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

I just wish I hadn't given him to a dealer to find him a home, that was last oct time and none of this would have happened,I had put him on face book horsemart etc trying to find out where he had gone
 
I've only just dropped into this little "friendly discussion" scanning all the issues - this is what I see.

Although any buyer stands to be royally shafted when handing over money without sufficient checks - it doesn't make it right, proper or something that can be just forgotten in every instance.

If you do want to make a fuss - don't expect to get your money back - you are only kicking a box around the yard trying to rid yourself of the anger of being stuffed! Trading standards are all toothless t**ts and there's no one else to help unless you have a bottomless wallet for legal action. Mind you, you could just find the seller one dark night and impress upon them the health benefits of returning one's money forthwith but chances are you will not have sufficient standing for this action if you're on here moaning.

There is no such thing as an EVIL horse - they are trusting herbivores - with teeth at one end and flying hooves all round for the unwary - if anyone doesn't know that after 30 years of working with them - they ought to try something less demanding like embroidery.

My own dear wondermare could easily be described as "bombproof" for 99% of the time - she actually gave rides to mentally subnormal people when still a school horse and seemed to know to be on best behavior. For the other 1% she could and did, put the fear of the lord into experienced Horseys and she saved two of these little outbursts for my less than confident missus and put her off for life ( I got the ride so no big deal :cool: )
 
essexgirl said:
I am urgently appealing for information of anyone that has had any dealings with a horse dealer posing as private seller in Deep Fields, Telford. Please pm me with any info. A horse has been sold that is beyond dangerous, is lame and passport has been tampered with. The horse was sold as a genuine allrounder and safe for novices. The horse is also at least 6 years older than advertised. Seller will not take calls, hangs up, and I am now assiting Trading Standards with their enquiries. Thanks
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Have you got a photo ?
 
s4sugar said:
If the horse was purchased unseen from a trader remind Trading Standards of the Distance Selling Regulations which gve slightly more protection than a normal sale as long at the purchase was less than 30 days ago.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theoneshow/consumer/2009/08/27/get_your_refund_distance_selli.html
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Distance Selling Regs only apply for contracts between a supplier and consumer, so would not apply to a private sale. Furthermore, the regs require an "organised distance sales or service provision scheme" which does not arise in this situation.
 
Darremi said:
Distance Selling Regs only apply for contracts between a supplier and consumer, so would not apply to a private sale. Furthermore, the regs require an "organised distance sales or service provision scheme" which does not arise in this situation.
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This purchase was from a dealer.............
 
horserider said:
Confused now. Isn't Stanley, the coloured Cob X Shire the horse you are looking for ?
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No that's not him above,he was a skewbold x shire,have a look on preloved,"looking for Stanley"but all the comments on this forum relate to him for e.g he was sold from Telford and the lady who had him in Telford confirmed with me his identity by picture,from Telford he went to some one called Debbie and from Debbie he went to person in Essex, if I can I will try and put a pic of him on here,
 
Lesley Amanda said:
No that's not him above,he was a skewbold x shire,have a look on preloved,"looking for Stanley"but all the comments on this forum relate to him for e.g he was sold from Telford and the lady who had him in Telford confirmed with me his identity by picture,from Telford he went to some one called Debbie and from Debbie he went to person in Essex, if I can I will try and put a pic of him on here,
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I'm even more confused now.

The link I posted above is a skewbald Shire x cob.
http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/107750281/wanted-information-on-stanley.html

I have found this ad too, but it's the same horse...
http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/107540225/looking-for-stanley.html
 
s4sugar said:
This purchase was from a dealer.............
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The OP mentioned that she thought it was a dealer purporting to sell privately, in which case it would have to be proved that he was a dealer, which is not a foregone conclusion. Nevertheless the Regs would still not apply because of the 'scheme' requirement. I am afraid the Regs just do not apply to this type of situation, they apply to protect consumers entering into contracts in which they are not able to view the goods beforehand because of the specific nature of the 'distance' sale. In this situation the buyer was able to view the goods but chose not to.
 
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The advert on page six of this forum isn't Stanley, and doesn't seem to be the horse originally posted about. I think it was just HHO going off at a tangent. ;)
 
I found your preloved advert and what you have discovered so far seems to match the thread line on here.

I hope the OP logs in soon and sees your post so that you can find out what has happened, and confirm if it is the same horse.

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/107540225/looking-for-stanley.html

I can understand how upset you must be to think the horse has changed so much, I have to agree with others and wonder if somewhere along the line he has been hurt and pain has caused the problems.
 
Adopter said:
I found your preloved advert and what you have discovered so far seems to match the thread line on here.

I hope the OP logs in soon and sees your post so that you can find out what has happened, and confirm if it is the same horse.

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/107540225/looking-for-stanley.html

I can understand how upset you must be to think the horse has changed so much, I have to agree with others and wonder if somewhere along the line he has been hurt and pain has caused the problems.
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That's what I think,the problem now is a person he went to in Essex says he was put to sleep and another person is telling me she believes he is still alive ! Person in Essex has told me that when I asked Farringtons to find him a good home I gave up my rights to. Enquire about his future ! But rights or no rights is not relevant,it dose'nt stop you from enquiring about his welfare does it !
 
It does seem odd that you are being told two different things. If he has been pts then I can understand that you do need to know.

I do hope Essexgirl logs on soon so she can say whether or not the information you have is correct.

Feel for you, not knowing is so hard.
 
Adopter said:
It does seem odd that you are being told two different things. If he has been pts then I can understand that you do need to know.

I do hope Essexgirl logs on soon so she can say whether or not the information you have is correct.

Feel for you, not knowing is so hard.
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Yea the Essex lady is pretty adamant that Stanley was pts,but then so is the other lady from Telford that he is still alive ! If he is still alive I want to try and get him back home,I must admit though when I originally bought stan from Farringtons last year,they were true to their word in saying he was a safe happy plod because that's what he was like when he was with me,for about 9mths,they then sold him to this lady in Telford,and so the story goes on,the poor horse he's probably lost all trust in humans and I feel so guilty about his ordeals,if I hadn't have given him up in the first place he wouldn't have been passed around
 
Lesley Amanda said:
Yea the Essex lady is pretty adamant that Stanley was pts,but then so is the other lady from Telford that he is still alive ! If he is still alive I want to try and get him back home,I must admit though when I originally bought stan from Farringtons last year,they were true to their word in saying he was a safe happy plod because that's what he was like when he was with me,for about 9mths,they then sold him to this lady in Telford,and so the story goes on,the poor horse he's probably lost all trust in humans and I feel so guilty about his ordeals,if I hadn't have given him up in the first place he wouldn't have been passed around
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He certainly was not "dangerous"or "evil"a comment made about him,he was such a gent,the most placid laid back horse I have ever ridden,enjoyed ha king around the village meeting people stopping and ha ing a munch on their hedges,would walk past water sprinklers,kites buses,every body loved him and would stop to give him a treat an he loved it!,so god knows what he's gone through. To turn into this " Bargy,evil dangerous horse "
 
To Lesley Amanda.

If the horse was so good why did you sell him after 9 months and back to a dealer?

From what you say a private sale would have been easy, that's the kind of safe hacker people are looking for.

Are you connected to the dealer?
 
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