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

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

Michelle wrote "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?

This has always been a troublesome issue for me - one I have given some
thought to and not come up with a realistic answer that works in our
world today.  I think the best sales agreement is not to bind people to
purchases, but to spell out the terms.  I have noticed over the years
that people often think one thing has been agreed upon when the other
party thinks something else.  This can happen even when both parties are
totally honorable.  A written and signed agreement can forestall
nastiness in the future - we now use contracts even with good friends.
As I point out, if a meteorite were to slam into their heads (or mine)
and we are left with heirs to handle the situation, without a written
agreement, who will know what was agreed upon?  Lif

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