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dont know if anyone can help but here goes

i have seen a 14h 5 year old gelding for sale,he is broken to ride and will hack alone and in company and he comes with tack
they are selling him due to lack of time ,so i got in touch as he was perfect for my needs
this is when it gets a bit funny,he was bought off a friend of theres who had him from a 2 year old and they bought him last year for a family member since then the family member now has no time for him and neither do they,ok fair enough that is understandable
he is good for the vet and farrier and does not need shoes,he will also live in or out,he is wormed but had no jabs and he is supposed to have an unregistered passport ( dont know what that is ) but the main issue is he is lame in his back hind leg at the bottom of his leg and has been for the last 2 days ,not seen a vet as they reckon it is getting better because of this they are willing to knock £100 off the price and they are now keen to get a deposit off me for him
do i go ahead or do i steer clear ?

as i have already in the past been missold 2 horses as the sellers were untruthful one cost me money and i was never able to ride it all i could do was sell it at a big loss but i was honest and truthful about the isssues and the other one was sold to me as perfect and within a week of having it ,it lost a shoe and went lame and was found out to have laminisitis cost me big money to buy and then big vet bills to treat ,once the was sorted out then big farrier bills as was very flat footed and was standing on the frog and is now just get back to being perfect after 2 years
just starting to bring back into to work
so you can see why i am a bit over cautious

any opinions will be great thanks
 
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Why would you want to buy a lame horse? Not worth considering and especially as you have had bad experiences in the past. Unless they are prepared to get a vet out to treat the horse and you get to find out what the problem is by speaking to the vet, then I wouldnt bother. Plenty of other horses out there needing a good home. If you were to consider buying this one then make sure you get it vetted and certainly do not part with any money at this point in time.
 
Personally I'd steer clear until he was completely sound.

If you are really desperate to buy him now then I highly recommend getting him vetted and see what the vet says. I wouldn't take the owners word that he has just been lame for two days. They could be telling the truth, but there is also a chance they could be lying to get him sold.

If you aren't that desperate to buy him straight away - then keep in contact with the owners and see if it clears up.

In either instance I would get him vetted.

Good luck in whatever you decide!
 
There's something about the story that just doesn't sit right for me. Did they know he was lame? What are they doing about it? TBH I wouldn't touch it with someone else's 10ft barge pole. Knocking £100 off the price is a joke when you could end up paying thousands of £££ on vet care (it wouldn't be insurable because it would be an existing injury) and could possibly end up with an unrideable horse. There are a zillion sound horses out there - walk away from this one while you still can.
 
Echo Box of frogs, there are a lot of nice horses for sale, many at 'knock down' prices, if they are desperate to get your deposit, then walk away. How can you tell if the horse is the one for you to ride if it is lame when you try it?
Leave it there and find a sound one.
 
Sorry but you've already had 2 bad experiences, i really dont think you should buy this pony or give the seller a deposit.
If you really think he will be what you are looking for then keep in touch with the seller and get them to tell you when hes sound, then maybe think about looking at him/ trying him out.
Even then, i certainly wouldnt take the sellers word for him being sound, get a vet to check him over.
If you dont buy him, there are plenty other nice, sound horses out there to spend your money on.
Kx
 
The story with the passport and the jabs sounds weird. Passports and vaccinations are two separate things. Although vacs are usually recorded in a passport they could also be recorded on a vac card. What is an 'unregistered passport' anyway? They seem to be telling you all sorts of weird things!

Why is the horse lame? I wouldn't leave horse lame without calling out the vet to figure out what is happening, and certainly not a horse I was trying to sell. A horse currently lame from an unknown cause has a market value of 0 pounds. Until they either get a diagnosis (speak to the vet directly, don't take their word for it) or the horse is sound (get it vetted to be sure) no one would buy this horse. 100 pounds discount would hardly cover a lameness work-up!
 
No don't even think about it!

Presumably you haven't even had a chance to sit on the horse if its lame? So not only would you be buying a horse with an unexplained lameness that may or may not resolve, you would also be buying based on the say so of a rather dubious sounding seller that the horse is suitable for your needs.

if you really like the horse tell the owners to call you when its sound and then go and have a very thorough trial....
 
Personally dont touch with a barge pole why buy a lame horse to start with, unless they will let you have it for meat money then you have a bit of money to investigate. As for no jabs that would nessasariliy put me off, Ive bought horses that have never had a vacc in their life (not my idea of managment but some people dont like to spend money)
I think their definition of an "unregistered passport" may mean its just a pleasure horse passport with unrecorded breeding in it. Ie like some Irish horses have green books with all breed history in it.
The vendors seem pushy to me, trying to get you to pay a deposit, just ring and say you have changed your mind.
 
I too would not buy a lame horse, you don't know the cause of the lamenes and it oculd be nothing more than a twinge which could heal quickly with no further problems but it could also be the start of somehting major whouch could cost £1000's and knocking £100 off the asking price rings bells to me.

If they genuinely thought that the lameness was nothing why offer a reduction?

No there are plenty of horses for sale out there, you don't need one that is already lame for unknown reasons with no diagnosis to the cause.
 
thanks for all the replys guys that is just what my head was saying but my heart was telling me otherwise
i am more than certain i will steer clear from this one
you have all knocked the sense back into me and now i am not sure why i would want a lame horse after my past experiences
i have spent some of today looking at the websites and i think i have a few more possibilties lined up


THANKS FOR BEING A BIG HELP
 
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