Bad buy what to do

[Carrots&Mints]

Go to a proper solicitor. If you are a member of the British Horse Society I'm sure you can get free legal advice. I know of someone who was taken to court over a horse that was sold with vices that hadn't been declared at the time of sale and it did go in favour of the purchaser. Worth giving them a ring.

[gillwales]

Contact the seller in the first place and request them to take the horse back and return your money, if not go to a Solicitor, one who understands horses is a good idea. But if you are a member of the BHS or have Household Insurance for legal fees contact them

[gillwales]

Go to Trading Standards, show them the advert from where you purchased the horse plus any written documentation, such as emails or messages with details of the horse. Consider going to the Small Claims Court. Solicitors do not come cheap.

[catkin]

You can join the BHS and get access to the legal advice on the same day.

[sarahp]

Where has my post gone? If what catkin says is valid, and knowing her I'm sure it is, then join and use their helpline. I have in the past and it was brilliant, so so helpful. My case was the other way round, so didn't involve the Small Claims Court. Sold a horse, obviously in retrospect to the wrong people but you can't always know, and they came back months later, having wrecked the horse, wanting their money back, which they didn't get. Not relevant to the case but nice to know is that through FB it has come up that the mare involved now has a lovely new home who have rehabilitated her and she is now out competing!

BHS helped with letter writing, and one thing they said was keep copies of anything pertaining to the horse, seller and sale, photos of it misbehaving with you etc. Are there any photos of the horse at the sellers with the grill up?

[lucynlizzysmum]

You may have access to legal advice on your home insurance.

[justliloldme]

Depends Dealer or Private sale, vetted 5 stage ? im sorry but unless its a dealer you have little come back caveat emptor

[gillwales]

Aug 6, 2017 18:46:25 GMT justliloldme said:

Depends Dealer or Private sale, vetted 5 stage ? im sorry but unless its a dealer you have little come back caveat emptor

I disagree to a point. It does depend on exactly what the advert stated, it has always been accepted in the horse world that you declared any vice. You do definitely have more comeback with a dealer, however if the horse was advertised it did need to be honestly advertised. This does demonstrate the need to ensure when you purchase a horse you get a receipt stating what sort of ride it is and that it is free from vice.

[comanchediva]

The OP has deleted the original post!

[Philippa]

How bizarre!!!!

[gillwales]

Not really , if she has made a claim then it is sub-judice, yes I know I have not spelt that correctly but I am certain you all know what I mean. Spell checker did not know how to spell it either!

[kateanne0]

Aug 6, 2017 18:46:25 GMT justliloldme said:

Depends Dealer or Private sale, vetted 5 stage ? im sorry but unless its a dealer you have little come back caveat emptor

The law has changed. It does not matter whether it is a dealer or a private sale. All information regarding the horse /pony should be declared without the potential buyer asking the relevant questions, therefore, quirks, vices, etc should be declared to potential purchasers and private sellers should take note of this to avoid any future claims that could easily lead to a them having legal action taken against them.

In a good world sellers looking for the right home for their animal would be 100% honest and declare to purchaser full information. Sadly, this does not always happen .