crossspur - 2017-07-27 10:01 AM If the horse was truly a cribber I wouldn't think he would pass a vet exam or at least it would have discussed don't they have excessive wear to their teeth?

tin can - 2017-07-27 6:11 AM

I listed my horse on dream horse he is a nice honest gelding no vices has benn hauled sorted on knew the barrel pattern broke well enough for ranch classes trail rode like a dream nice looking. The kind of horse that just wants to please. I priced him at 6500 a lady came out of state to try him she explained she wasn't allowed to have mares,cribbers,or back shoes at her boarding facility he fit the description I offered and did pull his shoes offered to let her stay another day and make sure she like him,she seen him tied to a post a hitching post and moving freely in his stall. She said she needed a prepurchace exam on my day off since she lived out of state I took the horse he passed so she agreed to buy him I dropped my price 500 dollars I didn't charge her to haul the horse to the vet or pulling the shoes. She picked him up on Friday loved him and was so excited. I received cash wrote her a receipt gave her the papers with a transfer with a signed receipt no contract we never discussed a trial period which I don't do. 6:00 am Monday I received a text not a phone call that the horse was a cribber and for me to make arrangements to return her money she would be bringing him back later in the day!!! This horse wasn't a cribber when he left my house. I was dumbfounded. I sold the horse because I love to show he wasn't fast enough and I can't keep them all what's your opinion?

tin can - 2017-07-27 7:39 PMI told her her barn manager probably didn't know the difference between cribbing and a new nervous horse chewing on wood to try a equipride tub could be mineral deficiency, and that a cribbers top two teeth will show wear and that I went above and beyond to help her and didn't appreciate her acting like I lied to sell her a horse. I made it clear I never gave her a trial period and I wouldn't refund her money to keep him and enjoy a well broke horse, that the horse has never cribber and I would hear no more of it.Then I felt so guilty he is such a nice gelding I paid 6000 for him he just wasn't quick enough for a barrel horse or a top sorter.I have always felt it's wasteful to keep a horse around no one uses if I buy one and they make a show horse I keep them forever. I really felt she was a good fit she had owned one other horse who was lame and wanted an honest gelding to trailride I put a lot of wet saddles pads he worked cows and was pretty. I also was Leary of taking him back because they turn all there geldings out in one field. Thanks for all the input made me feel a little better.

Speedy Buckeye Girl - 2017-07-27 8:22 AM She sounds like a nut job.  Depends how much you like the horse and want to see him go on and win and have a happy home...if you do, I personally would consider giving money back IF she brought him back the way you sold him.  (ie: he's still sound, not injured, etc.).  There's no way IMO he "learned" to crib in a weekend.  She probably saw him chew on something and thought it was cribbing...I've seen one too many people that don't know the difference.  But typically, yeah, all sales are final and I do have contracts on everything I sell for that reason.