So far the only people who have bought tickets seem to be people who know the seller. It seems unfathomable to me that she’ll sell more than a handful. I suspect this raffle isn’t going to happen.
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Its an “easy” way to sell a $3000 horse for $5000 when you add all the spots up. It is illegal in many states.
Well she’s asking $22K and is selling 150 slots for $150 so she’s not doing that. I also think, however, that there’s no way she’s going to sell anywhere near 150 slots
Holy heck - that’s a lot of slots! I would wonder if she is requiring people to pay for their slots up front. Most I have seen only required payment once all the slots were “filled”
She is only requiring payment once all the slots fill. Which means, I suspect, no one is going to have to pay because this is going nowhere fast
It might just be a way of getting attention and raising internet traffic, and seller doesn’t care that much about the raffle being successful or not. It’s just free publicity.
The University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm has held a raffle for one of their foals every year for many, many years. I’ve heard of horses being won and donated back to the program as well as others that choose to keep the horse in training and take it back when it’s a bit older. I agree that it doesn’t seem like the best way to sell a horse, but this farm and breeding program and historic and reputable. I would think if it had been unsuccessful or had any bad results it wouldn’t still be continuing decades later. Every horse that comes out of UVM can always go back, so I think people buy a ticket knowing that if they win the horse they aren’t really stuck with it.
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Ah, totally different scenario. Above board fundraising for a nonprofit entity. I also know a breed organization that auctions a nice youngster at their annual show, as a fundraiser for the association.
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I actually won a $50 raffled off horse. I thought it was going to be a scam but…. I won. She’s a beauty and I’ve had her almost a year now. When I got her, she was rough. Spur, cinch and tack scars, head shy, very stoic, VERY thin and was full of rain rot. Pretty sure they got her, didn’t feed her and before they knew it, she got too thin to sell so they used old pics/videos and raffled her. She’s now in the BEST of shape and the best horse I’ve ever owned. They made 3500 in ticket sales for a grade mare so they got what they would have got should she of actually looked like what her pics showed.
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She’s cute! You guys make a good pair. 
Side note: What a bizarre looking saddle (and bit)!
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Cute horse!!! Glad she landed with you!
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I was about to mention UVM, too! I have bought tickets for a few of the UVM raffles. Definitely no throw away offspring there.
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if you are thinking of doing a raffle you better check your state’s law that govern such as most states do not allow personal raffles… here only charities can have a raffle and the proceeds must go to the charity for its use
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Years ago they used to raffle off a horse at the National Horseshow when it was held at MSG
