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| Just curious...How do you feel as a seller or buyer for a fee to be charged to try a horse. |
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Location: Oklahoma | If it were a high caliber horse I'd be ok with it. It will weed out those not serious. But, I would apply it towards the purchase price if they purchased the horse. |
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Location: Texas | Not in my world.
If I am a seller, and think a buyer isn't serious, I will excercise my right to NOT let them try the horse.
If I am a buyer, no. |
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| TwistedK - 2016-03-09 11:25 AM
If it were a high caliber horse I'd be ok with it. It will weed out those not serious. But, I would apply it towards the purchase price if they purchased the horse.
I agree with this from both a buyer and a seller's perspective. |
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Location: N Texas | To come to your house to ride it, or haul it somewhere to ride/enter?
If I'm coming to your house, I'm not paying a penny to try your horse. If you're hauling it somewhere for me, yes, I'll compensate you for it.
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| The reason I asked: I recently saw on a website a fee of $100 to come and try the horses for sale at said facility..
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Location: N Texas | scwebster - 2016-03-09 11:48 AM
The reason I asked: I recently saw on a website a fee of $100 to come and try the horses for sale at said facility..
If they regularly have horses for sale, they probably get a whole lot of people who have no intention of buying a horse, they just want to go ride for free somewhere. In a case like that, it weeds out the people who aren't serious.
Unless they waive the fee for buyers who they can tell are serious, I bet they turn off a lot of potential buyers. I wouldn't want to waste $100 just to find out a horse isn't right for me. I'm also the kind of person who is pretty certain I'm going to buy a horse when I go look at it, so I never intentionally waste a person's time. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | I like the idea...knocks the **** out of tire kickers.....m |
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| Gunner11 - 2016-03-09 11:58 AM scwebster - 2016-03-09 11:48 AM The reason I asked: I recently saw on a website a fee of $100 to come and try the horses for sale at said facility.. If they regularly have horses for sale, they probably get a whole lot of people who have no intention of buying a horse, they just want to go ride for free somewhere. In a case like that, it weeds out the people who aren't serious. Unless they waive the fee for buyers who they can tell are serious, I bet they turn off a lot of potential buyers. I wouldn't want to waste $100 just to find out a horse isn't right for me. I'm also the kind of person who is pretty certain I'm going to buy a horse when I go look at it, so I never intentionally waste a person's time.
I figured they had lots of folks waste their time. |
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| scwebster - 2016-03-09 11:48 AM The reason I asked: I recently saw on a website a fee of $100 to come and try the horses for sale at said facility..
I would seriously think before I went to even look at a horse if I had to spend $100 to ride it, unless it was put towards the purchase price.
I would also discuss it with the seller to determine if after the ride I decided if I didn't like said horse, I'd get my $100 back. I'd do something to prove that I had the money to purchase the horse, or something, but sometimes, on their back you don't like what you feel or learn that they don't know specifics you are looking for that you don't want to mess with extra training or whatever.
I'm not losing $100 of my "buying a horse" money to find out I wasted it on junk. |
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| Gunner11 - 2016-03-09 11:58 AM
scwebster - 2016-03-09 11:48 AM
The reason I asked: I recently saw on a website a fee of $100 to come and try the horses for sale at said facility..
If they regularly have horses for sale, they probably get a whole lot of people who have no intention of buying a horse, they just want to go ride for free somewhere. In a case like that, it weeds out the people who aren't serious.
Unless they waive the fee for buyers who they can tell are serious, I bet they turn off a lot of potential buyers. I wouldn't want to waste $100 just to find out a horse isn't right for me. I'm also the kind of person who is pretty certain I'm going to buy a horse when I go look at it, so I never intentionally waste a person's time.
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Location: Oklahoma | I am out on that. If I go to ride I am serious. There are too many variables in the horse world. If I paid $100 to try said horse and he bucks me off I am out that money for something stupid.
Now if I haul and make a run, I would make a refundable deposit on said horse. Heck they may be hard to ride, who knows until you get into it. |
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Location: Canada | In some bigger barns where they have lots of horses for sale I could see where this may apply to compensate for the time spent showing the horses. For smaller barns or individual horses for sale no. In regards to high caliber horses I'd never pay to try them out. I think in todays world it's pretty easy to weed out those who aren't capable of riding those higher caliber horses (ie a top 1D horse with lots of power and the person interested only has run bottom of 4D -- probably not going to be a fit).
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Location: Paradise , tx | No, I would not pay 100 dollars to try a horse. When I am looking for a horse to buy, I usually try several horses. I am not a tire kicker, but how else will you know if the horse fits you? And even then after trying the horse, and take them home, you will discover other stuff about the horse that you cannot find out in one try. Sometimes it takes several rides to discover if the horse truely fits you
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| I could see maybe requiring a $100 deposit or fee that would be returned to the person if they actually showed up and looked at the horse. Might weed out the no-shows and window shoppers. |
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Location: Midwest | I saw this fee too
I personally would not pay it. But then again, I probably would not ever be looking at finished horses. |
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Location: Iowa | Depends on the price. Under 10,000 I'd say less of a fee. |
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Location: sunny california | a no show deposit would be a great idea. I would not pay to ride a horse though.
How about paying the buyer back for gas and time after you lie to get them to come look?
