I have a friend who sold a colt about 30 days ago, along with another to a local lady. 1st off the buyer has NO ideal how to even handle a horse, but anyway she got both colts home that night and for some reason but a baby gate, yes a baby gate in between them in a closed shed for the night. WELL you know what happed, they knocked the baby gate down and the next morning when they went to feed one of the colts was dragging his back leg around like it was broken. (it was severly locked in my opnion)The buyer called the seller to ask what she should do, buyer said call vet NOW! Vet went out, quickly looked at colt and told the buyer that the little guy was born with this issue and it is so serious that she was ripped off and needs to put him down. Buyer calls seller bace screaming and crying about what vet told her, seller tells her sounds like injury cause of the gate get a 2nd opnion. So buyer gets 2nd vet out, (buddys with 1st vet) He agrees with 1st vet, quick look over, born with the problem she got ripped off.
I am the ladys farrier and did the foals hoofs since he was born, not once have I witnessed a limp stiffle nothing. Sounds like really bad injury to me. Seller took the foal back and offered another to replace him but buyer took her $$$ back instead. Since than, seller has had her vet out and he looked him over very carefully and came to the conclusion that the foal was badly injured, now has a stiffle issue due to what we guess the baby gate. Colt is on meds and he has'nt locked since he was returned for about a week now.
I guess what I am curious about is, how would you sell this colt now that he is damaged goods because of the pervious buyer. He was pet quality to begin with and I personally would give him away to a good loving home where he can recieve all the love he can get. What would you do in this situation???
I think the seller went over fences to make the buyer happy and took the colt back and even offered her another colt with a 30 day garentee or refund her $$$ back.
I am the ladys farrier and did the foals hoofs since he was born, not once have I witnessed a limp stiffle nothing. Sounds like really bad injury to me. Seller took the foal back and offered another to replace him but buyer took her $$$ back instead. Since than, seller has had her vet out and he looked him over very carefully and came to the conclusion that the foal was badly injured, now has a stiffle issue due to what we guess the baby gate. Colt is on meds and he has'nt locked since he was returned for about a week now.
I guess what I am curious about is, how would you sell this colt now that he is damaged goods because of the pervious buyer. He was pet quality to begin with and I personally would give him away to a good loving home where he can recieve all the love he can get. What would you do in this situation???
I think the seller went over fences to make the buyer happy and took the colt back and even offered her another colt with a 30 day garentee or refund her $$$ back.
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