Would you be insulted????

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I've had a few people come to look at my horse and I've got some more coming over the weekend. I've had one lady out twice and yesterday she turned up with her instructor for a third try. She rides nicely and my mare would have a good home but the instructor started by saying my mare dished - which she dosent and non of the county judges which have placed her first in an in-hand class have mentioned that, anyway she then went on to say her instructor thought she had thoroughpin (que furious checking by everyone on the yard) and she dosent. She then wanted me to sell the horse for £500 less than the asking price and throw in £500 worth of tack for free. I'd expected to come down on the price a little but to be honest she's worth what I put her up for as I spent weeks of trawling adverts to come up with the price, and a day later I'm still miffed about it. Am I just over reacting and is this the norm? I was expecting to barter but I felt like saying heres my t-shirt as well I'll walk home in my bra!
 
I think you'll find that the instructor is putting on a performance for her pupil & to be honest she's being an prat!. Just tell the potential buyer, who must be keen otherwise wouldn't have come back 3 times, that there is nothing wrong with the horse & the horse is open to vetting. The just see how it goes, if she buys then so be it...if she doesn't then don't worry about it. ;)
 
Everyone wants a bargain and no doubt the instructor is aware of the horse's value but wants a good deal for her pupil. I say she can shove it: were you down south, you could probably stick another £600 on the price and no-one would gasp.

Stick to your guns, pet and if she wants the horse, she'll buy her for a decent price.
 
Sounds like someone is trying to save her client a few ££'s. Stick to your guns - refuse to drop your price - she has come back 3 times there must be something she likes. Tell her the original price stands and leave it at that.
 
I get so cross when the "expert" tries that ,if they want to get the price down they should just make an offer,subject to vet. It is then up to the seller to decide what price to take.
If someone is too critical I feel they dont like the horse enough and I would not want them to have it anyway.
The instructor is probably trying to look "good" in front of their client.:confused:
I never like to find fault in front of the seller I feel it is unprofessional and would rather discuss any problems I find out of earshot.
I hope you find a buyer.
 
Sounds like the obligatory 'know it all instructor accomplice' tbh......has to pick various reems of 'knowledgable' faults on the horse in question whilst spouting a load of bull mostly and never actually commenting on any positives on the horse or even more commonly actually missing obvious key parts on said horse [example, not knowing if it's a mare or gelding, not noticing a great big splint on front, wrong height/breed/age estimate, etc.]

How many people I've actually turned down [or known others do too] due to the 'instructors' bought with them is actually quite a few tbh.

If you like the lady however, she ultimately is paying for it and I'm guessing will want a vetting from the sounds of it? So these 'ailments' will be mentioned in that if they really are there ;) If they're not, then the horse shuld be up for the price offered at, to your discretion at how much haggle room there is on it :)
 
How do you know the woman is an instructor and not just a friend who she has brought along to scam you? :o I would just tell them the price is not negotiable. All that tack for free? good one!!! :o:D If she get rude just say, Im sorry you cant afford my horse but I cant afford to sell her on the cheap :D;)
 
I would be rather annoyed, yes.

However as others have said it sounds like the instructor is trying to get money off for their client. I agree with those above who have said to tell her the horse is open to vet and then these 'problems' would show up!
 
Thanks for all your replies. I watched the instructor ride shouder ins and walk to canter transitions and thought she was really putting the horse through her paces considering all she was wanted for was a bit of hacking, schooling and pleasure rides and I was feeling quite chuffed until she started to talk. Yes i've just read what I've put and I'm now feeling very thick!
 
Sounds to me like she was trying to introduce a starting point for negotiation for the horse, not trying to scam you! When I bought a new car recently I went in at an offer the dealer was never going to accept in order to get his best price, after abut of haggling I got somewhere near the price I wanted to pay. It seems to me that's what anyone would do! If the price is not negotiable then tell her so, if it's not been vetted I wouldn't be insulted by them suggesting there is something wrong with the horse- there may be or not but until they've had it vetted then they seem to be using the possibilty to drive the price down... As for the tack, don't ask, don't get!!
 
Sounds like a bit if a ham fisted way of entering into negotiation to me.

My Instructor/Trainer test rode then did the negotiation on my perspective purchase for me (I am useless and would have just paid the asking price), He pointed out gently that the mare was lovely, exceptionally bred but lacking in some basic training and would need about 3 months of professional training time to bring her up to scratch for what we were looking for and what we outlined we needed her to be able to do before we came and viewed her.

He offered her two scenario's'

1. Sell to me minus the training costs

2. Have the horse trained herself and we would happily pay the full asking price in 3 months time.

The owner accepted option 1 so we are now having her vetted on Monday if she is clear she will come back then.
 
Chavhorse your trainer went about things the right way, point out the good things/reasons why you want the horse,then negotiate tactfully .
Hope your vetting goes well.
 
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