Muddy unicorn
Well-Known Member
I’m hoping someone may be able to explain the ramifications of a horse-buying dilemma.
My daughter had a second viewing on a horse which is on sales livery with a dealer. She really liked him, we sent videos of her riding to her instructor and our vet and both thought he looked good and worth making an offer on. I negotiated a price directly with the owner and sent her a 10% deposit pending the vetting.
Our insurance company insists on a 5 stage vetting plus X-rays for horses over £10,000 and I was clear with both the seller and her agent that the vetting would include X-rays. I’ve booked a vetting for next week and had to pay the vet in advance. However, we’ve been contacted by another forum use who had the same horse vetted a few weeks ago and although he was sound for the 5 stage, the X-rays revealed multiple issues, each relatively minor in isolation, but together point to the likelihood of the horse becoming unsound in the next few months.
I’m not sure where we stand now. I can’t go ahead knowing what I now know but if I walk away will I lose the deposit? If we go ahead with the vetting knowing that the likely outcome is the horse won’t be considered suitable for its intended purpose then I’m knowingly throwing away hundreds of pounds on a pointless process. The previous would-be purchaser passed on the findings to the owner who said they’d inform the dealer so they were both aware of potential issues when we came to view. Incidentally, I’d originally enquired about a different horse but the dealer said he wouldn’t be responsive enough for my daughter so suggested she try this horse instead.
WWYD?
My daughter had a second viewing on a horse which is on sales livery with a dealer. She really liked him, we sent videos of her riding to her instructor and our vet and both thought he looked good and worth making an offer on. I negotiated a price directly with the owner and sent her a 10% deposit pending the vetting.
Our insurance company insists on a 5 stage vetting plus X-rays for horses over £10,000 and I was clear with both the seller and her agent that the vetting would include X-rays. I’ve booked a vetting for next week and had to pay the vet in advance. However, we’ve been contacted by another forum use who had the same horse vetted a few weeks ago and although he was sound for the 5 stage, the X-rays revealed multiple issues, each relatively minor in isolation, but together point to the likelihood of the horse becoming unsound in the next few months.
I’m not sure where we stand now. I can’t go ahead knowing what I now know but if I walk away will I lose the deposit? If we go ahead with the vetting knowing that the likely outcome is the horse won’t be considered suitable for its intended purpose then I’m knowingly throwing away hundreds of pounds on a pointless process. The previous would-be purchaser passed on the findings to the owner who said they’d inform the dealer so they were both aware of potential issues when we came to view. Incidentally, I’d originally enquired about a different horse but the dealer said he wouldn’t be responsive enough for my daughter so suggested she try this horse instead.
WWYD?