The Dream Horse Diaries Continue. . . Pre-purchase exams are an important component of any horse sale. PPEs identify current problems and potential future problems that the horse may have. Some problems may affect a sale, some may not. You would not buy a used car without assessing various dings and dents and how they…
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Finding Your Dream Horse // Serious Buyer or Tire-Kicker? The Security Deposit
Tire-kicker or serious buyer? Once you have tried a horse for sale and are interested moving forward with purchasing it, one of the next steps is usually providing the seller with a security deposit. While not required by law, a security deposit is a monetary payment made from the buyer to the seller reflecting the…
Finding Your Dream Horse // 5 Tips for Test Driving a Horse for Sale
When my out of town sister recently called and asked me to try out a local Maryland horse that her family might potentially buy, I gladly accepted. Not only was I happy to try out a beautiful horse (time in the saddle, yes please) but also with the opportunity to assist her on a big…
Barn Rules
Watching my little one at the barn has been rewarding and exciting. I have had the pleasure of watching him learn with each interaction with the ponies and trip to the barn. On the most recent trip, I watched as he and another toddler friend, excitedly strolled in the barn aisles, going from stall to…
New Saddle
After being on the hunt for a new/used children’s saddle for G, we finally settled on a Pony Pessoa. As a mother of a pony rider and in talking to other mothers of pony riders (including my mom, mother of three pony riders, and my two sisters, each mothers of three pony riders, respectively, totaling…