A new horse, that is. Baby OTTB #1 got vetted Wednesday and I couldn’t run away fast enough.
Tip to anyone selling a horse: If your horse is slightly off on one hind and you tell the buyer that it’s only because he was tried multiple times in a short period of time (which is totally plausible), BUT then after x-rays are performed and look totally clear, refuse to let there be further diagnostics so buyer can be sure it’s NOT a suspensory similar to the one she just spent 7+ months rehabbing….that’s shady as hell.
Yeah. Hard pass.
So the search continues. Meanwhile, I’ll be over here in NC, squirting multiple ointments in P’s eye at 7 AM, 6 PM and midnight until further notice.
Omg I’ve never heard of that happening! So sad and a waste of your time! While I know doing the event wasn’t going to be super exciting at BN, if you had known the seller was going to pull this you could have at least been on xc.
I know you’ll find the right one, and know it’ll be worth the wait.
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I know- I forfeited an entry fee for that! Though there were no guarantees we’d have made it out of SJ alive 😂 The theory is that she didn’t want it coming out that he had a soft tissue injury because then she’d have to disclose it. That’s really the only reasonable explanation
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Omg what?! That’s insane. They should reimburse you for the cost of the part of the PPE they did allow!
Come to Ky. Lots of baby thoroughbreds 😜
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Which of course happened AFTER all the x-rays 😭😭😭 The xray was totally clear so nothing to explain the off-ness and then she just refused to let the vet eliminate soft tissue. Huge red flag.
Trainer B is on his way to KY right now and is making some calls 😝
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Omg!!! I would FLIP OUT.
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Oh I did!
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yes go to KY and I will come to meet you KC (and see Emily again)I texted you all my thoughts but jeez that was a close one. Too bad but the right one will come along!
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If there’s something there and I go there, I will definitely let you both know! That would be so fun!
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WTF. I would be so pissed.
What a dishonest person ! They clearly know that something is up. GRRRRRRRR That makes me so mad for you!
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I know! I mean…why? Just going to wait for someone to come and get the horse without trying OR vetting it?
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They’re probably hoping for that. I just cant believe that people are that shady.
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🤞🤞 No one falls for it
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We already talked but I’m super glad you have such an awesome team around you through this process. People are shady as hell. Have you checked out Jessica Redman’s Facebook? I don’t even want an OTTB but I drool over her horses. Lots of gorgeous ones on there.
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I check her FB page like 1,000x/day. I wish she had more 4/5 year olds but there’s one 3 year old she has that has me soooo tempted
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Uhhhhhh yeah shady as hell! I would’ve run just like you did! Huge red flag to refuse to let the vet check it out! Well, I’m sorry he didn’t work out. But KY does sound promising, so fingers crossed for you that Trainer B finds something!
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I hope so! I can’t believe how ridiculously shady that all ended
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Yup HARD NOPE! Glad you kept your wits about you and know there are tons of great horses out there!
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Exactly! Just mention soft tissue and I have no problem saying no 😂
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Holy moly Batman, what do you call that?
Talk about a waste of time and money – two things horse people never actually have in large quantities.
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Gaahhhh I know!
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