Why is it all of the horses Ive seen at the moment are with dealers?

Oh god I can't remember her name!!! (hopeless with names me!!) but someone on here recently bought from [dealer name removed to preserve thread], she had a really good experience through them and got a good horse, they're probably on the other side of the country to you having said that now!! But I know what you mean about dealers, there are so many bad ones out there that they really do tarnish the few good ones!!! Also I don't feel you get to know the full history of the horse than you would with an owner who's had the horse for a year plus etc.
 
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silverstar said:
Im not hugely keen on buying from a dealer and all of the horses Ive seen which sound nice are for sale with dealers?
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That could possibly be because they are adept at advertising horses well to highlight their best points and know how to play down their bad ones!
 
then again some well known dealers can be trustworthy, especially if they have good contacts abroad and often get good horses that go on to be good etc etc
but totally agree, very wary sometimes...........
 
georgie256 said:
then again some well known dealers can be trustworthy, especially if they have good contacts abroad and often get good horses that go on to be good etc etc
but totally agree, very wary sometimes...........
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As above-I've seen private sellers who are equally as dodgy, if not more! :eek::rolleyes:
 
so do you know of any totally trusted dealers in North West/Midlands ish areas? Is Hancocks near Telford a good one? I write this tentatively as am scared about going down this route.
 
If you find a proper good dealer with a good reputation it can be much better than buying privately. I think this is particularly true with youngsters as they will only buy horses in to sell without any problems, that they think will be easy to sell- and know what they are doing to produce them in the meantime. With private sellers there is always the possiblity that they are selling because they are having problems with the horse and just coming up with other excuses to tell you. Also a good dealer may well have more than one horse that fits the description you want. And no, I am not a dealer! My friend imports a very small number of dutch horses (one of which I bought, who I just can't part with although he was meant to be a project) and she has sold some seriously lovely young horses.
 
I have bought some lovely horses from dealers over the years. The most dodgy pony my daughter had came from a private seller. Don't rule dealers out completely just look with eyes wide open and of course always get the horse vetted.
 
Dealers in general have had more time/staff/facilities to keep horses in work over the cold weather and so the horse is ready for sale. A lot of private sellers are probably getting horses back up to fitness before advertising....

Completely agree that a good dealer is not a bad thing. Even a so called "dodgy" dealer isn't a prooblem if you are experienced enough to see through all the sales talk and tricks.
 
my last 2 good horses I have bought from different dealers!

So long as you know they are reputable I would much rather buy from a dealer they are generally more honest than someone who is desperate to get rid of a horse that is costing them money
 
Don't disregard dealers when looking for a horse, there are vastly more good dealers out there than bad ones. Unfortunately the bad dealers are the one's that make the headlines & give the rest a bad name.

A dealer knows the true value of a horse,they approach valuation etc coldly, dispassionately & without the emotion that a private seller will. Many of the over priced horses for sale are private sales.

We have had some fantastic horses from dealers & we consider that we've not paid an inflated price that private sellers seem to want.

Before giving details of specific dealers out really we would need to know what type of horse you are looking for & what you want to do with the horse. Some dealers have competition horses, some cobs etc.

Good luck in your search.
 
Around 16 hands - 16'3, 4-8 to do a bit of dressage and jumping nothing high level just local shows, not got a massive budget but keep hearing it's a buyers market!!!
 
Mavis007 said:
If you find a proper good dealer with a good reputation it can be much better than buying privately. I think this is particularly true with youngsters as they will only buy horses in to sell without any problems, that they think will be easy to sell- and know what they are doing to produce them in the meantime. With private sellers there is always the possiblity that they are selling because they are having problems with the horse and just coming up with other excuses to tell you. Also a good dealer may well have more than one horse that fits the description you want..
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totally agree!
 
If you buy from a dealer you have must greater legal recourse if things go wrong. Whereas if you buy privately and you want to return the horse or feel you've been mis-sold too, you have hardly any rights - it's "Buyer Beware".

So actually it's safer to buy from a reputable dealer.
 
There are just as many crooked private sellers as their are dealers, and tbh if you know what you are doing and what your looking at/for you could find a little gem either privately or through a dealer, it just depends I think,
 
I haven't got any problems with dealers, in fact all my horses/ponies have come from dealers yards and I haven't had a bad one yet! I think as long as you are experienced enough to read between the lines you shouldn't have a problem and of course get a vetting done by a reputable vet :)
 
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