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Location: Texas | Do you always go money in hand and bring the trailer?
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 The BHW Book Worm
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| if it is someone I have talked to a good deal. or know them personally and I only look if the horse fits everything I want anyway yes I will bring trailer and money. if it is close but I feel not quite right I wont feel bad for the little gas I spend and if it is a horse that is farther away I rather not make a second trip. now if I was buying a expensive animal of course I would vet check first so in that case maybe not. If im looking im serious about buying so it doesn't hurt me in anyway to have the money on me. |
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Location: Kansas | NO |
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The Advice Guru
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| No I also don't take a trailer, and if you do a search this has been discussed quite a bit |
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| Depending on how far I traveled but most of the time NO. I always have to think about it a few hours. Im not an impulse buyer and always say if it is meant to be it will be. If someone buys the horse before I get back I wasnt meant to buy it.
I have taken a trailer and 90% of horse are not as described. I leave mad and wasted the extra gas bringing it along. |
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 Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Slidin' N - 2014-01-22 9:53 AM Do you always go money in hand and bring the trailer?
No. The only time I have taken a trailer to look at a horse in the last 10 years was when I was lookng for a kid horse for my beginner rider. I'd had so many snatched out from under my nose, that I wasn't taking any chances in letting the right horse get away. |
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Location: bring on the heat, NV | Depends on the distance and rep of the seller. I am this upcoming week but I already mailed a check lol. Otherwise probably not. I will take money to pay if its what I want and return with a trailer though because Ive missed out on horses before. (kids ponies specifically)
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 Coyote Country Queen
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| Most of the time, yes I bring the trailer and have cash in hand. If I'm serious, then I'm going to have done my research and be prepared to make the purchase. I'm also not afraid to walk away. Doesn't cost me anything more to pull the trailer than it would be to make another trip back to pick up the horse. I don't buy high dollar, finished horses, but in that situation I would probably plan on making a couple of trips to see the horse, so it wouldn't be necessary to have the trailer on the first visit. |
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| Yes, because most of the time I am traveling AT least 4 hours in one direction! I usually will look at the horse and then go have lunch, and do some shopping to think about it and then go back. I have driven a long ways many times to go home with an empty trailer.
If I am looking at one locally no. |
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Location: Desert Land | I only take the trailer if the horse is a long ways away. I normally prefer to try a horse and stew on it before I make a decision. |
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| No |
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 Reaching for the stars....
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| From a seller standpoint - I've had as many show up with trailer as without. Not all with trailer left with a horse, and most without trailer ended up buying the horse they'd come to look at and wished they'd brought the trailer. I don't mind either way, but without cash to hold I won't guarantee the horse will still be with me when the trailer gets back. And all sales are cash only if the horse is leaving on a trailer. I've also delivered a couple myself, but only to a known buyer and a guaranteed sale. I think both sides of a sale need to stay flexible, except the paid in full before departure part. |
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Location: Deep South | Most of the time, no.
One exception to this, we drove about 12 hours away and stayed an entire week riding a whole bunch of different horses that we had previously arranged to try out. They were all finished, so wanted to be able to get a feel for each, narrow down, haul to a barrel race, narrow down, maybe ride one more time if we were on the fence about one, then make a decision, and finally have a vet check done. We stayed in our LQ trailer and had money on hand. |
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| I don't want to take the time to research the other threads but since this is out there will comment. I don't know what kind of trailer you are pulling and with what but it doesn't hardly cost us any more fuel to pull empty than just going down the road. I always show up with money and trailer. If it is an expensive horse I have already adjusted my schedule to allow time to get a vet check, talked to my vet and gotten a recommendation of a vet close that can do all necessary xrays and evaluation and send them on to my vet for a conference call. On the other hand selling a horse it just ****es me off for someone to pull in or show up without a trailer . To me they are not serious and are tire kickers, and I will not negotiate on the price. Of course if you are flying in to try our horse or others in the area that is a different story all together. We have found that requesting a deposit that is non refundable eliminates a whole lot of problems for both buyers and sellers. In that our ground at home is not good in the best of conditions. So we always offer to go else where, we are lucky in that several indoor arenas are available to rent within the area, we also have regular weekly jackpots that are about 2-3 hours away and recommend that you do that on a high dollar horse. This all takes time and money on our part to show you the horse. |
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| I have another question on the same topic...
I am going to try a finished horse in a week or so. I've never rode a finished horse that I was looking to buy. So I was wondering what the normal routine is for trying out a finished barrel horse? Thanks in advance! |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Most of the time if I think its a good likelihood. We're going to get my new mare the first weekend of February. I've already paid a deposit though and will give the guy the rest on arrival. We have a contract for a vet check too so I can return her if things don't workout. I'm super excited. :) |
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Location: Somewhere around here | mleu11 - 2014-01-22 10:39 AM
I have another question on the same topic...
I am going to try a finished horse in a week or so. I've never rode a finished horse that I was looking to buy. So I was wondering what the normal routine is for trying out a finished barrel horse? Thanks in advance!
I would ask the owners how they warm him up, how they get him ready for a run, everything that they do with him. A new rider can really confuse a horse and make them run slower or be inconstant. Secondly, I'd ride him and see how broke he/she is. Can they do a correct rollback? Can they turn a circle with light contact? Do they transition their speeds well? Lastly I would bring a trusted vet to look at the horse and take xrays of his legs. |
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Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | jbw tx mom - 2014-01-22 10:37 AM I don't want to take the time to research the other threads but since this is out there will comment. I don't know what kind of trailer you are pulling and with what but it doesn't hardly cost us any more fuel to pull empty than just going down the road. I always show up with money and trailer. If it is an expensive horse I have already adjusted my schedule to allow time to get a vet check, talked to my vet and gotten a recommendation of a vet close that can do all necessary xrays and evaluation and send them on to my vet for a conference call. On the other hand selling a horse it just ****es me off for someone to pull in or show up without a trailer . To me they are not serious and are tire kickers, and I will not negotiate on the price. Of course if you are flying in to try our horse or others in the area that is a different story all together. We have found that requesting a deposit that is non refundable eliminates a whole lot of problems for both buyers and sellers. In that our ground at home is not good in the best of conditions. So we always offer to go else where, we are lucky in that several indoor arenas are available to rent within the area, we also have regular weekly jackpots that are about 2-3 hours away and recommend that you do that on a high dollar horse. This all takes time and money on our part to show you the horse.
In a 6 month time period, I looked at 13 horses and bought 2. Some I flew to see, some I drove to see. Trailer wasn't hooked up until I was going to pick up the horse after buying. Another time I made a road trip to look at 6 and bought 1. Again, no trailer until horse was bought. I don't go for joy rides, but when buying a horse that's already riding, I am picky. Pics and videos can be misleading, phone conversations can be misleading, and there is no way to know for sure how a horse will feel without riding. If I piff off a seller, not my problem--it's my money. |
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Location: Paradise , tx | Never have taken a trailor when I first go to look, usually take money just in case I want the horse and will pay for it then and go home to get the trailor. A few times I waited till I picked up the horse to pay for it. Just kind of depends. |
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 I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | Yes.
I'm the annoying buyer, I ask all of the questions before I get there (probably 15 emails over it) do the dirty work from home.
I don't go and look at horses willynilly, I pretty much know before I leave my house if I'm taking the horse home.
sounds bad, but it works for me. |
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