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| crossspur - 2014-07-14 12:24 PM
Let me put it this way. They won't let you take a car & test drive it for 30 days
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Location: Oakdale, CA | FLITASTIC - 2014-07-14 7:45 AM I would offer to let them try the horse at a few different arenas etc but never give up posession! Just to risky in today's world. A lot can happen in 30 days.
I agree with this. Horses are a commitment and so if she trys her a few places and it goes well. They need to decide!
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| Or let the gal buy the horse and have 30 day return policy. (If you are comfortable with that situation.) I wont let someone take my horse and ride it for a trial period. I would be more than happy to let the person come out several times to my house, arenas, and barrel races to get a feel for the horse. |
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| I did a 1 week trial on a horse I was selling and ended up regretting it. Girl couldn't ride him and make a million runs on him during the week. She hauled him to 3 or 4 barrel races and had him ducking the 2nd barrel. Then everyone thought he had issues. I finally went and picked him up and said he's not the horse for you.
I have to agree with the others. Come try him or haul him to one or two other arena's to run but if you don't know after that then he's probably not the horse for you. |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | Only if I know the person, and I have to know them well. Even then I still have them sign a contract. You break it your buy it. Never for 30 days though. 2 weeks MAX. Interesting though, all the horses I have ever bought I never did a trial period. I rode them twice and that was it. I feel like now a days everyone wants to do a trial.  Or atleast that is what I have encountered while in the process of selling my horse. |
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| Cowgirl Kat - 2014-07-14 2:46 PM
Only if I know the person, and I have to know them well. Even then I still have them sign a contract. You break it your buy it. Never for 30 days though. 2 weeks MAX. Interesting though, all the horses I have ever bought I never did a trial period. I rode them twice and that was it. I feel like now a days everyone wants to do a trial. Or atleast that is what I have encountered while in the process of selling my horse.
I think it's because people are so dishonest now days! They tell you one thing about a horse, you get it home, and then all he11 breaks loose. It's really hard to take people's word on things because no one values it anymore. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | spitzh - 2014-07-14 1:29 PM
Or let the gal buy the horse and have 30 day return policy. (If you are comfortable with that situation.) I wont let someone take my horse and ride it for a trial period. I would be more than happy to let the person come out several times to my house, arenas, and barrel races to get a feel for the horse.
^^^ This. And spell out the conditions very carefully in a sale contract. Like, you won't take back a lame horse and she is to contact you if a training issue comes up so you can help her work through it before the horse develops a problem. |
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Location: SE KS | Cowgirl Kat - 2014-07-14 2:46 PM
Only if I know the person, and I have to know them well. Even then I still have them sign a contract. You break it your buy it. Never for 30 days though. 2 weeks MAX. Interesting though, all the horses I have ever bought I never did a trial period. I rode them twice and that was it. I feel like now a days everyone wants to do a trial. Or atleast that is what I have encountered while in the process of selling my horse.
I did a "free" lease with a friend of mine, we signed a lease agreement & she put Insurance on the horse. She ended up not buying him, and all was well. However, I don't know this person at all & they are 2-3hrs away!
I agree, I have not done a trial period on any horse I've ever bought either. I either liked them or I didn't!
I just wanted some input, we aren't "hot" on the idea, but I wanted to hear others input!! Thanks all
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Location: Pacific Northwest | Only time I let a horse leave for a trial was to my cousin's barn, 10 minutes from me.
Other than that, no, I would be very, very reluctant to even let someone take my horse for a week. 30 days is plenty of time for someone to completely ruin a horse. |
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