Skhosu
Well-Known Member
Been looking for a horse, a quiet eventer for sister. Went to see one approx 3 weeks ago. Said it was fine for a nervous rider, it was ok on the flat, nice in fact, but bolted over the jumps, its normal rider couldn't stop it after them. Sister got on (despite me telling her not to!) and he was too strong, so not quite as good as described, but think it had been said to be forward going. They then said they had another horse there. Rode him, he performed foot perfect, only six which wasn't ideal but did everything required, hacked, schooled, jumped. Had two sarcoids a possible worry, but would be getting vetted. So said we had anotehr to see but would poss want to take him xc and see if he would go for sister.
So saw the other one the next day and didn't like it, so organised to see the first one xc the next week. Didn't hear anything, tried ringing and txting for times. On the morning of the xc got a call to say the woman was sick. Ok, rude not to give us ANY response for a week but whatever. She said she would reorganise for later that week. Nothing. So we gave up on that assuming she didn't want to sell etc. A week and a half later she txted to sort out taking it to the local xc, thought she could get it during the week (although it is not available for private hire but does go as you pleases on sundays), and couldnt, which she eventually let us know and organised for today. Didn't get us a time until last night, very difficult as we had wanted to take an instructor (had one lined up the last time when she was 'sick'!) but couldnt at short notice.
So we turned up at 3(agreed time). At half past three they turned up, we didn't recognise them and it was only ten mins later when we were going to the loo we saw it was them...they had sat in the trailer ignoring us (they knew which car we were in). The actual owner wasn't there yet, and she said her daughter was away before getting on, and the owner only wanted the horse to trot on the grass as it was hard. I said sister wanted to ride it straight off (to see what he was like for her getting on without another rider first). To which we got that the owner didn't want the horse ridden by anyone but her daughter..
The owner turned up at ten past four..one hour and ten minutes late! We had paid for the xc round..and owner said no way was anyone else ride it, only this girl and she would rather take the horse home unsold because of all the recent eventing deaths and where would she stand etc. etc. She worked in insurance and it wasnt worth the risk etc. etc. Had we seen it do anything. No..we were not buying a horse that we weren't allowed to ride!
Why the bloody hell couldn't something have been said before? Both the woman who had it and the owner knew they were only going to let us watch someone trot it over some wee stuff...We're looking for something honest and bold with sister on top...we didn't want to knacker the thing and wouldn't have wasted a sunday afternoon if we'd known, as we will not buy something we haven't taken xc!!
Very cross, now wondering if horse was lame/ill as had lost condition since we first saw it, not tracking up and with the real not allowed to do anything on 'hard' ground, and the way we got suddenly put off then suddenly arranged to go, arrghh.
Anybody think this is acceptable?
Would you buy a horse without riding it in chosen discipline?
So saw the other one the next day and didn't like it, so organised to see the first one xc the next week. Didn't hear anything, tried ringing and txting for times. On the morning of the xc got a call to say the woman was sick. Ok, rude not to give us ANY response for a week but whatever. She said she would reorganise for later that week. Nothing. So we gave up on that assuming she didn't want to sell etc. A week and a half later she txted to sort out taking it to the local xc, thought she could get it during the week (although it is not available for private hire but does go as you pleases on sundays), and couldnt, which she eventually let us know and organised for today. Didn't get us a time until last night, very difficult as we had wanted to take an instructor (had one lined up the last time when she was 'sick'!) but couldnt at short notice.
So we turned up at 3(agreed time). At half past three they turned up, we didn't recognise them and it was only ten mins later when we were going to the loo we saw it was them...they had sat in the trailer ignoring us (they knew which car we were in). The actual owner wasn't there yet, and she said her daughter was away before getting on, and the owner only wanted the horse to trot on the grass as it was hard. I said sister wanted to ride it straight off (to see what he was like for her getting on without another rider first). To which we got that the owner didn't want the horse ridden by anyone but her daughter..
The owner turned up at ten past four..one hour and ten minutes late! We had paid for the xc round..and owner said no way was anyone else ride it, only this girl and she would rather take the horse home unsold because of all the recent eventing deaths and where would she stand etc. etc. She worked in insurance and it wasnt worth the risk etc. etc. Had we seen it do anything. No..we were not buying a horse that we weren't allowed to ride!
Why the bloody hell couldn't something have been said before? Both the woman who had it and the owner knew they were only going to let us watch someone trot it over some wee stuff...We're looking for something honest and bold with sister on top...we didn't want to knacker the thing and wouldn't have wasted a sunday afternoon if we'd known, as we will not buy something we haven't taken xc!!
Very cross, now wondering if horse was lame/ill as had lost condition since we first saw it, not tracking up and with the real not allowed to do anything on 'hard' ground, and the way we got suddenly put off then suddenly arranged to go, arrghh.
Anybody think this is acceptable?
Would you buy a horse without riding it in chosen discipline?
