In a message dated 6/1/2006 3:38:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
woa@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
then if
the person defaults and wants to resell MY HORSE as yet not fully paid
for-- are any of you saying that this person should have the right to do
so? I hope not! Yet it is hard to locate buyers frequently and even harder
to take back a horse
No and it ought to be simpler to repossess a horse with absolutely no
issues left to handle for the seller. If someone buys a car and fails to make
payments, the car is taken away. Do they get any money back? Of course not. Try
asking the lien holder on your house or car about THAT one. Horses theoretically
are no different, but because they eat and breathe, buyers often give the sob
story - the run off with your horse. My fave is the one where they pay one or
two payments then stop paying and THEN won't allow you on the property to get
your property so YOU have to file charges! NICE! If I knew 15 years ago what I
know now about being possession of stolen property...sigh!
Guys, if you buy or sell horses, aside from choosing the best home you can,
don't allow yourself to be conned. Sell ONLY to people who have both the ability
to PAY and the ability to then take good care of a horse. seems to me if someone
is so hard up they cannot afford too much if any money, they have NO BUSINESS
buying a horse. Horses are luxury, can be a business, and to many of us are a
real pleasure - but no one is entitled to one just because they WANT one. It
takes a lot of time and money to put nice foals on the ground, let alone raise
and train them. They deserve great homes, committed owners and as sellers, our
hard work is not without value. Our horses? They deserve to go with their
heritage intact, whatever it might be.
