So, where SHOULD you buy horses from?

[JessyLou32]

So those of you who have good amazing safe sane horses, where did you find them?!

I'm also questioning whether to buy at all, or just continue to share and loan.

Sorry pressed wrong button! Law is changing soon so they will review then. Until then I'll keep u updated with new threads whenever there is news. And if anyone ever happens to ask I will still have my opinion!

Thanks lovesswimming just don't like to be unjustifiably silenced that's all and yes be very grateful if you kept me in the loop!

The more it gets pulled, the more suspicious it looks!!

Well,haven't had any response from MNHQ so far....... Looks like the bullies always win....... shame that.

Have reported to MNHQ again just incase it didn't get through last night as still no response.....

@lastsaloonNelson

Did MNHQ give an explanation of the reason?? Better be a good one as without it I think it smacks of 'bending under peer-pressure'!! As you say it seems ok to compare other products/companies etc. why not horse dealers,thought we were being ultra careful not to offend anyone as it was . I know,I shall go and ask

Evening.

That thread was deleted as it was reported to us as containing potentially defamatory content.

As the current libel law stands, we are publisher of what is posted on Mumsnet which means that, together with authors of the posts, we are liable for any court action, should we fail to take down potentially defamatory content, once we are alerted to it.

While we have very sympathy with folks' annoyance, we have no knowledge of the actual circumstances here, and so we can't possibly know truth from possible libel.

Fair enough, Helen. I guess that those of us who know what we're doing don't buy into the silly nonsense that is 'if you're a nervous novice you can ride a young horse who we will charge you a fortune more than it's worth for and then give stupid reasons when it all goes wrong'. What a gullible lot the noblets are, but hey ho, if they bothered to learn to ride they'd know that anyway.

Thank you MNHQ.
Same tripe as you got fed then lovesswimming. I have saved the whole thread. Nothing even 'potentially' defamatory in there.
As I said the bullies win. They just shout really loud :"Miss miss!! " and the thread gets pulled for no reason. Very wrong but hey ho,moving on .

careful there 50bales that sounds potentially defamatory to me tsssk

I don't quite understand why threads about problems with British Gas,Insurance companies,supermarkets ect where there is only the posters side of the story are not 'defamatory' and are allowed to stand,but a general thread about dealers isn't?

Mirage is it because British Gas/Tesco etc customers don't run to MNHQ the minute something is said to shout NOT FAIR? Possibly...... Also none of the companies you mentioned above have a 'Queen'....

Too true,never mind truth will out,as the old saying goes.

Horse dealers (and horse transport companies in my experience) are very on the ball in terms of surveying horsey fora and will immediately lodge a complain with forum admin. Inevitably forum admin would rather be safe than sorry and who can blame them!

Tons of posts about dodgy dealers have been deleted from HHO so more people get caught out. Personally I can't wait for the law to change but meanwhile I PM everyone who asks for transporter recommendations to tell them of my horrible experience (Hello oh nameless but crappy transporter who monitors all my posts and asks for them to be deleted). Anyone who wants to know who they are PM me!

50, do stop pretending you know what you are talking about, you are only a bored housewife! I can suggest some lovely ads educational videos you can watch every day. However you will have to have a gullibility chip specially inserted (I'm not sure where) and show fawning gratitude for being allowed to watch them.

Booboo unfortunately that's the only way to go at the moment. A mumsnetter kindly emailed me the other day to warn me about a dealer that was mentioned on here having had a bad experience with them herself. Sad really that she had to go 'undercover' when she could have just posted her personal experience and opinion of any other business.
I guess the thing to do if horsehunting is to ask if anyone has experience of certain 'traders' and then request personal messages only. It isn't illegal to ask a question even if names are mentioned is it?

Those posts seem to stay, at least on HHO. Many people also ask about specific horses and it's interesting how other members do research on their behalf, e.g. a bit of googling can reveal a private ad telephone number that is linked to multiple sales (= dealer pretending to be private home), or a horse that has been marketed again and again with different descriptions (= lying), or a horse that has had a very quick turn-around from a private home to a dealer (= problem horse being given away to dealer and re-sold misdescribed), etc.

copying and pasteing from a page that includes peoples full names is okay is it ?? THAT IS WHY THE THREAD GOT DELETED now that was bang out of order !!

And yes I reported it and am happy Mumsnet agreed that was wrong and did the right thing ,away you go waiting for the onslaught now I just know you will group together ,but I can take it because I know I only did what was right

Honey DO keep up! The post that was C+P'd was deleted at the poster's request looooooong before the thread got pulled . MNHQ didn't agree with anything,they are just too busy too read every single post so just pull a thread if in any doubt at all. See explanation from Helenmumsnet above.
Now if you would kindly let us get on with our conversation,would be greatly appreciated.

Have a sit down with a and a . There,there,better now

a lone coblet? there must be more - they tend to stick together.

hunting in packs?

Oh I want a and a .
So this has help me, a lot of my problem is I don't know what I want. I know I don't want to over horse myself. I'm 5-2" and 10 stone and ride regularly a 13 hand nuttie pony and a few posh nice horses.
I do know I don't want one of the irish import that you can't touch but if you have 3 people in the yard to hold him down to get on, he is a very nice ride.
I'm a bit haunted by the dartmoor foals that need rescuing Facebook thing and the ex racehorse, of course. Always loved heavy horse.
Oh I can only have one now and in livery.
Think I did to find a yard/field to rent so I can have scruffy pony and heavy horses.

Call me cynical but I suspect disliketrolls posted to provoke the 'onslaught' that never came, so that someone would post something that would be deemed defamatory & they, who shall remain nameless, could have yet ANOTHER thread pulled!!

Sorry troll that we didn't rise to the bait

willow #gotITinONE... 'ere just for you Aren't we just marvelous? Off to have a horsey hot shower now and then I'll get my Royal top on and hug a hoodie.
This could possibly not make any sense AT ALL to nonpeeps but I just love being cryptic

i got it last!!
i clearly have too much time on my hands!

i think its time for a revolution
at least i know where not to go!

Yep, we managed to avoid having another thread american gagged!