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Re: [RC] Sight Unseen - Carol StilesSuzanne, I've had the same experience with selling. I totally sympathize with you. On the other hand if you're spending several thousand for a horse, I think you should have it at least vet checked first. I usually know within 5 minutes of talking to someone on the phone if I want to sell my horse to them. If you feel uncomfortable about them just tell them you don't think your horse is right for them or what they want to do with it. And I've only sold to "local" people so I haven't had a problem with scams. There's always those "nutcases" looking for the "perfect" horse, (me included) which of course, we all know does not exist. Every horse seems to have some flaw, some just more than others. : ) Take care, Carol (bored at midnight) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Boyd" <sboyd1@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 9:28 PM Subject: [RC] Sight Unseen I've bought a few that way too. But I've sure never SOLD one that way!!(and don't think I'd want to either) Probably shouldn't admit this,,,but I'm possibly the easiest person in the world to sell a horse to. It only takes me about 15 minutes to decide, and I almost never ride one first. But when I'm selling one, I always seem to get the folks that bring an entourage of "horse experts" with them. They want to see the horse in the stall, in the pasture,in the trailer, free-lounged, tacked up, ridden in the corral, ridden down the street, ridden thru water, over a plastic tarp, in a parade. Then they need a video for their trainer, then they have to bring the trainer out to ride. Maybe take a few lessons. Then they need to talk to MY trainer,my vet, the previous owner/s, and anyone who has ever ridden the horse. Then they bring their farrier, the lady that owns the boarding stable and finally, their vet. Then they want to know if they can take my horse 100 miles away for a 30 day trial. LOL, I'm exaggerating, but not by much!!!!! I'd MUCH rather buy a horse than sell one. Suzanne AERC#9610 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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