think I'd let her have him for free and she can do the rehab herself thus saving you several problems and money!!
 
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