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| I have posted here before about this situation but it has changed since. I recently sold a horse on payments, NEVER EVER AGAIN WILL I DO THIS, I did it for a friend/acquaintance. Middle of July she told me she could no longer do the payments and have to give me the horse back. I talked with her and said I was flexible and we could try to work something out. She told me a few days later her brother was going to help her to pay him off but it was going to take a few weeks as he is in the navy over seas right now. OK, keep me posted. Well about a month went by and no talk about any word from her brother or any payment (no even $100 as something to try to stay good to her word). I told her about a week ago I would need at least 1 months payment, which would be $500 or I would need to take the horse back, she said well take him back my bills are too much to pay that right now. Then she told me she wanted the time to try and reach her brother about helping her out. I told her that was fine. Well yesterday she tells me she hasn't heard from her brother yet and says she needs to give him back. Ok are you sure? I am willing to wait until the 31st? Yes, I can't even look at him without crying. Ok so we set up a time to meet for me to take him back this weekend. She did have $2,000 invested into him and per the contract we signed it stated if she misses a payment or can not pay all monies forfeited. No arguments from her, I reminded her that no money was coming back. She was fine, understood, and again no arguments. Now, my problem is I feel like a total jerk. I know she loves this horse and I know he is well taken care but I can't sacrifice a $3,500 loss. I put TONS of time on this gelding, had him going well and she made 3 good runs on him and then had trouble. I tried to help, but it just felt like she did not want my advice. I even gave her the bit I was running him in and she only ran him in it the first 3 runs. Then it went to tie downs, martingales, bit changes, barrel changes and so on and so forth. I got the feeling she doesn't even really like him anymore as he is not clocking like he was. I don't know, I just feel bad. I don't like being the bad guy but I also don't like taking a loss like that when I went through all the steps to protect myself. I wanted her to be successful with him and it looked like she was going to be. I guess just some words that I am doing the right thing and that I am not a bad person or that I am doing the wrong thing and I am a bad person. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Just take your horse back, no questions asked. |
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 Take a Picture
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| Sounds to me that she has asked you to take the horse back more than once. Just do it. That is what contracts are for. |
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Posts: 1037
| If she cant pay for him, she cant pay to take adequate care of him.
Do the right thing for the horse and yourself. Take him back. |
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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | You've given ample time and multiple oppurtunities for her to make it right. You aren't a jerk or bad person. Take the horse back, and wipe your hands clean of a bad situation. |
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I just read the headlines
Posts: 4483
| You should have taken him back when she first asked you to. You are not a jerk, but don't blame her because you feel bad. She tried to tell you she couldn't afford him. There should be no bad feelings on either part. |
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Regular
Posts: 62
| Thanks everyone. I guess I just needed reassurance that this was what I needed to do. |
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Sock Snob
Posts: 3021
| take the horse back, if her money gets tight she may not take care of him or decide to see him and then you would be out all the money and you would not know where horse goes. if you do feel bad then you can give her 30 days to come up with the money and for a small fee take the horse back. i would take the horse back and tune him up sell him. i had a horse i sold three times would not let her leave the farm until paid. in the end i got her a good her a good home and made money too. |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
Posts: 7264
| I sold once, ONCE on payments too - NEVER.EVER.AGAIN. |
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Regular
Posts: 62
| Thank you everyone! I am taking the horse back, getting him this weekend, just felt bad about the whole situation. Again, I will never EVER do payments for ANYONE ever again. It has been nothing but a nightmare. |
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Location: South Dakota | I think you are actually doing her a favor. |
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Formerly Horse
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Location: TEXAS | You are a good person. Take him home, fix him, and resell;) |
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