She just tried to do it with me as well. Still very much actively trying to buy breeding stock. Contract signed and faxed back. Payment terms agreed to. Now comes crunch time and a payment is due and her “husband” didn’t like something in one of my emails from weeks back
Also wanted to buy 3 breedings to my stallion
If it wasn’t for this thread, I would have actually tried working this out with her but forewarned is forearmed for sure
Thanks for the heads up everyone
She just tried to pull the same stunt with an acquaintance of mine. I guess until she runs out of people to try it with, it will just go on and on and on … 
At least there is this COTH thread to try and warn prospective buyers about this wingnut. This thread does show up on a general Google search with just her name (page 2) but shows up as #1 in the search results for Amanda Moritz horses. Thanks Jenn for starting the thread!
Exactly. This is how I was alerted to her as well so it is doing its job to get the word out for sure on her …
The Humane Society of Greater Rochester (Lollypop Farm) is aware of this woman and has been out there. They know that there are many people in the area who are not happy with her. As we all know, however, these organization’s hands are tied unless certain, pretty extreme, conditions are met. If anyone has a complaint to file, please contact Lollypop’s hotline at 585-223-6500. You can also email pictures, if you have them, but be careful how you obtain them, because you don’t want to get into trouble. This is a very responsible and aware organization. They will do all that they legally can. I trust them to do this.
Just to add i also sold her my arab stud last summer as a package deal with a yearling arab colt on payments and she quit paying for him after the first payment when asked about payment she freaked out saying the horse was outta control and not at all what i said he was which was odd because he is a wonderful behaved stud told me i had 3 days to come get him or she was selling him and charging me board of 10 dollars a day when we got there to get them they were both very thin and the stud was badly injured i had huge vet bills where they acually had to remove a piece if fiberglass fence pole outta his knee he has nasty scars this lady is crazy and a lier she also bred all her mares to my stud when he was there so she is selling pregnant arab mares there that she cannot get papers on
I know this thread is a couple of years out of date now, but I just found it and wanted to give my experience that I had with Amanda Moritz/York/whatever her name is now. I’m also hoping that maybe someone might have info on the horse I bought from her, but that’s probably a long shot.
I bought a 6 month old buckskin pinto colt from her in November 2013. He was (and still is) named Maverick and she was advertising him on craigslist as a paint/arabian cross. When I went to look at him she had him in a stall with a cremello colt who was probably around the same age. Supposedly (according to her) they were both PMU foals from Canada. She claimed that the colt I bought was out of a Paint/arab stud and a quarter horse mare. I took one look at the colt and one look at her farm and bought him on the spot.
When I went to pick him up she claimed he was untouchable and that we’d have a heck of a time getting him in the trailer, so she claimed she aced him. He didn’t seem too drugged to me, but whatever. 30 minutes of coaxing and a bucket of grain and he was on the trailer and we were on our way. I got him home and called my vet, who then informed me of who Amanda really was. I wish I had gotten a better look at the other horses on the property after that. Vet came out and gave my colt a once over and said he was plenty healthy and so were all the lice on him.
Now, I lucked out. Maverick has turned out to be an awesome horse who has just started his saddle training as a 3 year old. I wish I knew more about his background and breeding (I seriously doubt there’s any arabian in there), but I love him no matter what.
So if anyone had dealings with her in 2013 and knows anything about the colt I bought, I’d greatly appreciate whatever information you can give me.
I haven’t seen any postings of hers on craigslist in a while, but I know she at least still has her “tack” shop going.
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I know this thread is a couple of years out of date now, but I just found it and wanted to give my experience that I had with Amanda Moritz/York/whatever her name is now. I’m also hoping that maybe someone might have info on the horse I bought from her, but that’s probably a long shot.
I bought a 6 month old buckskin pinto colt from her in November 2013. He was (and still is) named Maverick and she was advertising him on craigslist as a paint/arabian cross. When I went to look at him she had him in a stall with a cremello colt who was probably around the same age. Supposedly (according to her) they were both PMU foals from Canada. She claimed that the colt I bought was out of a Paint/arab stud and a quarter horse mare. I took one look at the colt and one look at her farm and bought him on the spot.
When I went to pick him up she claimed he was untouchable and that we’d have a heck of a time getting him in the trailer, so she claimed she aced him. He didn’t seem too drugged to me, but whatever. 30 minutes of coaxing and a bucket of grain and he was on the trailer and we were on our way. I got him home and called my vet, who then informed me of who Amanda really was. I wish I had gotten a better look at the other horses on the property after that. Vet came out and gave my colt a once over and said he was plenty healthy and so were all the lice on him.
Now, I lucked out. Maverick has turned out to be an awesome horse who has just started his saddle training as a 3 year old. I wish I knew more about his background and breeding (I seriously doubt there’s any arabian in there), but I love him no matter what.
So if anyone had dealings with her in 2013 and knows anything about the colt I bought, I’d greatly appreciate whatever information you can give me.
I haven’t seen any postings of hers on craigslist in a while, but I know she at least still has her “tack” shop going.[/QUOTE]
I noticed in one of the posts from way back, she had a paint/arab stud that she owned and got rid of-- that was unclear. Anyway, it could be your horse was sired by that stallion since the breeding would fit, and she was buying a lot of broodmares according to other posters.
There were quite a few PMU pinto foals, so he could be a draft/TB or QH cross that come out of Canada from some of the farms. Almost all of the PMU horses had some draft, I think.
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I noticed in one of the posts from way back, she had a paint/arab stud that she owned and got rid of-- that was unclear. Anyway, it could be your horse was sired by that stallion since the breeding would fit, and she was buying a lot of broodmares according to other posters.
There were quite a few PMU pinto foals, so he could be a draft/TB or QH cross that come out of Canada from some of the farms. Almost all of the PMU horses had some draft, I think.[/QUOTE]
I saw that too, but then couldn’t find the post again. It’s possible.
I’ve been thinking he could be a paint/TB cross or have some draft thrown in there too. I’ll probably never know, and in the long run it doesn’t really matter to me. I just sometimes wonder where he came from.
She wanted me to keep him a stud when I bought him. Was insisting that I’d have loads of people that would want to breed to him because of his coloring. I was like yes…a grade horse who’s history I know nothing about will make an awesome stud! :eek: Needless to say he was gelded as soon as my vet thought appropriate.
I agree with everyone who said they are NOT mentally ill hoarders - they are just lazy people who know how to work the system.
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