WHAT TO DO IF YOU NEED TO SELL

Hundreds of thousands of horses are bought, sold, adopted or rehomed each year. It can be either an exhilarating and fun process, or a frustrating and exhausting one that leads to finding your new equine partner. Cultural stigma leads us to believe that horse sellers are not trustworthy, but if you ask anyone who has sold a horse, they will tell you that horse buyers come with their own individual set of quirks. And yet we can all agree that faux pas just lead to bad sales.

This month, we have an in-depth look at three stories of women who found themselves at a crossroads when their “Mr. Right” turned into “Mr. Not-so-Much.” If you find yourself in a similar situation, don’t miss this guide to the dos and don’ts of selling a horse by Carleigh Fedorka, Ph.D. Carleigh put herself through grad school by selling o†-track Thoroughbreds she carefully selected and retrained for show horse homes—but not for just any buyer that came along. Read more at www.horseillustrated.com/the-dos-and-donts-of-buying-and-selling-horses.