It’s certainly not easy to buy a horse but to sell it once it became part of the family comes with its own challenges. I am reblogging this great post with fun comparisons between house and horse buyers…
When people start shopping for a horse (or a house), they are looking for perfection. The horse must be between 5 and 15 years old, at least 15.2 hands tall, tie, clip, load, bathe, pass a vet exam and be safe on trails, good in the arena, not buddy sour, and have a rocking chair canter. They must be a gelding and have no vices. The horse must respect fences, get along with other horses, not be too alpha and ride well in the surf and on the beach. They must also highline and overnight camp and not need shoes. If they also are patterned on barrels, work cows, jump and do Western pleasure that would be good. They must be schooling at least first level dressage. Four white socks and a blaze would be a nice touch, as would a show record.
Reality drops like a ten ton brick. …
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