Was i right to sell the pony?

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I Had pony on loan from friend of an inlaw, turns out he wasn't suitable for my daughter (he had alot of issues) plus he was a bully in the field and cost me over £500 in vet bills when he kicked my TB! i left countless messages to the owners (who i later found out where total novices and knew nothing about horses) that i didnt want him as he wasnt suitable and i would arrange to drop him back, they proceeded to ignore all my calls and messages so i was left with him. Grazing was running short and winter approaching and still no news from the owners. Few weeks later they contacted me through inlaw (who i dont speak to) and said i could keep him, they sent me his passport and said they wanted £250 worth of wood out of our woodland for him. Inlaw (bit of an idiot anyway) agreed despite me not wanting the pony and he knew all this. So i put him out on loan to a RS and they offered £650 for him which i took. Done deal. 6 months later (approx 2 months ago) original owner contacted inlaw and asked whereabouts of pony and said they wanted him back!! hello??? inlaw didnt know i sold him to the RS and i found out that they didnt have there £250 worth of wood and they still think i have him.
Was i right to sell the pony?

ETS: I know i will have to give them the £250 cash they want for him or the wood, not a problem. Still not sure if i did the right thing though........
 
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What a curious tale. Why did they not get their wood? I think if they had accepted that in 'payment' for the pony they would not have any case for ownership of the pony.

However as you tried and tried to give them the pony back for them to ignore you I think have a fairly good case for ownership.

Not an easy case though
 
I think its a case of they haven't got round to collecting the wood yet. They wanted it for building with.
But a few months back they said they wanted the pony back!! they dont know i sold him on.
He cost me a lot of money in vet bills and feeding , feet etc whilst i had him and they didnt want to know :(
 
Blimey, not sure if you were right or wrong but the decent thing would've been to tell them you were selling him. They then had a decision to make, take him back or leave you to it.

Hope they're not too pooped off with you!
 
I tried calling them and left loads of voicemails and text messages saying it was urgent etc and even pushed for a day to drop him off.
Still they never replied.

I know it sounds harsh but how was i to know that they wanted him back after months and months, besides i thought he deal was done when they said they where having wood and they signed him over to me.
 
I thought you said that they said you could keep him and sent you the passport? This means you can do with him what you please (in my opinion anyway).
 
I thought the law is that if money hasnt changed hands then its not yours regardless of who's name the passport is in. or if the owner is not contactable then you have to have the horse at least 2 years before you can claim ownership.

I might be wrong but im sure this is what i have heard.
 
Tha passport is not proof of ownership, although the new owner is obliged to change the ownership details within a month of purchase. The passport should stay with a pony on loan, etc. so it does not prove anything.

The best thing would have been for you to have spoken to them directly at the time when they were offering him for sale and have gotten a receipt. Failing that it is not clear to me who owns this pony or whether he was yours to sell on, so I would talk to them asap and try to sort this out. You may have to give them some or all of the money from the sale, but I would imagine this would be better than the hassle of litigation over ownership.
 
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