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Location: MN | I'm curious if I am the only one that has done this. I have done this and loved some of the horses, and some I have not. |
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Location: Kansas | I have....and got screwed on two broodmares. I was told they were sound for breeding/riding. Turns out, one had navicular, and the other was pregnant (sire unknown).
I think if the individual is completely honest and upfront, sends lots of pictures/videos...I wouldn't think twice as long as a vet check is done. I'm getting ready to trade my mare for a gelding. The seller was extremely honest about his issues, and I about my mare. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | did it once and NEVER again.......
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | I bought a 3yr old off just pictures. He didn't look anything like he did in the pics when I got him. When he got to my house he was VERRY under weight. The pics he looked all fat and muscled up. I put weight on him easy though and I like him. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Never done it never will. |
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Location: In a happy place | Yes I bought a 3 year old this year sight unseen. Watched videos of him being ridden. It was very obvious when I talked to the lady that she was honest. Also bought him without a vet check. And I love him. He is everything I wanted.
And I would buy another one from this lady in a heartbeat!
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| I did it, talked to the owner several times on the phone. Saw a few videos both barrel work and slow work and conformation pictures. Got a vet check lined up and even though nothing really came up I did xrays and everything came back clean. The horse is mostly what the owner said, each person rides a bit different so there was an adjustment period but it's worked out great. I would be cautious about doing it but go with your gut. I couldn't afford to fly/drive 1800 miles after driving 1200 to look at a horse to find out it wasn't sound. If you like what you see make sure to get a vet check and that its thorough. |
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Location: DUMPING CATS AND PIGS IN TEXAS :) | I got my daughter of Heza Fast Man sight unseen and man oh man was I pleased when she stepped off the trailer. |
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| I had a few work out that I bought that way, and a few that didn't. One had a vet check and all and someone paid off the vet to say it was sound. Just remember one persons perception of soundness, riding, level of halter broke is different from others. One person said it was halter broke. Okay what she meant was you can show it a halter and it won't kill itself fleeing from the halter and of course the horse had been haltered as a baby. I never knew there were so many levels of halter broke and versions. |
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Location: Kentucky | I bought my LHDI mare from RockinAS sight unseen. I don't even think we spoke on the phone, did the entire transaction via email! Great experience, and love the mare. I think you just have to buy from someone who has a great reputation, because there are a lot of shady horse people out there. |
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Location: Desert Land | I have bought a lot sight unseen and not had any issues. I ask a lot of questions, expect pics, videos (if riding / sound). Also do your homework on the seller. |
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Location: Kansas | TheOldGrayMare - 2014-10-16 1:18 PM I have bought a lot sight unseen and not had any issues. I ask a lot of questions, expect pics, videos (if riding / sound). Also do your homework on the seller.
This I agree on.....google and facebook are pretty good about finding out how a person is!! |
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Location: Montana | Yes, traded a 3 yr old gelding for a black daughter of A Clasic Dash and am very pleased with her foals (all black fillies training emxtremly well). |
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| Yes, I have twice. The first one I bought from a very well known barrel racer and it turned out great! The second one, I bought from a broker. Although she wasn't expensive, it seemed like the broker just wanted to sell her and really didn't care or know about her past. I don't think I will do the second one again. You need to know all you can about the horses past, the type of style they have and if you can even get with that style...etc! |
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Location: Midland, MI | Yes I bought a 2yo from a girl I met on here and we became great friends and talked and texted A LOT!!!! She started putting some horses up for sale, very well bred and I said boy if I had the money I would totally buy your filly. My fiance said if you want her lets go and get her this weekend. I was sent a few pics and drove 8hrs with my trailer, went out to dinner and loaded her up and came home! But I knew pretty well who I was dealing with and the quality of horses she has.
But if it's from a stranger it is so easy to do your homework, just put some effort into it. Yes facebook is a great way to do some honest research. If it's a running horse, go to the associations where the horse has ran and look up the results for validation. Get references. Get videos, find out the sale horses time and the winning time and how many entries. Look up some of the other competitors too and where they run at. You could be looking at a smoking local 5 event show horse but never clocks at a rodeo 2 hours away with bigger competition. Know who they run against. Get previous vet records and definitely get your own exam done. |
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Location: Wild Wild West | I bought the mare I'm riding right now, sight unseen. I saw videos, did a lot of research and checked on everything. I couldn't have made a better choice had I went and rode her before. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Bought two broodmares this way. Worked out great. I did have a vet check provision. |
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Location: OH | Bought our one stallion sight unseen as a baby. I had seen quite a few full siblings prior to this though and when this certain mare dropped a colt I knew I wanted him. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I have bought a bunch of broodmares. We always get current pictures, especially of feet. If they are open we have repro checks done. I have never been burned on a broodmare yet.
I bought a yearling HUS prospect with no vet check and off pictures only. He showed up and I loved him. He had recently been trimmed and looked pretty good, and as they grew out you could see more and more that he toes out. I try and keep him up and he is fine. If he stays sound (no problem of the seller) I think he will be wonderful.
Anything I buy in the future to ride will have a complete soundness exam though complete with a ton of x rays. |
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| TheOldGrayMare - 2014-10-16 1:18 PM
I have bought a lot sight unseen and not had any issues. I ask a lot of questions, expect pics, videos (if riding / sound). Also do your homework on the seller.
Agreed! We bought two broodmares from a guy and it was a great experience! Checked out his facebook and he had a very large, happy client base. Has worked out great. |
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