Was I right to say no

It is your choice. A month is a long time. If you agree to extend, I stress "if", then require a deposit equal to the purchase price and put a deadline on it. If they have not rejected by that date then a sale is deemed to have taken place.
 
What about a minor compromise since she is still wanting to buy and like you say you don't want the whole fight of being unsuitable. You could say something that would get you more commitment if the sale does go ahead.

Something like " sorry I cant do another months trial, but I appreciate you want to try the pony out even more. The most I could do is extend the trial until the 26th*. Please let me know by the 25th if you have decided she is suitable and are going to purchase the pony otherwise I'll see you on the 26th for collection. Thanks"

This sort of thing doesn't really require an answer as well, which is handy.

*or whatever date, just cause that is a Saturday.


But in answer to the question, yes you were right to say no. Only compromise if you want to.
 
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If shes not found time to do anything in the first few weeks (which are probably the most exciting and the time most people would want to do the most things) then would she have time after a sale? Pony could end up doing the same thing they are doing at your yard, nothing, then being moved on again when they realise they don't actually want a pony.
 
If the little girl is only 3, I'm not sure that school holidays come into it but equally can't really see what Mum had intended to do with the child & pony, that she hasn't had time to do already. All she really needs to know is that the pony is steady enough to look after her child and is good on the roads. Child must be on a lead rein atm and for the foreseeable future. I would either stick to the 16th or offer to add on an extra week's trial, although I think I would have preferred to put the pony on longterm loan, so that I could assure its future..
 
Sorry they've had their chance, you've been very good letting it go at your risk for a month, they have anohter 4 days to try things out - I'd be offering that they either buy pony or you come pick it up at weekend - up to them.
No point being nice then they decide at end of summer they don't want it which is sounds like tbh.
 
Pearlsasinger said:
If the little girl is only 3, I'm not sure that school holidays come into it but equally can't really see what Mum had intended to do with the child & pony, that she hasn't had time to do already. All she really needs to know is that the pony is steady enough to look after her child and is good on the roads. Child must be on a lead rein atm and for the foreseeable future. I would either stick to the 16th or offer to add on an extra week's trial, although I think I would have preferred to put the pony on longterm loan, so that I could assure its future..
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I agree with this - they hardly need to arrange an XC schooling session.

She has another week to go - let that run and see what happens, but I wouldn't be panicking or jumping to conclusions just yet!
 
Well since I said I'd go collect pony this weekend she's said that she hadn't said she wouldn't buy her just wanted little more time. But has said she'll stick to the original agreement of the 16th.

So we'll see what the 16th brings.
 
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