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| FLITASTIC - 2018-03-26 10:53 AM I always keep in the back of my mind that if the horse was a truly a nice barrel horse the seller wouldn't sell. There is always a reason for the sale. period.
This is not true, some people’s circumstances change and they need the money, some make them and sell them. We have bought so nice high dollar horses that the sellers were bawling as we loaded them in the trailer (felt terrible taking their horse) and the horses were every bit as good as advertised. I have a young friend who bought a started young mare for 5K, , finished her out to become a consistent winning 1D horse, sold her for big bucks and paid off her college debt. |
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Location: WYOMING | rodeomom3 - 2018-03-26 12:23 PM
FLITASTIC - 2018-03-26 10:53 AM I always keep in the back of my mind that if the horse was a truly a nice barrel horse the seller wouldn't sell. There is always a reason for the sale. period.
 This is not  true, some people’s  circumstances change and they need the money, some make them and sell them. We have bought so nice high dollar horses that the sellers were bawling as we loaded them in the trailer (felt terrible taking their horse)  and the horses were every bit as good as advertised.  I have a young friend who bought a started young mare for 5K, , finished her out to become a consistent winning 1D horse, sold her for big bucks and paid off her college debt.Â
For some its a business. Gotta sell the nice ones and just make another. |
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| It bothers me when I see for sale not on sale. Or I have seen ads that say bring a big checkbook. I find that offensive when the price of the horse is not listed. What is expensive to some might not be to others and vice versa |
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| 3D-4d Perfect for high school rodeo
Have you been to a his rodeo lately???? At least in TX as I'm sure in other states you might as well ride a pro level horse! |
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| FLITASTIC - 2018-03-26 10:53 AM
I always keep in the back of my mind that if the horse was a truly a nice barrel horse the seller wouldn't sell. There is always a reason for the sale. period.
Incorrect. My mare is a freaking unicorn but I just moved 10 hrs away to start a career and haven't ran since January. Listed her because it would help my financial situation to not have a $400 full care boarding fee to pay every month. I ended up taking her down because all of the idiots that inquired about her I would never in a million years let her go to. So yes...I put "approved home only" because holy crap have y'all seen the idiots trying to buy a barrel horse and wanna beat the crap out of them or have a totally different opinion on how an athlete should be fed/housed/maintenanced? |
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| FLITASTIC - 2018-03-26 10:53 AM
I always keep in the back of my mind that if the horse was a truly a nice barrel horse the seller wouldn't sell. There is always a reason for the sale. period.
Yeah I NEED MONEY I get horses to fix and MAKE MONEY
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Location: South Georgia | Isn't "approved home only" a little useless though in an ad? As a seller, don't you evaluate the buyer throughout the course of the transaction and go with your gut on how well they'd care for the horse you are selling? I guess I just see the "approved home only" line as being kind of pointless. Just me though. |
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Location: South Georgia | Meep.Meep - 2018-03-26 12:44 PM "Buy him now or get beat by him later".....Yeah, okay
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| horsegirl - 2018-03-26 11:57 AM
Isn't "approved home only" a little useless though in an ad? As a seller, don't you evaluate the buyer throughout the course of the transaction and go with your gut on how well they'd care for the horse you are selling? I guess I just see the "approved home only" line as being kind of pointless. Just me though.
I havent sold many but yes all of mine go to "approved home only" but I dont list that in the ad. I was very frank with a few on expectations for the horses and they either met criteria or didnt and I would tell them that. |
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| geronabean - 2018-03-26 11:35 AM rodeomom3 - 2018-03-26 12:23 PM FLITASTIC - 2018-03-26 10:53 AM I always keep in the back of my mind that if the horse was a truly a nice barrel horse the seller wouldn't sell. There is always a reason for the sale. period. This is not true, some people’s circumstances change and they need the money, some make them and sell them. We have bought so nice high dollar horses that the sellers were bawling as we loaded them in the trailer (felt terrible taking their horse) and the horses were every bit as good as advertised. I have a young friend who bought a started young mare for 5K, , finished her out to become a consistent winning 1D horse, sold her for big bucks and paid off her college debt. For some its a business. Gotta sell the nice ones and just make another.
Yep and sometimes it is not the horses fault if it does not perform up to expectations. We have experienced this ourselves. Bought a finished rodeo winning 1D horse for my 13 year old who was already a very good rider. Trying the horse was a dream but as soon as we brought him home they started touring the arena instead of turning barrels. My 14 year olds horse got hurt so she rides him for the last 4 high school rodeo, wins 2 and places second in the other 2 and qualifies for state in 5th place in one of the biggest and toughest regions. That spurred my 13 year old to get back on and became a winning team too. I will never forget that big smile she had turning the third when she had her first great run and knew she had learned how to to ride him which was to leave him alone. |
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Location: Oklahoma | I hate to see "could go in any direction." Brings to mind Mexico or Canada possibly? |
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| rodeomom3 - 2018-03-26 12:11 PM
geronabean - 2018-03-26 11:35 AM rodeomom3 - 2018-03-26 12:23 PM FLITASTIC - 2018-03-26 10:53 AM I always keep in the back of my mind that if the horse was a truly a nice barrel horse the seller wouldn't sell. There is always a reason for the sale. period.  This is not  true, some people’s  circumstances change and they need the money, some make them and sell them. We have bought so nice high dollar horses that the sellers were bawling as we loaded them in the trailer (felt terrible taking their horse)  and the horses were every bit as good as advertised.  I have a young friend who bought a started young mare for 5K, , finished her out to become a consistent winning 1D horse, sold her for big bucks and paid off her college debt. For some its a business. Gotta sell the nice ones and just make another.
Exactly!
Most of them I just vetted: treated for ulcers, mare issues, hocks....I bought from ppl who didn't know any better vetted and rode until I sold them and made a profit. Sometimes large because performance increased greatly once the problem was fixed.
Some were training. You make money by what you know and what you can get done in this business. I hate the mentality that horses are up for sale because something is wrong. I will straight up walk up to mad owners at shows and offer cash if I see it's something that may be fixable and I can then move them for a profit. Its a business!!
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Location: Louisiana | Just seeing a post full of flat out lies...when this day and age with social media and oversharing everybody knows how good or not good the horse is locally.
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| FLITASTIC - 2018-03-26 10:53 AM I always keep in the back of my mind that if the horse was a truly a nice barrel horse the seller wouldn't sell. There is always a reason for the sale. period.
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| shakeit0410 - 2018-03-26 10:34 AM
using the word "sale" when the context should read "sell"
"I need to sale this horse asap...."
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Location: Kansas | RedHead84 - 2018-03-26 2:30 PM shakeit0410 - 2018-03-26 10:34 AM using the word "sale" when the context should read "sell" "I need to sale this horse asap...." ^^^Drives me insane! I feel like the grammar police.
.......and confirmation instead of conformation.
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| Definitely vs Defiantly.
I sure as heck don't want a horse that has anything to do with being defiant.
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Location: Kansas | Pictures....when the horse is standing in a manure pile, soaking wet with sweat or just had a bath, or covered with a blanket and fly mask. Really !!!!
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