Sparemare
Well-Known Member
I would walk OP. Sorry, but I would take my vet's advice.
I would walk away. If the horse is sound in a week then I would always have a doubt/worry Id made the wrong decision, especially when or if the horse went lame.
A 5 stage vetting is no guarantee of soundness in future but a vetting failure due to lameness is a guarantee of a lame horse that day.
Some horses do pass! it is hard to walk away especially if you really click (I still have the 'what if' for a horse I walked away from) but I feel it's best to start with a sound horse especially as things can go wrong so easily! (Ive walked away from 2 failed vettings and 1 horse I brought w/o vetting was pts 3 years later due to lameness (which may or may not have been picked up at a vetting....) sorry to be cynical
Sold on owners behalf is usually a dealer trying to get out of offering a warranty. IMO.
This is going to make you all say that I should absolutely walk away now but the current owner has only had her 6 weeks too. I know I know I know
This throws up more questions, did they get her vetted? have you seen the certificate if they did? what is the reason for selling such a nice horse so quickly? have you asked if you can speak to her previous owners?
The failure in itself would not put me off completely I have sold enough to know these things do happen and have had a few fail then pass in similar situations that I know went on to remain fine, I have bought a failure that passed with flying colours at a later date but someone selling so quickly would ring more alarm bells than being a bit unlevel on a circle in a set of shoes that may have been on for 8 weeks or possibly longer would.
I am with IG run away fast this is not a good cv for a horse to have .
It's one thing to forgive a failure in a horse were you know where it's from but when horses are going multiple homes and being sold by third parties run .
Tbh it's a weird, unlikely story. Irish owned horses go to the Irish sales - they're not sent to Brightwells.
Anyway, I think you should run a mile. there's plenty of sound, problem free horses out there to buy. Don't buy a problem as the old saying goes.
I'll bet you didn't send her to the sales Droitzberg? And if you did that's unusual. The vast majority of our horses sell to the UK, but they are bought here. The Op said her horse was sent by owners to the sales. Not many owners do that as its €350 to send a horse over and the same back if it doesn't sell, before you even get into entry fees. In contrast with vet certs, entry, diesel you can go to Gorresbridge or Cavan for €300 and come home again if you're not happy with the price.
People sometimes send to a producers yard in the UK to be sold out of, that's quite different to a big outlay on an English sale for a non racehorse. That's why I find the story suspect.
Yep, she sold through a sale. She was small, a utility type, pretty but was never going to jump 1:40 or do grand prix dressage, and extremely green outside of hunting. She wouldn't have sold for any money in Cavan or goresbridge. Just to note she had been to goresbridge and didn't sell, clean vet cert and all.
There's a market in the UK that just doesn't exist in Ireland for that type. There was a lorry going over so costs were split and it wasn't hugely more expensive than a trip to goresbridge with a sale pretty much gaurenteed.
Like I said there's enough flags on this horse for me to think the op should walk but I just dont think it coming from Ireland to a sale is a major one! I know a few people who do it regularly enough when overstocked and looking to sell hunters in particular. Back in the day when the exchange rate worked very well in their favour it was worth the cost as the Hunter types have to be pretty special to sell for any money here...
That being said, two homes since May and looking for a third would put me off, never mind failing a vetting...
Thanks guys. She didn't come sound last week after having her feet done and they asked if I would still be interested at a reduced price. I didn't answer as I genuinely dont know what my answer was. Then they called me this week to say she seems sound and did I want to go and lunge her myself to see what I think. Half of people I have asked opinions from have said walk away, and the other half say if I can get her for a reduced price then I could risk it and get her x rayed etc to see what I'm dealing with. My head says walk away but my heart still says what if I can't find anything else that I click with like I did her? I have tried 2 x others this week that should have been ideal but I just didn't feel anything - not the 'wow I love this horse' feeling �� I'm getting myself in a right tizz about this now ��
Thanks guys. She didn't come sound last week after having her feet done and they asked if I would still be interested at a reduced price. I didn't answer as I genuinely dont know what my answer was. Then they called me this week to say she seems sound and did I want to go and lunge her myself to see what I think. Half of people I have asked opinions from have said walk away, and the other half say if I can get her for a reduced price then I could risk it and get her x rayed etc to see what I'm dealing with. My head says walk away but my heart still says what if I can't find anything else that I click with like I did her? I have tried 2 x others this week that should have been ideal but I just didn't feel anything - not the 'wow I love this horse' feeling �� I'm getting myself in a right tizz about this now ��
Sorry, haven't read the whole thread. What do you want her for and is it more/ less than she's doing now?
What difference has the shoeing made?
Are you preparared to retire/ face a tough decision if she doesn't come good?
I'm telling myself I should walk away but I can't find anything else suitable and I'm getting frustrated now ��
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