Re: Re: Re: Buying a horse-general issues

["Michelle Rowe" <michrowe@frontier.net>]

I have to disagree with this, Sandy.  I have a verbal agreement with an
individual to buy a horse that is being shipped cross country (should be
here tomorrow).  She will not have the money until I have the horse.  I
would be really upset if, at this time, someone else offered her more money
and she decided to pull the rug out from under me.  I have trusted her
opinion on suitability of the horse 100% as a riding horse for my husband.
She has trusted that I will give the hauler a check for the horse.  She has
a good reputation as an Icelandic Horse trainer and dealer, and I have
elected to trust that.  She has been very honest with me about other horses
she had in telling me their quirks - we ruled out one very nice mare that I
was set on because this lady was honest and told me she is hard to catch.
Granted, we agreed to a one month lease as a trial period.  Frankly, it's
MORE expensive for my husband and I to fly to her place to test ride the
horse than to have the horse brought to us for a trial period (and returned,
if need be).

I have to clarify that I signed and sent our written agreement to her
yesterday, but there is no written agreement in my hands that is signed by
her yet.  I hate to think of what kind of world it would be if I couldn't
trust her word (to sell me the horse) and she couldn't trust mine (to pay
for the horse when it gets here).  Maybe I've just never gotten burned, but
both she and I did our homework on each other and we knew in advance what
sort of person we were dealing with.

I know I'm being unrealistic here and will probably get the "RideCamp
Correction" (read: flamed), but I'd hope that everyone on RC who sells a
horse does at least a little homework to be sure they can trust the person
buying the horse will take good care of it.  If you can't accept a verbal
*sale* agreement from someone, how can you accept that the person will care
for the horse you are selling?

m
----- Original Message -----
From: <SandyDSA@aol.com>
To: <superpat@gateway.net>; <Ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 9:44 AM
Subject: RC: Re: Re: Buying a horse-general issues


> You know, vet check or no, without a deposit, a horse just isn't
considered
> sold. In any case, the buyer and/or seller should NOT expect a now
uninvolved
> party to foot the bill. Period.s
>
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