Lsrd1 wrote:
I stated in this in the other thread, and since this thread was created, you'll have to read it again: nope, never used one, never would, don't see the point. The horse is SOLD. If it was so super special to me, I'd keep it or lease it (although I know NO ONE around here leasing horses, everyone owns them or goes to a rent barn and rides a lesson horse). I don't even understand how the economics of it would work. If I sell a horse today for $1500, do I pay $1500 ten years from now to get it back? Horse might be 25 years old (if I sold it at age 15), and lame. But of course the buyers could easily argue that they put more than that into feeding and vetting over 10 years. If the contract said first right of refusal, they could simply tell me $1500, I would refuse and then they could do what they wanted, haul the horse to auction or whatever.

Or if I sell one today for $500 and it's an unbroke 2 year old. New folks have it for 5 years, it's broke out real nice, I certainly can't get it back to $500. Meh, I think it's pretty much a waste of paper. I'd really hate it if I bought a horse and the seller wanted to be almost stalkerish about what I was doing with the horse and such. It's my horse now!
These are the two situations I've always thought about when considering a buy-back, which is why I doubt I'd ever actually include one in a sales contract.  Like, with the horse I'm selling, he's green broke right now.  Someone could buy him for $1000, which is what I'm asking, put 2 years of consistent training on him, show him, possibly get him a record.  Then they want to sell him and get a new project (for example) 5 years down the road.  Depending on how he turned out and his credentials (if any), he might be a $10k horse.  I love the guy but no way I'd spend (or likely even be able to spend) $10k on a horse I sold because I didn't have time to ride him in the first place.

But I guess the point of it is, they could at least contact me and ask me.  Even if they know I'm going to say "no thanks," they were still considerate enough to ask.



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