where do you stand if...

Generally it is "buyer beware" but I do feel it can depend on the circumstances and how you feel about your horse and its future.
PM if you want, I have sold a fair amount over the years and have taken 1 or 2 back.
 
I don't know what the legal stance is, but personally I'd take the horse back if only to secure it's future.

If said horse has displayed traits that it was advertised as not possessing (bucking when ad says doesn't buck etc.) you can be open to legal action I believe.

If horse has gone lame or has medical issues I don't think you can be held responsible unless it was a known condition that you hid from potential purchasers.

If I was in your position I would take the horse back and offer either a refund or a partial refund.
 
Thanks for your replies :) Im posting for a friend and the horse will be taken back, seller loves him to bits and is devastated this has happened so will be collecting him ASAP. But they wondered where they stood as to refunding the buyer? Also the pony has developed a stress related vice since being with the buyer.
 
They need to come to a mutual agreement,it could be that they refund when it is resold,some consideration for the newly developed problem can be taken into account.
Hopefully once back home it will settle and be able to go on if need be.
It is such a shame when it all goes wrong,but one week is not very long for any horse to either settle or develop a vice, so probably best to take it back.
 
The pony is 100% being taken back by the seller, they are mortified that this has happened as they love pony to bits and only wanted a good home for him (which they thought they had found). So taking pony back is not the issue. Just wanted help with knowing where the seller stands at refunding, as pony is now unhappy / stressed and for sheer inconvenience and time wasting!
 
The seller is under no obligation to refund the buyer. If she agrees to take the pony back, it is up to a negotiation between her & the buyer as to how much she will pay for him.

Tell her to offer half the amount they paid - she is going to have to get him right, then advertise & sell him again!
 
If I sell i alaways agree to take them back if it goes wrong, I find it very hard to believe the pony has developed a vice in the space of a week.

The buyer is bound to be thinking the same and you need to look at it from their point of view as well, surely if the pony is so well loved and this move has caused it such distress the thing to do would be to refund the money and take pony back.

That is certainly what I would do.
 
When I had to take a pony back courts decision not mine, I had to give a full refund, pay for shoes, transport and livery costs. And that was a private sale! Very long sad story. It's good your friend is taking her pony back. In hindsight I wish I had, it would have saved me a lot of stress and upset in the long run.
 
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