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Location: Okemah,OK | I'm just always curious as to who has the dang time to go get free rides on other people's horses???? I'm not questioning that it happens but seriously, who has that much time to burn??? It blows my mind! |
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Location: Missouri | kwanatha - 2016-03-09 7:15 PM
a no show deposit would be a great idea. I would not pay to ride a horse though.
How about paying the buyer back for gas and time after you lie to get them to come look?
I'd be ok the idea of a no-show deposit, if I were a buyer. I don't think I'd ever want to pay to try someone's horse. What it turns out to be completely NOT what they advertised or I genuinely don't get along with it? I'd sure hate to be out that cash. |
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| I think I know which barn you are talking about, I just saw it too. If I'm thinking of the right person they are very popular with the younger crowd and I'm sure they have a lot of non-serious inquiries and people looking to get an excuse to go there. In cases like that I can see why a fee is required. |
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Location: Midwest | avmalibu - 2016-03-09 9:32 PM I think I know which barn you are talking about, I just saw it too. If I'm thinking of the right person they are very popular with the younger crowd and I'm sure they have a lot of non-serious inquiries and people looking to get an excuse to go there. In cases like that I can see why a fee is required.
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it is not something I'd be willing to pay, but I understand why this is occurring. When selling horses, we all have dealt with the kids that waste our time because they are too young to be able to buy a horse. This facility was likely bombarded with these types of inquiries. |
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Location: Florida.. | It may just be a deterrant to.. for big sale barns.. They may post in ad but if a serious buyer comes they forgo it. |
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| whiplashranch - 2016-03-09 8:25 PM
I'm just always curious as to who has the dang time to go get free rides on other people's horses???? I'm not questioning that it happens but seriously, who has that much time to burn??? It blows my mind!
I'm with you on this one, but I put a DTF on here and you wouldn't believe what came out of the woodwork. In fact, it was such a turnoff that I have to really, really, really think about putting horses on here.
A fee would turn me off, but after having just a couple of horses on here, I can understand. |
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| avmalibu - 2016-03-09 9:32 PM I think I know which barn you are talking about, I just saw it too. If I'm thinking of the right person they are very popular with the younger crowd and I'm sure they have a lot of non-serious inquiries and people looking to get an excuse to go there. In cases like that I can see why a fee is required.
Yes, they are VERY popular with the younger crowd. I imagine they have lots and lots of inquiries from ppl who are not old enough or in a position to buy. |
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| I could see it on a horse over 20k. If you are selling a horse worth this much and dont know the people that may want to come "see if they can ride it." However, it would have to go toward the purchase price. I would probobly as a seller give the money back if there was a genuine reason they didnt buy the horse, such as it just wasnt a fit for them.
I knew someone who sold a $40k horse and required a deposit before you could try the horse. Im not sure how much it was though. |
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Location: south central usa | i recently talked to an older gentleman with a couple for sale - he said his policy was that he would bring the horse to you, if you bought it, no additional charge, if you didn't, you would pay for his fuel. said he didn't have anything else to do, that is about the best offer I've ever heard of |
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| whiplashranch - 2016-03-09 8:25 PM
I'm just always curious as to who has the dang time to go get free rides on other people's horses???? I'm not questioning that it happens but seriously, who has that much time to burn??? It blows my mind!
I feel the same way lol. I am currently in the market and I have a hard enough time finding time to go look at horses that I have every intention of buying.
To the OP - I wouldnt pay the fee. Chances are I wouldnt be looking at a finished horse so it likely would never apply to me but too many variables out there and wouldnt want to waste my money if the horse wasnt a good fit. I feel like you have a higher chance of the horse not working out than you do that it will work out. |
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| A few years ago I would disagree with the fee but after spending several hours with a family and their trainer showing the horse and letting them make a few runs they said thank you we just wanted to get our daughter on a few different horses to see if she was serious about barrel racing. Ugh!!! They had no intentions of buying. |
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| whiplashranch - 2016-03-09 8:25 PM
I'm just always curious as to who has the dang time to go get free rides on other people's horses???? I'm not questioning that it happens but seriously, who has that much time to burn??? It blows my mind!
AMEN! If I take the time to go look at a horse, I am pretty darned serious about buying it. Who in the world has that kind of time to fart around? |
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| Griz - 2016-03-11 11:06 AM
whiplashranch - 2016-03-09 8:25 PM
I'm just always curious as to who has the dang time to go get free rides on other people's horses???? I'm not questioning that it happens but seriously, who has that much time to burn??? It blows my mind!
AMEN! If I take the time to go look at a horse, I am pretty darned serious about buying it. Who in the world has that kind of time to fart around?
Not only time but money! Living in South Texas, if I am looking for a barrel horse I usually have at least a 2 hour drive. But I am starting to see why people would charge to try out a horse. I am glad I don't sell horses or anything really. My sister has wackdos call about her pups sometimes, too. |
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Location: on my horse | I'd pay it no problem as long as if I bought the horse it would be knocked off the purchase price. If I'm looking at something to buy, I'm going to have researched the heck out of it before meeting it in person and am generally planning on buying if everything checks out (vet check, seller isn't shady in person etc.) If I'm buying from someone who is charging usually that person is (seemingly) more invested in finding that horse a quality home, not shady, weeding out tire kickers, and people wanting to make a run on their horse for nothing. People who are charging for the most part aren't trying to sell you a dud because they are already taking a chunk of change from you which looks bad if the horse comes out of the stall lame or with miles long feet etc.
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A fee to try your horse