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Went to see a horse last night for a friend. The ad stated 16.1 Irish sports horse. Novice ride, 200 % in every way. etc, etc. When I saw said horse he was standing in his box with his head down in the corner. Suspicious? Yes. Tapped his eye, no reaction. Had a look round the horse,large lump on the inside of OH, heat in area. Girl said it is an old splint from when he was 3 (advertised 6). Girl rode horse round her school, jibbing with his head but nothing too worrying. She jumped a small x pole from a trot a couple of times. As soon as this person started to trot the horse around the school I spotted that he was somewhat 'not right' behind. Not lame but not right. The girl then got off and my OH did a flexion test and I ran him up. Definately not right. My friend had a brief sit on the horse and he seemed to be 'waking up'. I still couldn't put my finger on the way the horse was moving so I popped on him. Oh dear! He is definately NOT anovice ride, unless the rider has no use of their legs and he was profoundly unlevel. So, my question, what do you do when the horse as advertised as such a novice ride is doped, lame, and definately not a novice ride???? Plus, he was most definately more TB than anything else. Came from Lambourn!!!???? How do you prevent some niave person falling into the trap and taking on such a horse?
 
Well a decent vetting should be able to show up dope / bute / unlevel. Otherwise, I guess it is buyer beware.
If you were alluding to somehow publicising that the horse was being missold - I would say tread very, very carefully as you would be making yourself very vulnerable to all sorts of legal nasties.
 
That's awful, lets hope nobody is stupid enough to buy it without a vetting at the very least. Actually, is that even a question? I imagine that someone will be and then will blame vets/insurers/friends/instructors/farriers etc when it doesn't go right/bucks them off every 5 seconds.

Did you tell the vendors that the horse was not a novice ride? What did you say when you told them you didn't want to buy it?
 
where was the horse advertised? if it was a reputable website or magazine, maybe contact them about the advert? don't really have any other ideas. sorry.
 
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Yes we said that the horse was not right behind and not a novice ride, she said nothing.
The horse is on Horse mart.
She said he is open to vet!!!???:confused:
 
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