Re: RC: Buying horses over the internet.

[SandyDSA@aol.com]

Tis is an example of how WONDERFUL an honest transaction can go. Indeed, any 
horse will require differing lengths of time to adjust, just as people would; 
but having bought 4 horses sight unseen, I have no porblem with thsi kind of 
transaction, so long as the seller AND buyer have quality recommendations and 
some kind of history of horse care. I do tend to be reluctant to sell a hrose 
to a first time buyer if they haven't seen the horse, sinc ethey DON'T know 
what to expect. But most of the time this works well. Just a thought - the 
WORST purchase we EVER made was a SE young mare whom we had gone to visit 3 
TIMES and each time she was turned otu to run for us or 'handled' by the barn 
'manager' whatever THAT means. I know he carried a rake. That mare turned out 
to be savage, attacking me, our kids, and finally her own foal. She left as 
fast as we could unload her. So much for requiring a family horse with a good 
mind!
san