Victoria Rainbow, owner of Rainbow Paint Farm in Cortland, NY, sold a horse to me in April with a guarentee stating the horse was sound. When the horse arrived home, she was showing slight signs of lameness. Assuming she might have stepped on herself in the trailer, I had thought nothing of it until the next day. I then had a vet come and look at the horse to determine cause of lameness. He tested her feet and determined that radiographs were needed to detect the problem. Radiographs were later taken of the front feet and a severe case of Navicular Disease was found. On a scale of 1-10 (severe), both vet and farrier at the time said she was at an 8. The vet said the horse's condition had been caused atleast a year prior. I contacted Victoria Rainbow who suddenly denied what she had said to me about the horse, before the sale was made. She originally said she had purchased the horse from a friend 2 months prior only to find her daughter was unsuitable to ride the horse because of her "hotness". When I spoke to Victoria about the horses lameness, she denied her statement of 2 months she had the horse, to one month. She denied any refund of the money or the horse.
When I originally purchased the horse, the horse appeared sound. Victoria tried to push me past getting a vet exam claiming that other prospective buyers were very interested in the horse. I felt bad for the horse as she was in skinny, somewhat neglected condition. I purchased her for $2500 under a health and sound agreement.
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