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This is how we buy OUR horses:

1. Contacted the seller, asked the questions, got the video.

2. Did the relevant ‘stalking’ of results and got ‘references’ to the ponies character. 

3. Put all the info into a folder to sent it to the coaches on Wednesday, got the tick.

Important note - I only did this with ONE pony that we really liked, I didn’t send the coaches 5000 ads…

4. Organised a pre purchase vet checked for Friday.

• Important note, had the horse been lame on flexion tests, we wouldn’t have xrayed, we would have walked away at that point. 

• Second important point, it’s a long way and a lot of expense to view a horse - approximately $1000-2000 per viewing. It is cheaper to do a $500 prepurchase than view and then the horse fails. 

• It is also better than having a heartbroken child heart and ❤️‍🩹 who falls in love with a pony that then fails the vet check. 

• It also means, if you love the pony, you can take it home on the day of the viewing and save the transport costs 🛻 

5. Received vet check results on Friday night. 

6. Paid the deposit - which also meant that funds would clear instantly on Sunday, if we wanted to purchase the horse. 

6. Booked accommodation and drove 9 hours on Saturday - with the float on.

 7. Viewed the horse on Sunday.

- Had the coaches on standby to view videos via WhatsApp 

- Coaches looked at videos.

- Spoke to coaches and made a decision. 

- Paid for horse and left with him in the float. 

- Unloaded him at 11.30 pm.

This process took 5 days, saved a lot of potential heartbreak and a lot of potential lost time and money. 

1800km in two days but we have our unicorn!