too good to be true????

[polyphonic]

http://www.horsemart.co.uk/AdvertRef/HM7...HorseDetail.asp

 

[Dogbetty141]

OMG i looked at this horse last night and thought why the hell is something like this going for such a small amount! Looks like a v nice gg probably a nutter!

 

[AmyMay]

I suspect a zero has been missed off somewhere and he is in fact in the 19K region.

 

[PinkFairy]

*drools* flintus.. you have broken my groove! teehee *shall not buy any horses shall not buy any horses shall not buy any horses...*

 

[Rambo]

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I suspect a zero has been missed off somewhere and he is in fact in the 19K region.

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I very much doubt that is the case....he is a 10yo who has done nothing

The whole advert is a little suspect. A quick google shows that Barkway Horses is a dealer, and the grammar in the advert is appalling too

It's probably a problem horse, or has some physical defect which prevents it doing much

I agree, the photo does not suggest a £2k horse though

 

[polyphonic]

well i did think of giving them a call just to find out, to be honest i cant deal with my 15hh at times let alone a lad that big! lovely looking horse though

 

[PinkFairy]

he is isn't he? ahh flintus you have somehow used your magic powers of showing links to get me to write a horsey wish list

*toddles off to pester parents* however, he may well be a problem horse so i'll hold back on this one!

 

[Kelly1982]

I could be wrong but i think this horse was on another forum somewhere with the same kinda post.

The lady is a dealer and the horse had just been shod and was footsore and they wanted rid asap as they had 20 other horses coming over from Holland so had no room for it and didn't have time for it to come sound.

Like i said i could be mixing the horses up but i am pretty sure its the same horse and the original advert has been removed now (obvioulsy as it has been replaced by this one).

ETS none of the pictures shown or of it being ridden either!!

 

[samp]

As said they are a dealer and most their horses are cheap, so I guess he maybe a prob child. Suspicious when the horse is shown trotting in hand with tack on yet no rider?

 

[polyphonic]

so whos' going to make the call? ha

 

[PinkFairy]

*zips her mouth, points at the dashing flintus* YOUUUU fear not, i shall be waiting with biccies and lots of tea

 

[polyphonic]

(peter slinks under table) i cant call, my first words will be...so whats his problem? *pushes phone to pinkrider*

 

[PinkFairy]

teehee and mine will be something like "does he have to stand in the naughty corner a lot?" teehee *pushes it back to flintus*

 

[fizz-tally]

if it was closer i would be calling as i have a friend who would be interested.

 

[FMM]

Why tack up and then trot in hand - very peculiar!

 

[kildalton]

We've had posts on here before about this dealer.

 

[polyphonic]

and are the horses write offsd or just cheap bargains because of a big turn over of stock?

 

[PinkFairy]

ahh good point flintus! but dealers dodgey

 

[Kelly1982]

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Why tack up and then trot in hand - very peculiar!

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Probably because the horse is lame!!!

I am positive its the same horse, read this thread:

http://www.phpbber.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=843&mforum=tackroomfrolics

 

[polyphonic]

my lad wasnt froma dealer but he was CHEAP! he even came with his own wheelbarrow. i dont have a porblem with problem horses, but i wish if it is the case that people put it in the adverts

 

[Nic]

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Why tack up and then trot in hand - very peculiar!

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Just what I was thinking FMM

 

[PinkFairy]

kelly1982 i cannot get on that site without log in details

flintus, i too was offered a horse VERY cheap (£150) and it was a 15hh welsh sec d very nice boy but turned out to be riddled with problems would have cost me LOTS in vets

 

[MrsMagoo]

Cant see the post

Hmm does look a bit suspect and the picture is very good at all...Shame cause looks like a nice sort..

 

[Kelly1982]

Sorry i thought you could view it without logging in, well here is an extract from someone who called it:

ok done it............spoke to them...........!!!!!!!!


Are you ready.................
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It is a dealers, they have had him a week, he needs to go quick as they have a delivery of 20 warmblood's coming over at the weekend and don't have anyspace for him, he will need to go into the school... ..

Ok he will not pass the vetting at the moment as he is footsore with bruised feet, although they have shod him and he seems alot happy, he is still not yet 100% sound although if they kept him for another couple of weeks he would be fine and pass the vetting, but they have no room.

They sounded pretty genuine...?? And said that if I wanted him I would have to get in there quick as they are having offers over the phone with people not even seeing him....xx

Oh also he has no passport....but he does have his branded papers....xx

There you go peeps....xx It's always a risk buying a horse like him, but you never know sometimes it pays off...??

If i had the money I would def go and have a look.


The original advert noted that it would not pass a vetting!! They have obvioulsy changed that now so not to put people off.

 

[polyphonic]

thank you!!!!

 

[Kelly1982]

Also a bit further down the post it stated that actually he DOES have a passport but NO papers!!

The OP got that bit wrong!!

So thats why no-one is sitting on him coz he is not sound

 

[juliebrewer]

The advert has some terrible spelling mistakes in!!!! makes you wonder if the discription is a mistake as well!! Lovely looking and sounds great. I'd go and look if I was looking for a horse....

 

[GlamourDol]

If the horse is anything like their spelling i would think it was pretty crap!!
I would also queston why it is being trotted in hand with tack on, why is nobody on its back?

 

[kildalton]

See what Gatefield Horses has to say in a previous post by Welsh Rarebit.