Minors replying to an ad

[livaward]

im very interested in your filly! i love her speed and enthusiasm!
she is definately hyper! i saw her video on youtube...i actually viewed all of them. she loves racing which is what i love.
i have been doing barrel racing for 5yrs and im looking for a new horse to train.
im 14yrs old and i trained my own horse. i want to be a horse trainer in barrel racing when im older, so i think working with her would be a great experiance!
i am very serious when it comes to choosing horses for barrel racing. from the videos, she definately has the heart for running, she is just screaming for someone to notice her speed. she also can stop pretty fast and twirl around pretty fast. all she needs is the will to learn barrel racing.
please email me back soon!
thanks!

has she had any training in being broke?

Thank you for your inquiry but being a minor I will have to speak with your parent/s. As stated in the ad I do not consider Jorie as a kids horse and the last thing I want to do is sell a horse to a kid and they wind up getting hurt. I hope you understand I am not saying that you are an unable rider but I have to watch out to who I sell Jorie too. And no Jorie has not be started in anyway other then your basic ground work and manners.

Leah

[WashingtonBay]

Good response.

Who knows... she may be plenty good enough, I was probably at my BEST at that age in terms of sheer athletic ability on a horse.... but you need to deal with the parents for the particulars..

[Petra]

I liked your reply!

[miatapony]

that is a good response i unserstand why a parent wants the minor to do the work but the parents need to do the communicatining ...

[Steelhorserider]

Good response...even if she is buying the horse (like Dakota Sunrise) and will be solely responsible, you need to know the parents are aware of what is going. The minor may wind up being the one to answer all your questions and actually pay for the horse, but you need to know that it is with parental approval before you get further involved.

[oursarge]

Good response, the parents might or might not even know she's writing. I know some people just like to respond to ads, I had that when I had my e-mail address listed for my friend's horses she had on line. If they sounded serious I'd tell them to call her and talk to her, some did but most didn't. I answered the questions the best I could but when it came time to talking about money I sent them on to her. Some of the questions I got were off the wall but I always answered the best I could.

If you do hear from them though she might know what she's doing. Our friend at 14 was training her own horses and winning barrels, poles, key hole and pleasure etc. She's been to the state horse show on horses she's trained herself with her mother's help here and there. Her mother is a wonderful trainer so she learned from the best. Not long ago she started doing demonstrations where she's riding with no bridle or saddle. She rides like the wind.

There are kid riders then there are riders who are young. When my friend sells a horse to someone young she watches them ride and just watches the way they are with the horses before she decides to sell or not.

[FatSpottedAppy]

I think you replied well.

When I was looking for a horse before I found Lyric, I was 17 and in school and had wanted ads up. Mom said someone called, my brother told them I was in school but would be out at 4, and they said "I don't deal with children" and hung up. :rolleyes:

[Dakota Sunrise]

Good response...even if she is buying the horse (like Dakota Sunrise) and will be solely responsible, you need to know the parents are aware of what is going. The minor may wind up being the one to answer all your questions and actually pay for the horse, but you need to know that it is with parental approval before you get further involved.

lol, I was just about to reply to this thread when I saw my name mentioned!:p


Anyway:

I think your reply was good:); I understand you wanting to speak with her parents before putting too much time and effort into answering a ton of questions and showing her the horse, etc. I do know, however, that I did 99% of the horse searching before I bought Dakota and Beauty (I was 14 when I bought Dakota, 15 with Beauty). I would look on all the websites (found both my horses on dreamhorse.com:D) and find the horses I was interested in, email the owners, ask questions, set up a time and day to come take a look, and usually use mapquest to get dirrections.:D My parents had very little to do with it all. They would ok the time/date I had chosen and agree to drive me out there, but that was pretty much it. Occasionally I would ask my dad to get dirrections if mapquest wasn't working, or get my "sunday/monday mom" (long story, but we've been riding together for five+ years so she's kind of a second mother to me:)) to call the owners because I am TERRIBLE on the phone and she knows a lot about horses. But other than that it was 100% all me: my time, my efforts, my decision, and my money. It was not something I took lightly, and I made sure the owners understood that I was responsible and mature and making a serious inquiry, and wasn't just responding to their add for kicks.


