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Location: Mountains of VA | We have an extremely well bred 3 coming 4yo filly for sale..........she hurt her leg last fall.........we do not know if she will be performance sound or just sound for trail riding or broodmare duties. We had her broke and started under saddle, she is NOT happy doing arena work, it may be her attitude or it may be her leg bothering her. I did see the trainer riding her twice while she was with him.
ANYHOO, so a buyer insists on coming to look at her.............this buyer has not ridden in at least 6 years and was an advanced beginner, she wants a 3 or 4yo horse to be her "companion" and occassionaly trail ride! There may be some young horses that could do this but not mine! Since I have not saddled this filly in 2 weeks, of course she acted stupid while doing her ground work and bucked. I thought pretty typical of any young horse just started under saddle then given 2 weeks off. Then buyer says she wants a young horse but one that has a lot more saddle time, umm, how do you get more saddle time on one that has just been started??
I hate selling horses..............black market meat is sounding better and better on these horses that you are already taking a huge loss on vs. pricing them cheap and having to deal with buyers.
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | Seller must manage expectaions
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| hotpaints - 2018-07-08 6:56 PM
We have an extremely well bred 3 coming 4yo filly for sale..........she hurt her leg last fall.........we do not know if she will be performance sound or just sound for trail riding or broodmare duties. We had her broke and started under saddle, she is NOT happy doing arena work, it may be her attitude or it may be her leg bothering her. I did see the trainer riding her twice while she was with him.
ANYHOO, so a buyer insists on coming to look at her.............this buyer has not ridden in at least 6 years and was an advanced beginner, she wants a 3 or 4yo horse to be her "companion" and occassionaly trail ride! There may be some young horses that could do this but not mine! Since I have not saddled this filly in 2 weeks, of course she acted stupid while doing her ground work and bucked. I thought pretty typical of any young horse just started under saddle then given 2 weeks off. Then buyer says she wants a young horse but one that has a lot more saddle time, umm, how do you get more saddle time on one that has just been started??
I hate selling horses..............black market meat is sounding better and better on these horses that you are already taking a huge loss on vs. pricing them cheap and having to deal with buyers.
You can say NO and NO is a full sentence. You knew this was a fit, no need to proceed and let her come look at the horse. |
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 Not Afraid to Work
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| della - 2018-07-08 8:49 PM
hotpaints - 2018-07-08 6:56 PM
We have an extremely well bred 3 coming 4yo filly for sale..........she hurt her leg last fall.........we do not know if she will be performance sound or just sound for trail riding or broodmare duties. We had her broke and started under saddle, she is NOT happy doing arena work, it may be her attitude or it may be her leg bothering her. I did see the trainer riding her twice while she was with him.
ANYHOO, so a buyer insists on coming to look at her.............this buyer has not ridden in at least 6 years and was an advanced beginner, she wants a 3 or 4yo horse to be her "companion" and occassionaly trail ride! There may be some young horses that could do this but not mine! Since I have not saddled this filly in 2 weeks, of course she acted stupid while doing her ground work and bucked. I thought pretty typical of any young horse just started under saddle then given 2 weeks off. Then buyer says she wants a young horse but one that has a lot more saddle time, umm, how do you get more saddle time on one that has just been started??
I hate selling horses..............black market meat is sounding better and better on these horses that you are already taking a huge loss on vs. pricing them cheap and having to deal with buyers.
You can say NO and NO is a full sentence. You knew this was a fit, no need to proceed and let her come look at the horse.
Agree with this. I had a few people inquire on a green horse I was selling and I flat out told them don't bother coming as I wont sell him to you. I am not willing to waste my time or theirs. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Mountains of VA | I did explain and honestly represent the horse, the seller insisted on coming to look at the horse anyway. Only while the buyer was here did she tell me she hasn't ridden in 6 years and only wants to trail ride every once in a while. Some how, the buyer thinks she needs to buy a young horse to be with her longer...........
In the past, I have told buyers that my horse/pony would not work/fit with them and I even told this buyer I would not recommend a young horse for her on the phone before she came.........she insisted.
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Regular
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| I had a buyer "VERY INTERESTED"...asked me what a stifle is. Then proceeded to say "Oh I googled it!"
I did not let her come near my horse.
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Posts: 10277
| The few horses I have sold, if I could tell by the questions they asked they would not be a fit, they did not get to try my horse. I asked questions of the prospective buyers too, saved a lot of wasted time. |
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Location: N Texas | hotpaints - 2018-07-09 5:14 AM
I did explain and honestly represent the horse, the seller insisted on coming to look at the horse anyway. Only while the buyer was here did she tell me she hasn't ridden in 6 years and only wants to trail ride every once in a while. Some how, the buyer thinks she needs to buy a young horse to be with her longer...........
In the past, I have told buyers that my horse/pony would not work/fit with them and I even told this buyer I would not recommend a young horse for her on the phone before she came.........she insisted.
It doesn't matter how insistent someone one is, if you don't want them to come look, they don't come look. I've turned people down before, there's no sense in wasting your time. She'll find someone who only cares about unloading a horse and will sell her a green broke young horse and not think twice.
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| I would never have replied to her inquiry in the first place. You knew once you read it she was not experienced enough. Treat your time like money and tell ppl like that no. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
Posts: 3303
| We’re in the business of (occasionally) selling horses not giving pony rides. We also don’t make sales just to makes sales if we don’t think the fit is good - our brand and reputation are at stake. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | I sold a very nice older horse one time. He was loaded in the trailer and I told the buyers (over the sound of their engine) that they could back up and pull out of the yard.
The contact who told them about this horse called later and wanted to know why I told them "don't bring him back."
Was "back" the only word anyone heard in this conversation.
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Shelter Dog Lover
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| OhMax - 2018-07-09 2:32 PM We’re in the business of (occasionally) selling horses not giving pony rides. We also don’t make sales just to makes sales if we don’t think the fit is good - our brand and reputation are at stake.
I had a 17 year old gelding for sale, described as a 3D step up for experienced beginner, knew all the events, great at youth events.Had a guy call me, wanted to meet me at a youth rodeo and let his 6 year old enter the straights on him. Who in the heck puts their 6 year old on a horse they have never laid eyes on? I was polite but I said exactly that to him and that this horse was not for them. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | You know as a seller you have every right to refuse to sell a horse or anything if you feel its not a right match, I dont really think theres really any need to be venting. Just tell her up front that a young horse and a advance beginner is not a good match and you wont be selling this horse to her.  |
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