At 22:52:56 on 07.09.09, mrs rallorange wrote:
hi my friend has just put a deposit on a horse with a roach back , hes 6yrs old and dos not look to bad, now she is worried about it, can u tell me a it about it, i know its a conformation fault. should she still buy it, carnt afford a vetting, she asked for her deposit back and they wont give it back. the roach back was not mentioned in the add Thanks

At 13:57:26 on 18.09.09, HorseVet wrote:
A roach back should be obvious when seen and presumably your friend went to look at the horse before putting the deposit down and would have known about it at that time. A roach back is stronger than a dipped back but of course is no guarantee of not having problems. If the roach is bad enough that your friend is now having 2nd thoughts, the cheapest option in the long run might be to walk away with just the loss of deposit and a lesson learned in being sure before putting any money down. If your friend can't afford a vetting does that extend to vets fees too in the event of illness? It sounds like it would be a better option to use a riding school as money allows and leave the risk to an establishment that can afford it. Cheap horses frequently turn out to be very much more expensive than originally thought and there is no such thing as a cheap horse to keep. Best wishes HorseVet
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At 22:46:40 on 21.09.09, mrs rallorange wrote:
Thank you , she has walked away, and we have found another horse which is a dude and taken delivery of him today.lesson learned