Viewing/Purchasing 'from the field'

Goldie's mum said:
No advice, just wanted to say 'sorry you had a disappointment' .
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Thank you.
Must admit I had got my hopes up about this little horse. She used to be kept on the same yard as the friend's horse I have been riding, and is apparently a sweetie.
Ah well - probably a good thing, what with the rising cost of living, not to get another horse anyway.
 
FieldOrnaments said:
Thank you.
Must admit I had got my hopes up about this little horse. She used to be kept on the same yard as the friend's horse I have been riding, and is apparently a sweetie.
Ah well - probably a good thing, what with the rising cost of living, not to get another horse anyway.
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If you know the horse, that is a completely different scenario. I would ring the owner again and set up another appointment, ask the owner if you can see the horse led on the road to judge her reaction to traffic/hazards and tacked up, even if the tack isn't her own. If all goes well, I would at least lean over her back (minus saddle) and consider sitting on her bareback. Just take everything very steady and watch the body language (owner and horse) carefully.

Good luck!
 
FieldOrnaments said:
Thank you.
Must admit I had got my hopes up about this little horse. She used to be kept on the same yard as the friend's horse I have been riding, and is apparently a sweetie.
Ah well - probably a good thing, what with the rising cost of living, not to get another horse anyway.
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So providing there’s nothing untoward about her being sold from the field (and there’s someone to hop on her for you), then I don’t see the issue.
 
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I have one experience of buying, unvetted from the field and it's still sat in my field now as an 11 year old field (very much loved) ornament. I just wasn't thinking straight, wanted a cheap horse, then ended in heartbreak.
 
meleeka said:
That usually means it’s been out of work for some time. It wouldn’t necessarily mean it couldn’t be ridden or led up a road if that’s what you want it for, just that it’s unfit and possibly a bit keen or nappy. If I wanted a hack, I’d want to know it was good in traffic and would be fine if ridden once a week or even once a month.
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Agree, I have one currently out of work but he’s a nice sort and I know I could pop a saddle on and ride him round the village tomorrow if need be. I’d expect any happy hacker type to be able to do that, however unfit.
It would make me very wary. I’d have asked that before cancelling though op if everything else was good and it was just the ad day I g sold from field. They may well be happy to just do a little ride but not be able to show her off properly as she’s out of work ?‍♀️
 
FieldOrnaments said:
I'm not really technically looking yet, and was only viewing this one because the friend who's horse I've been riding sent me the advert.
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Nothing that you have said about the horse/ad would have put me off, without viewing it. There could be several genuine reasons why she is being sold from the field.
 
Its a shame, my friend was selling a lovely connemara… she drafted and advert and I started telling everyone I knew to spread the word. Next day she came up lame….. I thought something to do with the flu jag she had had that day….. it can cause stress laminitis… but nope… turns out after xrays etc that her pedal bone had rotated ?? poor wee thing. Low mileage cracking wee 14.2.
 
The wind sucking could be a much bigger problem though hence field. I couldn’t listen to that noise on the regular and liveries wouldn’t be best pleased either.
 
Sometimes 'sold from the field' literally means that the owner hasn't got a school for the horse to be tried. always worth having a chat with the owner to find out. Others mean that it cannot be ridden to view, possibly because it's a nutter, or maybe they just don't have a saddle!
Like many horsey terms, it means different things to different people.
 
Equi said:
The wind sucking could be a much bigger problem though hence field. I couldn’t listen to that noise on the regular and liveries wouldn’t be best pleased either.
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Yes I know, but I am not on a livery yard, but my own field, with electric fencing. I do have stables/field shelters as well but they live out for much of the year anyway. It is certainly not a vice that puts me off hugely anyway, though I do have a list of ones I definitely will not buy/even consider looking at (biting and rearing, for example).
 
If your friend has seen her handled and ridden then why not ring up agaib, ask why she's being sold from the field, if someone could at least sit on her for you if the reason sounds plausible, and if you could have a month's trial.
 
I'd only say buying from a field is a good idea if you are very experienced and can deal with the issues that are likely to arise
There's a reason why the horse isn't in work and it's usually because there's something wrong with it , despite whatever sob stories the seller tries to spin.
If the horse was good as gold and only out in the field due to owner's lack of time or illness etc,.usually a loan rider would be easy to find .

I'd be extremely cautious and at most would only do a loan period before purchase,.I wouldn't buy straight off the field.
 
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