URGENT: INFO REQUIRED:BOUGHT A HORSE FROM TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE, THAT WAS MISDESCRIBED?

TBH I think you'll struggle with trading standards as prescident for buying horses is that you at least see them before you buy them - they are different from flat packed furniture I'm afraid.

If I was an honest private seller and you wanted to buy my horse without seeing him I wouldn't let you!
If I was an iffy dealer and you called and said you wanted to buy x horse, you didn't want to see it first, you didn't want to vet it and a cheque (including transport costs) was in the post I'd have probably sent you any old c@*p I had lying around as you're obviously mad as a badger !
 
Polos Mum said:
If you were friends with the buyer and have 30 years of horse experience why did you let them buy a horse un tried and un vetted from a dealer that nobody knew!

Put the horse in your box and take it back, post the passport through the door and write it off to experience. Or if you really care then have the poor thing PTS and next time go and look at the horse for your friend if she can't travel!
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As i read this post essex girl is trying to help a novice who bought unseen.
These dealers know more about people than they do about horses , they know who they can try it on with and who they can t .
As for trading standards..they are practically useless. I know this because i bought a horse from a very naughty dealer who was the subject of a bbc programme.
Best of luck Essexgirl!
 
Sadly there are trusting people who do buy horses without checking them first. You just have to sound genuine enough with the excuses, tweak the heartstrings and someone who's desperate enough to buy a safe trusty horse will lap it up.:(

OP. Good luck with tracing others who've been scammed by this individual.
Friend bought a horse without vetting and without a sensible person to guide her. She's now got a lovEly little horse with SI issues and stifles locking plus quite a few bruises from when hes bucked her off because she didnt realise what the problem was. Hes now got a long road to recovery ( fingers crossed) to get him well enough to ride. Or a very expensive pet:o
 
If you can prove they are dealers their advert for the horse bought is part of the sales contract so the description must fit. Get the owners to start the process tomorrow with sending recorded delivery letter. I had similar prob a few years ago and I did successfully get pony returned and my money back as the pony was downright dangerous and they were dealers posing as a private sale ( although we did view and try the pony which behaved that day !)
You can gather info from any other duped purchasers but contact with the seller needs to happen sooner than later.
 
OP. I am really sorry that the buyer of this horse has been well & truly caught out. Unfortunately at the end of the day, it is unlikely that there will be much they can do. To all those who have had a go at the buyer for buying unseen - have they forgotten all,the threads on this forum asking if any one has bought a horse unseen and all the positive stories?
 
I think its a very sad indictment of the horse industry tbh in that the number of people on here who are blaming the purchaser rather than feeling outraged that a dealer has done this is shocking.

Yes in hindsight it is unfortunate that someone has bought sight unseen but perhaps if the industry got some teeth and outed these dealers then more people would be encouraged to participate in horse ownership and get involved with the hobby / sport without fear of being ripped off.

Good on the OP for not just putting this down to experience and wanting to sort it out.
 
essexgirl said:
I can assure you I am not a troll, Why would I want to waste my time? I just asking for anyone with similar experiences.....I am not the buyer, I am an experienced horse woman assisting the buyer in getting justice. Yes silly buying blind, but it does happen. Many people buy furniture from the internet, there is no excuse when it arrives broken or misdecribed! These people are criminals and need to be prosecuted
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Essex girl? Or just blonde? What a mad post!!
 
I recently bought a horse unseen and untried as a project with a remarkably similar story to this from doncaster area but original sellar was honest about the situaion and horse did seem 'mad' when I collected her but since being at mine shes an absolute darling and cant really fault her, my point being maybe the hprse is as described its just not happy or settled where it is! Cant it be turned away ffpr a month nefore being retrained or moved to an enviroment better suited to it before being written off? Poor horse. Dnt think legally the buyer has a leg to stand on sorry
 
Hi all,this sounds like a horse I owned last year and have been searching for,the dealer that sold Stanley said he would make sure he would go to a nice home and pass mt contact details on ,since then I have been looking for him and recently heard that he has been passed around from pillar to post ,and has developed behavioural issues due to his ordeals,a horse is not evil,it's because of circumstances,events etc that has led this horse to miss trust humans,he certainly was'nt like this when I had him,I bought him as a happy hacker and to get my confidence back which is what he did,he wasa perfect gentle giant,loved people,children,and mixed with Shetlands sheep mares& geldings,so what on earth has happened to him? I know this was my horse as I recognise names and comments that have been posted on this forum,I would do anything to get him back home but have been told he may have been pts,how really sad that Stanley last few months have ended like this, am heart broken and praying for a miracle that he may be still alive somewhere,
 
Think that this is genuine. However why are people advising OP to send it back?? What a cruel and irresponsible thing to do. The horse needs to be PTS or at least have a vet check. A horse acting like this may have a brain tumour.....
 
Lesley Amanda said:
Hi all,this sounds like a horse I owned last year and have been searching for,the dealer that sold Stanley said he would make sure he would go to a nice home and pass mt contact details on ,since then I have been looking for him and recently heard that he has been passed around from pillar to post ,and has developed behavioural issues due to his ordeals,a horse is not evil,it's because of circumstances,events etc that has led this horse to miss trust humans,he certainly was'nt like this when I had him,I bought him as a happy hacker and to get my confidence back which is what he did,he wasa perfect gentle giant,loved people,children,and mixed with Shetlands sheep mares& geldings,so what on earth has happened to him? I know this was my horse as I recognise names and comments that have been posted on this forum,I would do anything to get him back home but have been told he may have been pts,how really sad that Stanley last few months have ended like this, am heart broken and praying for a miracle that he may be still alive somewhere,
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Do you have a photo ?
 
for god s sake. Essexgirl Is a livery yard owner and the client has brought a horse to her livery after falling victim to someone who can spot people like her a mile off.
Why all the awful replies?
The type of trader who pulls stunts like this knows more about people than they do about horses..... They would know from one phonecall just how much they could get away with.
Yes Essex there are other people out there such as myself who are not afraid to admit we were totally stupid when buying our first horses. Mine came good in the end luckily enough for me ...but I could have been seriously injured.
I won t offend you by offering advice on how to deal with this horse but do try google for rogue horse dealer bishop aukland, this is a guy who has been successfully prosecuted.
 
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