What do you think inc tack means?

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Ive advertised (and sold) my horse as being sold with tack, but now im wondering if that means i should be giving everything away?
I could really do with keeping hold of the girth for my other horse and the brushing boots, and some of the rugs are valuable and the new owner already has lots of rugs in the right size.
I dont want to annoy the new owner by only giving away a bare saddle, with non of the other bits on it, and only basic rugs, ie. one of each weight. the bridle and bit is also included.
What do you think?
Thanks :)
 
To me 'including tack' means any tack that the horse wears currently (everyday). I am thinking that it would be a saddle, bit and bridle. No more.

Rugs etc aren't tack!
 
Well 'tack' to me is bridle and saddle. I would however expect a complete saddle, with girth, pad and stirrups. Just as I'd expect the bit on the bridle. I wouldn't expect rugs or any other bumpf unless the seller wanted to send them with the horse. It's rare for horses to be sold with anything other than a headcollar over here and I prefer that tbh.
 
I think it means whatever you agreed with the buyer, so ideally you would have specified what was going.

Full tack I'd expect the saddle and accessories, and the bridle, really. Unless anything more or less was stated at the time.

I wouldn't expect to get all the rugs, and other stuff, unless you had said the horse comes with a full wardrobe.
 
SNORKEY said:
Ive advertised (and sold) my horse as being sold with tack, but now im wondering if that means i should be giving everything away?
I could really do with keeping hold of the girth for my other horse and the brushing boots, and some of the rugs are valuable and the new owner already has lots of rugs in the right size.
I dont want to annoy the new owner by only giving away a bare saddle, with non of the other bits on it, and only basic rugs, ie. one of each weight. the bridle and bit is also included.
What do you think?
Thanks :)
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With tack means just that, it doesn't mean anything else like kneeboots etc. Just bridle and saddle one of each, as many horses do have more than one saddle or bridle.
 
hi - I would say you dont need to give his rugs away with him. Also I am sure if you speak to the buyer ahead of time and say you'd like to hang on to the girth, tell them what size it is, I doubt they would mind all that much. Often horses I have known be bought 'with tack' turn up with the most revolting old saddle that you wouldnt want to put on the back of your sofa never mind your horse!
 
I would think of it as saddle with stirrups and girth, bridle with reins and bit. Rugs and boots come under the "full wardrobe" category.

I prefer to sell my horses with tack (and full wardrobe) so I know they go with everything that fits them. I'm not the type to sell crap tack though, what they are tried in is what goes..

Can't you just buy another cheap girth to send with the horse?
 
Id expect a bridle including bit and reins and a saddle including leathers, irons and girth. I'd also expect it to be what the horse is ridden in regularly, not something the seller has cobbled together or found lying around.
 
It has always meant to me:

inc. tack: includes bare saddle and full bridle (with bit and reins)
inc. tack and rugs: includes bare saddle, full bridle and at least 3 rugs.
 
Sorry, ment to add, he included rugs and his other bits and bobs as well. I better keep the girth on then, ive already said i need my flexi stirrup irons as they were expensive. im giving all his brushes, saddle pad and a pair of brushing boots, buckets, head collar, and name plate. I should of thought about what i actually needed before advertising him, now im going to have to go and buy some of it again! dur :)
 
Capriole said:
Me too. As it seems quite common to try the horse in decent tack, but any old crap to go with it.
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Over here no-one normally gives the tack away with the horse but they will sometimes try to give you rugs or other bits and bobs (most likely that have been clogging up their tack room for years!). I've never bought a horse who has a decent rug but sometimes the rugs are okayish and although I won't set out to use them they can be handy to have when one of the horses rips their rug and the rubbish one can be used temporarily whilst the good rug is being mended. I sure as anything would decline rubbish tack though lol.
 
With tack, I'd expect a bridle with bit and a saddle. I wouldn't be traumatised if the saddle came without leathers, stirrups but I'd like the girth!
 
I think of it as a saddle (bare) and bridle. Although to be honest, bridles can be bought so cheaply nowadays that doesn't exactly add value. Its a good fitting saddle that'd be the bonus. However in my experience the saddles they come with never fit and I always end up flogging it and getting a new one fitted...!

Whenever I've sold with tack - its just been a bare saddle and bridle I've sent, although I do include the odd other thing if its specific to the horse (like my last horse I sent with his fly rug, his girth (as he liked it!) and 2 bits).
 
Thanks, he's going with a fairly new saddle and bridle. The saddle was fitted to him when brought from the saddlery. Id never send him off in old unfitting tack, i dont know why people do that, it only hurts the horse, and they might end up being ridden in it for the rest of their days!
 
I would expect saddle and bridle with bit - I wouldn't expect stirrups and girth to be included unless previously discussed.
 
To me "with tack" would mean ready-to-ride, i.e. bridle inc reins and bit; and saddle inc leathers/irons and girth. No more, no less. I wouldn't expect any rugs.

As someone else has said, I'd far rather fix up my own tack as if you're into a specialised discipline e.g. TREC or endurance or whatever, you'd want to do this anyway.

Also, if it came with a saddle, I wouldn't presume that it necessarily fitted:) and so would want to check anyway once I'd got it home.
 
We got one that didn't even come with a headcollar! Thankfully some bright spark (me, hurhur) decided we should bring one just in case!

If I was ever to sell Ned, EVERYTHING would go with him. As far as I've concerned, it's his stuff, not mine. I don't know why I feel that, I just do! That would bump the price up by about £1000 though, he has a LOT of stuff.
 
When I bought my last one he came 'including wardrobe' and that meant everything down to his hoof pick and tail bandage.
Including tack I would take to mean saddle, bridle, bit martingale if he needs one and a girth of some sort that is the right size. Basically enough for him to be ridden.
 
Nah said:
If I was ever to sell Ned, EVERYTHING would go with him. As far as I've concerned, it's his stuff, not mine. I don't know why I feel that, I just do! That would bump the price up by about £1000 though, he has a LOT of stuff.
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But I doubt a buyer would want to buy all his stuff with him, if it put a grand on his price. I know I wouldnt pay an extra grand for stuff that I don't need or want, I have pretty much everything I will ever 'need' already. I think you would just be pricing him out of the market if you needed to sell, and did that.
 
£6 cotton craft girth and they can replace it as they wish but at least they can ride the horse soon as they get him home.

Bridle inc bit + saddle in rideable state :)
 
I assume that "inc tack" would include the horses bridle, bit and saddle with stirrups/leathers/irons, girth - plus possibly martingale/breastplate if regularly ridden in one. I wouldn't expect a saddle cloth, boots, rugs etc though - imo that would be to include full wardrobe.
 
Inc. tack to me means bridle with bit and reins and a complete saddle ie girth, stirrups and leathers etc. Everything that horse has been ridden in prior to being sold.
Inc. full wardrobe means rugs, head collars, boots etc. Everything else the horse had, wouldn't be expecting a grooming kit though.
 
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