We were new to the horse world, we fell in love with the idea of having beautiful sport horses to show in the future. We were sat down and told of the bloodlines at Peterson Warmbloods and the great potential level these horses can reach.
I inquired about a two year old that I thought had a pretty blaze and we were told what a wonderful boy he was and how great his gaits were. Nothing else was said except how beautiful a relationship with a horse is.
We asked how much those horses were and she said she'd give us a great deal and sell us 2 two year old holsteiners for $8500 a piece. We signed a piece of notebook paper, nothing legal (we typed our own agreement for them to sign to make it more legitimate than an old stained notebook) and went ahead with the deal.
Never did she say a vet check would be a good idea, never did she give any indication something was very wrong with one of them. After forcing us to move them into a pasture with 15-20 horses that were much older and more aggressive, she assured us they would be fine and refused to listen to our concerns about their condition.
They went from an all grass 24/7 diet to a dirt field and aggressive horses. I had to stand with a whip and guard them just so they could have their daily ration of poor quality hay. With the wires sticking out that were wrapped around the poles at the base of the run-in, one horse had a severe puncture wound over an inch deep. It became infected and she insisted washing it with iodine and peroxide would do.
It looked horrible, green and oozing pus and yellow fluid... Needless to say, we called the vet and decided to move them to a new farm. We paid the full $17,000 for the two horses in a period of less than three months and informed her we were leaving the farm. She was incredibly nasty to us from that point on. I can deal with that... What I was unprepared for is the following:
The trainer who comes to work with them in the summers told me that she thought I should know that my horse had EPM when he was 10 months old. They caught it early and he had the treatment, but it was something I'd always need to be aware of as it can have serious effects and can reoccur costing massive amounts of money to treat and potential lameness resulting in the horse being put down and a high sensitivity to stress such as being worked too hard, taken to a show, anything that can stress a horse. (Horse people know that doesn't take much)
I was furious and devastated. I spoke with the vet, and I didn't realize just how serious it was to have a horse that even recovered, would have effects and could potentially become infected again. He drags his back left hoof and my trainer is afraid he may not be sound to ride. It's a waiting game. She charged me FULL price on a horse she KNEW was defective.
Not only do they NOT care for their horses properly, they also feel it's ok to deceive people and rip people off. Make sure you don't buy horses from her. They are poorly maintained folks.
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