My point to all this is that you're right to get a parent's permission before selling the girl the horse, and an adult should be with her if she comes to look at the horse, etc. But don't write her off either (not that you were going to, I'm just saying:).) If her situation is anything like mine was, her parents might not know anything about horses and/or want to put a lot of effort into finding her one. I had my parents' reluctant permission to buy a horse but only because it was my money. They never even saw Dakota before I bought him, or spoke to the owners or anything. That was all me, along with the help of my neighbor (my sunday/monday mother again;))
So that's why I did all the leg work; I figured if I was mature and responsible enough to own a horse I was also old enough to handle the search and buying process as much as possible. Maybe this girl is thinking something a long the same lines.xD

[livaward]

Oh I understand completely DS....I am not writing her off. She did e-mail me back asking more questions and telling me that Jorie does seem a bit more hyper and her trainer would be the one to break Jorie. She seems mature by her e-mails. I answered her question and put my phone number in for her and/or parents to call me. I just want to know that her parents are aware that she is looking into buying a horse and that it is okay with them to add another horse to the family.

[GrungeEquestrian]

I really like your reply. When I was looking for a horse a year ago, I made sure on every inquiry I put that I was a minor but that my parents were fully involved. I have never been in the situation before of selling a horse, but the individual's age would be a big part of it and what will fit the horse.

[Jump The Moon]

I think your reply is great, even if she's paying for the purchase as such - it is highly likely the parents will help fund somewhere along the line, whether it be day-to-day keeping costs etc or something else. A girl I knew actually emailed advertisers, set up a ''try out'' and went over (an older friend dropped her off) and she then rode, tried out the horse as she pleased and then went home and told her parents she'd found a horse to buy - needless to say her parents & the seller were not happy to find all this out.. she never got the horse either.. so I'd definitly be careful to speak with the parents or guardians :)

[Dakota Sunrise]

Oh I understand completely DS....I am not writing her off. She did e-mail me back asking more questions and telling me that Jorie does seem a bit more hyper and her trainer would be the one to break Jorie. She seems mature by her e-mails. I answered her question and put my phone number in for her and/or parents to call me. I just want to know that her parents are aware that she is looking into buying a horse and that it is okay with them to add another horse to the family.

Sounds good.:) I can definately understand you wanting her parents involved, I just also know how it feels to be in her shoes. I guess I am very biased on the subject because I've always been pretty independent when it comes to my horses and take full responsibility for them, so yeah...:innocent:
But you are definately right to get her parents' permission, etc.:) I'd do the same thing if I were selling a horse (which I am definately not, but you get the point.:p)

[ImaBronsonBear]

Well, heh, when i was looking for a horse at 14, i never bothered to tell anyone i was a minor. No one ever asked or bothered to talk with my parents either. I often called or e-mailed a variety of people and set up appointments (with my parents consent, of course). But, then again, i've always been considered very mature for my age. And i also knew how to spell properly and use correct punctuation. But, IMO, she sounds a bit immature in her e-mail, so in this case i would definitely want to know whether there were parents in the background or not.

[Blue]

Well, heh, when i was looking for a horse at 14, i never bothered to tell anyone i was a minor. No one ever asked or bothered to talk with my parents either. I often called or e-mailed a variety of people and set up appointments (with my parents consent, of course). But, then again, i've always been considered very mature for my age. And i also knew how to spell properly and use correct punctuation. But, IMO, she sounds a bit immature in her e-mail, so in this case i would definitely want to know whether there were parents in the background or not.

I agree. I also inquired about all of the horses I ever owned (again, with my parents consent).

And I also agree that she does sound quite immature. I wish people would use correct punctuation and language when they talk to other people. :rant: That's one of my pet peeves. I usually don't even bother reading anything if it's written in "text speak". Haha.

[ImaBronsonBear]

I wish people would use correct punctuation and language when they talk to other people. :rant: That's one of my pet peeves. I usually don't even bother reading anything if it's written in "text speak". Haha.

That seriously drives me INSANE. You learned correct english, TYPE IT. It's one of my big pet peeves too.:)

[MontysGirl]

Good response...even if she is buying the horse (like Dakota Sunrise) and will be solely responsible, you need to know the parents are aware of what is going. The minor may wind up being the one to answer all your questions and actually pay for the horse, but you need to know that it is with parental approval before you get further involved.

when i was like 13yo I traded my 9yo haflinger for a ladys 2yo paint, And I did all the talking and arranged for them to drop off my paint and take back mine, I told my mom as i was kinda doing it lol

But thats a good repsonce, I wouldnt want that girl to get hurt either even though she might have trained a horse, all horses are diffrent.