After vetting several horses in US and them not passing, I decided to try a group several of my acquaintances knew and used and had success. Yes! Sellers need to be vetted!! I believe the agent may not have known of this severe/chronic issue and to blame me for it when it clearly was established 6mos or more is just unfathomable and irrational.
You r exactly right!! He bled out mouth and nose after a short āWBā canter/gallop/frolic in a small sand lot!! Thatās how severely compromised his lungs were!,
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While I agree that it could be chronic and not killed the horse, I do not agree that the sellers definitely knew.[/QUOTE]
Why, did someone say that the sellers definitely knew, and if they did, how did they find that out?
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Why, did someone say that the sellers definitely knew, and if they did, how did they find that out?[/QUOTE]
That is the whole premise of this thread. That the OP was ripped off because she bought a sick horse that the seller had to have known was sick. I personally donāt buy that but whatever.
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Why, did someone say that the sellers definitely knew, and if they did, how did they find that out?[/QUOTE]
too much speculation here, some vet that OP consulted said that someone knewā¦ how they reached that conclusion no one knowsā¦
I donāt really buy it, since I have known a few PPEs that missed important things- AND I had a super sick horse that no one had any idea of what was to comeā¦
those scenarios to me is more likely than outright fraud. Who knows though, since we have no idea who this seller is we canāt see if anyone has had a similar experience.
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There is a factor of integrity, responsibility, honorable. And yes, to protect your future business. There should b SOME kind of retributionā¦this was not an oversight on my partā¦someone knew something and sold horse to USA![/QUOTE]
Yesā¦and sadly out of sight out of mind. International sales through Agents as you described are much more risky than domestic sales direct from owner or breeder. Itās also well known that horses in Europe āPassā a vet check MUCH easier than the ones in the US due to fear of litigation here.
Sorry you had to go through this, and hopefully your story can be a learning experience for others. A direct relationship with the seller, ideally close to home is the best way to ensure a good sales experience. If I have happy customers, I increase my chances of having repeat customers, and selling to their friends and contacts. As our domestic breeding and development improves we can hopefully have more people happily shopping in NA.
Unfortunately I donāt think you are going to be able to determine anything definitively. Maybe someone knew. But maybe they didnāt. I am surprised a vet would make the assertion that someone definitely knew.
All u say is so true. I WANTED to buy here but after several misrepresentations and not passing of PPEs I decided, with referrals, to go overseas. Still looking, close to home and hopefully will find a sound, sane, well loving partner:/
The point is that during a mild canter in paddock, he bled. True, if horse was never allowed to be a horse and be turned out, no one would have known. But then the question is why is he never turned out in pasture??
