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If a horse has a problem, I talk about it. I sold a gelding who had bucked
me off to a woman who likes horses that buck now and then! I pointed out
that a mare I was selling was sickle-hocked, and sold her anyway. When I
sold my dressage gelding, I told the buyers that he chews wood like a whole
colony of termites, otherwise he is perfect. I refused to sell one horse to
two different buyers because I felt he was too timid for them, and they were
not experienced riders. They fell in love with his looks, but I knew the
relationship could be a disaster.
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Susan,
This is good policy - but rather than just telling the potential buyers what
the horse has as far as vices or imperfections, we put it in writing, so that
there is never a question about disclosure. In 2 cases where we needed that
documentation, one kept the slime from even calling for mediation, and the
other clod who bought a rescued mare for a song and then abused her, was
humiliated in court after we produced not only documentation of the sale
agreement but also notarized statements of witnesses who acknowledged the
transaction and all of its rammifications. What a nuisance, but better than
the tragedy of getting ripped off....again.
san