What do you think of this advert?

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All seems fine and sounds pretty genuine until the end of the ad when it says horse has a shoe missing and because she can't find a reliable farrier hence horse to be sold/loaned from the field! Does anyone else find this odd? I would have thought you could find a farrier to put a shoe on a horse that you are selling/loaning, esp one that you clearly care about and want to find a good home for. Sorry if thick question but does sold/loaned from the field mean you can't actually ride/try the horse, can just go and look at him?
 
Seems a bit odd - but there are some very strange people out there.

Sold from the field usually means sold as seen - so no, not ridden - should reflect on the price though, if people can't be bothered to show a horse off properly (or are too scared, or some other reason)
 
I find it odd, (the lack of shoe/farrier) especially when it mentions the monthly checkups and 5* home. Its also alot of money to take a chance on

From my experience, sold from the field means you can brush, lead etc but not ride.
Its always worth a ring up if your interested though

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sold from the field to me means unfit so you dont have a full idea of what the horse can do/ how it can change when fit!. However, the advert looks to be so geniune and she is asking for a loan and not a sale so I would think that is just honesty..if I was looking for a loan I have to say I think he sounds like a very nice horse and most definatly worth a look. In fact - he almost sounds too nice to loan (no offense to loaners!) but would think that sound and with a full set of shoes he would sell quite easily
 
Yes the fact the ad is for loan or sale makes me think its genuine, with the horse on loan any probs and you're going to find out soon enough and then the horse would simply go back so can't think she's hiding anything, just seems odd
 
This add was posted on here a few weeks back, i would hope the horse to be sold/loaned by now, or at least have a shoe back on - the owner may have just forgotten to update the advert!

If not genuine the lack of a shoe means it cant be vetted so it depends on if you want to take that risk, its a lot of money to spend if you cant even ride first!
 
Oh I didn't know that, would have thought he'd be snapped up by now if he is as described, well the plot thickens ...
I would never buy a horse sold from the field without being able to try it first
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would only consider a loan in that type of scenario
 
I know me too! Have you rung/emailed to see if he is still avaliable? If he is i would say that add is not completley truthful
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. And it was advertised over christmas and new year - not the best time to advertise!!
 
sorry - absolutely no offense meant - and I am sure your loanee must be extremely grateful to have such an opportunity, However, I do stand by what I say - a horse going on loan is normally either a: after a much quieter life or b: sometimes a very young horse that another person could put some mileage to. If you have a nice all rounder, easy to sell, it doesn't make sense to loan it unless it is to someone you know can bring it on or its a short option to keep it going till you can have it back. I have loaned out horses but in both cases, they were in need of a much quieter life and in both cases I owed them so they stepped down a couple of notches - the gelding had to stay on the yard as he could be a little tricky and had a great second career and when he could no longer be ridden, he was officially retired.
 
Sounds extremely suspect, I would say that your farrier will come and put a shoe on for you to try the horse, if they run a mile you know they are dodge, if they don't (and they are offering a loan anyway) ask for a trial
 
Its on my doorstep, there are umpteen farriers around here that would stick a shoe on, maybe not the best in the world but it would be better than offering excuses!
I've bought several either out of the field or unseen, but I know the risks and they tend to be horses with history that can be seen. Its a poor time to advertise an 'average' horse, people are struggling with money after Christmas, and to be honest we're hearing of so many people who can just not afford a horse anymore. The decent, 'job doing already' ones are moving as well as ever IMO.
Is a fair price, sounds ok, and worth a look if it sounds what you're after. Some people just can't write adverts!
 
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