We went looking for a teenage horse for our kids and Friends Of Horses said that they had a great horse that was kid broke and around the age we were looking for. We rode the horse prior to adopting him, he seemed fine. We arrived to pick him up and was told that they would mail the brand inspection in a week. I told them that we needed the brand inspection to travel, I was told by Bill the laws have changed and they mail them now. I hadn’t bought a horse in over ten years so I took Bill for his word, we also never received an adoption or sale contract. We got the horse home and had the vet come to look at him within days because we noticed little odd things about him. The vet told us that he was much older than they told us and he possible has liver or kidney issues and testing and ultrasound would need to be done, we also had his teeth floated since his teeth were bad and he misbehaved so badly for the vet that our vet didn’t see how they labeled him as a kid horse. We called the rescue and spoke to Bill since the horse is not what we they said and we told them we would bring him back since he was misrepresented to us about his health, age and abilities and Bill told me that they would only exchange the horse but would not give us a refund. Bill also said that they never told us the age of the horse and that he was a companion only horse and shouldn’t be ridden. I told Bill that we would not take any more of his horses since the others look sick and I wanted a refund. I also told him that I have the flyer that was on the horses stall that states his name, age (16yr) and he’s a great kid horse and rideable. I pointed out to him that they had us ride him before we adopted him and if he was a companion only horse, that should have never happened, for everyone’s safety. Once it was mentioned that I contacted the brand inspector commissioner about the lack of inspection Bill hung up on me.
In September of 2016 I went to friends of Horses looking to lease. I spoke with Bill, he showed me a few horses he thought would fit my needs, Bill proceeded to tell me about Dreamer he stated "he was a 10-12 year old ex race horse who had no health problems and was completely in good health, I agreed to lease Dreamer that day. The following day I went to ride Dreamer and everyone at the stables were rude and all they wanted to do was talk stuff about you. Bill had told me when agreeing to the lease I could take Dreamer off the property to see how he did before I adopted him. Friday I had called Bill to let him know I was taking Dreamer to Jefco to see how he does Bill then stated "Dreamer cannot leave premisis unless your adopting him." 20 Minutes after that phone call I had decided I was just going to adopt him I called Bill back and let him know I was giving him a final check for the cost of Dreamer he said okay call me when you get to the barn and ill tell you where to put the check, i called him he told me where to put the check and I took Dreamer to Jefco for a ride. Monday Morning I had a vet come out to give me a better idea on Dreamers health, Dr Mueller Informed me that Dreamer was definatly 20 years or older, and he had something wrong with his spine and shouldnt be ridden much.. I then called Bill and asked for a refund, he then stated that he couldnt give me my money back as I have already ridden him and he has costs into the horse. I then called my bank and stopped payment on both the checks I had given to Bill and got all my costs returned. Dont adpot or board horses here the people are rude and treat their horses horrible.
Friends of Horses Reviews
We went looking for a teenage horse for our kids and Friends Of Horses said that they had a great horse that was kid broke and around the age we were looking for. We rode the horse prior to adopting him, he seemed fine. We arrived to pick him up and was told that they would mail the brand inspection in a week. I told them that we needed the brand inspection to travel, I was told by Bill the laws have changed and they mail them now. I hadn’t bought a horse in over ten years so I took Bill for his word, we also never received an adoption or sale contract. We got the horse home and had the vet come to look at him within days because we noticed little odd things about him. The vet told us that he was much older than they told us and he possible has liver or kidney issues and testing and ultrasound would need to be done, we also had his teeth floated since his teeth were bad and he misbehaved so badly for the vet that our vet didn’t see how they labeled him as a kid horse. We called the rescue and spoke to Bill since the horse is not what we they said and we told them we would bring him back since he was misrepresented to us about his health, age and abilities and Bill told me that they would only exchange the horse but would not give us a refund. Bill also said that they never told us the age of the horse and that he was a companion only horse and shouldn’t be ridden. I told Bill that we would not take any more of his horses since the others look sick and I wanted a refund. I also told him that I have the flyer that was on the horses stall that states his name, age (16yr) and he’s a great kid horse and rideable. I pointed out to him that they had us ride him before we adopted him and if he was a companion only horse, that should have never happened, for everyone’s safety. Once it was mentioned that I contacted the brand inspector commissioner about the lack of inspection Bill hung up on me.
In September of 2016 I went to friends of Horses looking to lease. I spoke with Bill, he showed me a few horses he thought would fit my needs, Bill proceeded to tell me about Dreamer he stated "he was a 10-12 year old ex race horse who had no health problems and was completely in good health, I agreed to lease Dreamer that day. The following day I went to ride Dreamer and everyone at the stables were rude and all they wanted to do was talk stuff about you. Bill had told me when agreeing to the lease I could take Dreamer off the property to see how he did before I adopted him. Friday I had called Bill to let him know I was taking Dreamer to Jefco to see how he does Bill then stated "Dreamer cannot leave premisis unless your adopting him." 20 Minutes after that phone call I had decided I was just going to adopt him I called Bill back and let him know I was giving him a final check for the cost of Dreamer he said okay call me when you get to the barn and ill tell you where to put the check, i called him he told me where to put the check and I took Dreamer to Jefco for a ride. Monday Morning I had a vet come out to give me a better idea on Dreamers health, Dr Mueller Informed me that Dreamer was definatly 20 years or older, and he had something wrong with his spine and shouldnt be ridden much.. I then called Bill and asked for a refund, he then stated that he couldnt give me my money back as I have already ridden him and he has costs into the horse. I then called my bank and stopped payment on both the checks I had given to Bill and got all my costs returned. Dont adpot or board horses here the people are rude and treat their horses horrible.