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RE: [RC] Trial Period - Alison FarrinI let a horse go out on trial with the requirement that he be insured for the month he was gone and be returned in the same condition he left. The vet check was done the day he left, with the vet certifying that he was sound. The horse was advertized as a possible event prospect, capable of jumping 4'. I thought I had covered my bases. The horse came back a month later. They had taken him to a combined training event and just pointed him at the fences and said go. Then they complained that he was rushing his fences and returned him, as he wasn't suitable. Took me 3 months and another $900 in training bills to undo the damage they did in one day. Since I couldn't prove physical damage, I had no case. From then on, buyers are welcomed to keep the horse on trial.....at my place. Alison A. Farrin -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of k s swigart Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:43 PM To: Ridecamp Subject: [RC] Trial Period Marlene Moss said: But they want to take the horse to an endurance ride during the trial period and I'm just not sure how comfortable I am with that. I could put in the trial contract that the horse has to come back as she left or else they have to pay (some, all?) but I would be annoyed to get a horse back that I couldn't sell or keep riding because of an injury even if it wasn't the riders fault. Many people that I know who sell horses "on trial" no matter what the person who is trying out the horse wants to do during that trial (although I consider it eminently reasonable that if you are selling the horse as an endurance horse, that doing an endurance ride be part of that trial), have as part of the trial agreement something that says, in essence, "You break it, you bought it." And if you are really concerned you can have a third party (like a vet) attest to the "condition" of the horse when it changes hands and have agreed up front under what conditions the horse is considered broken and cannot be "returned." Unless you care enough about the horse to take it back no matter what condition it is in....which many people also are willing to do. There are plenty of people who are willing to take back a horse that its new owner/s find unsuitable because they don't want the horse in a circumstance for which it is unsuitable and they don't want the new owners to have no choice but to "get rid of" the horse to somebody else. kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: IRS regulations effective June 20, 2005, require us to notify you that this communication was not intended or written by this TPA firm to be used, and cannot be used, by you as the taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding penalties that the IRS might impose. You should seek the opinion of an appropriate tax advisor regarding information contained here within. PLEASE NOTE: This message, including any attachments, may include privileged, confidential and/or inside information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Thank you. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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