sales agreement- no auction clause?

[Scribbler]

If you want to control the future for a horse, lease.

Yes you will have to take him back eventually.

But you don’t get rights without responsibilities.

[Haylter]

Another LEASE you can put anything you want in a sales contract, but hard to monitor and enforce. Much better chance of keeping the horse safe in a lease, not that leases are perfect just better than a sale if you want any influence over the horse’s future.

[Nezzy]

@Simkie

I’m curious if clauses like this really protect the horse at all. People are pretty much going to do what they’re going to do. If there’s a “no auction” clause and the horse goes to a sale anyway, and winds up on a truck to Canada, what does going after the new owner really accomplish? It won’t bring the horse back. Good chance the legal fees will eat up any penalty, if you’re even able to get the dollars.

A clause might also scare away good, responsible, buyers that wouldn’t send a horse to a livestock sale, fearing seller overreach.

Seems like the best option is to lease, maintaining in close contact, or sell with a simple contract after screening carefully and stay in friendly contact following. There’s certainly risk even there, though.

The only way to ensure nothing bad EVER happens is to keep the horse in your care. They sure don’t mind sitting around eating.

The clause is put into place to make sure the person does not violate it. If there is something looming on them if they do wrong, they are less likely to do wrong.

And just FYI- THIS horse get upset if he is not chosen to get groomed and ridden. My horses have always been waiting at the gate to be chosen.

[Simkie]

@Nezzy

The clause is put into place to make sure the person does not violate it. If there is something looming on them if they do wrong, they are less likely to do wrong.

And just FYI- THIS horse get upset if he is not chosen to get groomed and ridden. My horses have always been waiting at the gate to be chosen.

I think you have a pretty rosey view of the power of a clause like this.

He sounds like a great lease candidate, though!

[Nezzy]

It is hard to sell a horse you love. i know it is better for him to have someone to love him and spend more time with him. And i know can’t control the outcome, just want to stack the odds in his favor.