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| So what do you guys do when you see an ad on here that you know is a big lie about the horse? |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | If I see something that dont sit well with me I just shake my head, gave a little chuckle  and move on.  |
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| Well I sure wish there was a way to know :(
I just got taken-badly. And now I'm looking at a replacement also on here... |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Skeetersmom - 2014-08-29 10:10 PM Well I sure wish there was a way to know :( I just got taken-badly. And now I'm looking at a replacement also on here...
Awww dang I'm sorry to hear this, was it tack or on a horse? We all have got to be really carefull now adays, lots of scum out there.  |
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Extreme Veteran
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| There's really nothing to do but keep scrolling… I keep seeing an ad for a horse I've seen run that has major gate issues and they're claiming she's an angel. Just shake my head and believe in karma… |
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Location: SE Louisiana | LuckyNGG'sGirl - 2014-08-30 12:41 AM
There's really nothing to do but keep scrolling… I keep seeing an ad for a horse I've seen run that has major gate issues and they're claiming she's an angel. Just shake my head and believe in karma…
Almost all horses are angels.... some are just...... Fallen angels......  |
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 Night Watchman
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Location: Central Montana | I wish there was an authority to report it to also.
It makes it that much harder for those of us who have really nice horses and are honest in every little detail to be taken seriously. |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Just the little bit I've been on FB and see the buying and selling going on I see so much crap that goes on. EBAY charges you to sell there but at least they have a system of letting you know someones record. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | You cannot ebay live animals (which I'm sure you know). I sure wish there was a place to write seller and buyer reviews for horses. |
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Location: LuluLand~along I64 Indiana | a buyer and seller review would be an awesome addition to bhw selling. of course there is always the issue of poor reviews for spite.
as far as adds on here... if you see a horse that is for sale that stolen property or just listed as a scam please report that to [email protected] If its just mis represented well..... it is and always has been a buyer beware. do your diligence and homework before purchasing or know a reputable seller. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I'm sitting here trying to imagine what would happen if we had buyer and seller reviews. I think it's a good idea, but it can also be a real hornets nest! LOL |
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I Really Love Jeans
Posts: 3173
Location: North Dakota | I got taken on a horse advertised here last year. I will not even come close to recovering the money. Thanks to a dishonest seller. Nothing to do with soundness!!! I wish I could do a background check on a horse but unfortunately that doesn't exist. I still love BHW though! |
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The Advice Guru
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| There are ways to do background checks as you so call it on horses and people especially with the Internet.
Google the person name
Spy on them through Facebook, figure out where they live who their friends are, see what circuit they run, rodeos, jackpots, etc.
There are also a few bad sellers documents or pages on Facebook
I had a lady Facebook me about another person whose location was near mine, all I could tell the lady was I did not know the person, but I could tell her the average winning times in the arenas in our location so when she called the lady she could compare times.
I have had others Facebook me regarding breeders I have dealt with or people I have bought from.
People can also do a search on barrel horse world see if there have been any posts regarding the horse or person and can also post on BHW regarding the horse the area and/or the person.
One can do an equistat search see if there was any monies won
One can do an AQHA search on ownerships, points, etc
It is all on thinking outside the box, spending the time, money, and effort on researching horses and people.
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| HotbearLVR - 2014-08-30 11:43 AM
I'm sitting here trying to imagine what would happen if we had buyer and seller reviews. I think it's a good idea, but it can also be a real hornets nest! LOL
I agree stop and think of what the cost would be to the web site provider. Plus why would a web site want to take on this liability. Maybe some sort of a flagging system to let the web site know that there is a problem with the ad. |
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Extreme Veteran
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| I got taken by a seller on here. But I can honestly say I wasn't the first and won't be the last. She still does what she has always done. I would like an evaluation system to. You could rate a person on a 1-5 and let it go at that. You can't stop a dishonest person. They will always say what they want to sell a horse! It seems like lately, lying is rewarded! I have had some goods experiences with people to. Not all bad. There is still some honest people left. |
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| A rating system would be so great! It does work for EBay, Yelp, etc. it would really "clean up" the acts of some. With an accountability system in place the deceiving practices would be reduced tenfold.
In my case, I did a ton of homework, research....heck I googled til my fingers bled :)
I got outright lied to, not just non-disclosure (which is bad enough), but lied to and it landed me in the emergency room.
Of course now that I've dug deep enough and with the help of social media, similar stories are surfacing.
I know it's always a liability, because the crooks and liars love to scream "slander", but slander is based on the telling of "untruths".
I have facts, we probably all have some facts :)
It just really tears me apart though, because I would love to save the next victim heartache, financial distress, personal injury etc. |
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Night Watchman
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Location: Central Montana | Personally, I don't sell very often, right now I'm tying to get my foot in the door for reining or I wouldn't be selling at all. That being said, I value my reputation more than anything and want to know my horses go to good homes where they will be well taken care of and appreciated.
I have references of who I've sold to and in turn I am happy to give them for people I've bought from....Except the person who sold me the reiner last fall that has navicular.....and I'm just now learning that the seller very well knew it. My vet didn't do me any favors when looking at the xrays either.
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| My friend boarded with this teen girl that runs her horses into the ground making them go crazy. Every day she works on the pattern and on weekends she hauls to shows.
One horse she recently sold to an 8 year old girl has so many problems I don't understand how a 15 year old could feel comfortable letting a little girl near that horse let alone buy it!
Bleeder, pulls (has even flipped a trailer), bucks, severe gate problems, literally has no brakes.
I hope karma gets to her... |
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Extreme Veteran
Posts: 396
Location: Home on the Range | Hiding - 2014-08-29 11:00 PM So what do you guys do when you see an ad on here that you know is a big lie about the horse?
Isn't that what the "FLAG THIS AD" button at the Top of EVERY Ad is for? Did you try it? |
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Extreme Veteran
Posts: 345
| I wish there was a way to know. last weekend put 600 some miles looking at horses that were what I thought were good candidates, Praise the lord my daughter who is a vet tech and goes on all the horse calls know how to do the lameness exam, two failed with more than one issue. one was finished and automatic, she yanked the poor horse around the barrel and did not have any bend or lateral movements. Only one passed and now I am so disgusted in looking for a new one.
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