"Approved Home", huh?

http://medford.craigslist.org/grd/1204453478.html

This is a notable case of the seller trying to put one over on themselves. Looking for an 'approved home' is bullshit in the first degree.

When you take in a horse, unless you have some sort of binding contract, you canNOT dictate what happens to the horse the minute it's out of your hands. So, in my book, when I see an ad that someone says the horse must have an approved home, they are just trying to soothe their doubts about what is REALLY going to happen to their former horses.

My basic thoughts are, if it's my horse and I want to shoot him and put him in the freezer, then I can. As an aside, I wouldn't put a horse in the freezer no matter what but am stating this to make my point, so no hystrionics about this, okay?

So, when I take a horse on the pretext of an approved home, who's to say that I'll keep him there? I've actually bought horses that the seller had to check out the barn I was moving the horse into!! After talking with some friends, I didn't fight it, just let the seller look to make themselves feel better but there was nothing to prevent me from turning right around and selling to a kill buyer. (No, I wouldn't do that but again, making a point)

Actually, the Arab in the ad isn't that bad from what I can tell from the horrible pic. The price isn't stated but with the 'approved home' thing, you can bet, the seller thinks he has something really special there. The yearling is flat icky. A good worming would do wonders. If this colt is soooo special, why hasnt' he been taken care of, but I digress. He should be gelded on the way to the new home and he might make a nice plunk-around horse.

Okay, got that off my chest! Now, go ride your honey-dumpling horse!!