Sold a horse, turns out he has cataracts and the buyer wants their money back

Phate · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:26

Which one was it dude?

tres · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:26

i read all that expecting a punch line

Atrox Moris · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:26

AcidHell2 said:
Horse burgers I say...

*Awaits squirrels "how to cook a horse steak" thread*.

Jez · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:26

Burt said:
I have no idea about the original question, but I'm curious how much a horse costs?

This is a bit like asking how much "a house" or "a car" costs mate. They can cost anything.

Adam · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:27

Burt said:
I have no idea about the original question, but I'm curious how much a horse costs?

This one was a bit cheaper as it was faulty

Greebo · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:30

Burt said:
I have no idea about the original question, but I'm curious how much a horse costs?

£500 to £25,000,000 :eek:

Minxy · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:32

Surely it works in a similar way to a car?

The buyer had the opportunity to send a vet over and decided not to, so surely that makes it their problem?

Burt · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:33

Jez said:
This is a bit like asking how much "a house" or "a car" costs mate. They can cost anything.

Alright, I'll be more specific. What's the horse equivalent of a Ford Focus cost?

Atrox Moris · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:34

Burt said:
Alright, I'll be more specific. What's the horse equivalent of a Ford Focus cost?

Probably the same as a Ford Focus.

JBuk · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:35

she should have had it check out by a local vet, surely there must be at least one in the neighbourhood?

/grabs coat

Sirrel Squirrel · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:37

Minxy said:
Surely it works in a similar way to a car?

The buyer had the opportunity to send a vet over and decided not to, so surely that makes it their problem?

She was actually given the numbers for 2 local vets that I do not use and also the number for the vet that he was registered with and that did his vaccinations.

Delvis · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:38

It is the buyers fault to be fair....the option was there to get the vet checked (at they're own cost naturally) Yet they didn't bother....

However people can swing it round and say you sold it while knowing the cataracts was there (Yes, I know you wasen't aware of it

) therefore you should be the one to blame...however theres no evidence for that.

Greebo · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:39

Sirrel Squirrel said:
She was actually given the numbers for 2 local vets that I do not use and also the number for the vet that he was registered with and that did his vaccinations.

More fool her then. I'm guessing this horse was at the "cheap" end of the market for her to skimp on the vetting?

MikeHunt79 · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:41

sanaxe1 said:
Check its Serial number, it could be a different faulty horse they purchased off eBay.

Tell them to RMA it

Sirrel Squirrel · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:42

Phate said:
Which one was it dude?

The black one, the one that was actually well behaved

Le_Petit_Lapin · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:44

Tell the buyer to stop horsing around.

Phate · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:46

Sirrel Squirrel said:
The black one, the one that was actually well behaved

Ahhh I remember. Sorry to hear about that mate

Sirrel Squirrel · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:49

Phate said:
Ahhh I remember. Sorry to hear about that mate

Yeah it's really gutting, I've been reading up on it though and the fact it doesn't seem to be affecting him is a good thing and it doesn't cause them any pain.

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/care/402/67330.html

Phate · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:50

Just had a look at those images of him, remember when the other one blinked when I took the photo?

LOL

Pinter75 · 15 Dec 2008 at 17:51

He is fully functional for the purpose he has been sold for as a schooling/hacking/jumping/ridden horse.

Wow!, I never knew they could be used for hacking, do they need special keyboards or something?