I have told numerous people and have actually e-mail these sheets over to a few people. I have found it very helpful when looking at a horse for sale, and I dont have to rely on my memory a few days after seeing the horse.
There are 2 different sets. One is before you see the horse, and the other is afterwards.
When you found the horse for sale1. Vital Statistics
A. Where did you see the horse advertised for sale?1 _____________________________________________________
B. Asking price: _____________________________________________________________________________________
C. Horse’s (registered) name: _________________________________________________________________________
D. Gender: ❏ Mare ❏ Gelding ❏ Stallion
i. If gelding, when was horse gelded?2 ______________________________________________________________
E. Age: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Height: __________________________________________________________________________________________
G. Breed: __________________________________________________________________________________________
i. Registered? ❏ Yes ❏ No3
ii. Does the seller have the original registration papers? ❏ Yes ❏ No4
iii. Is seller listed as the current owner on registration papers? ❏ Yes ❏ No5
iv. Registration number: ___________________________________________________________________________
H. Color/markings: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I. Owner’s name, address, phone number(s) and email6:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Soundness and Health
A. Is the horse currently sound? ❏ Yes ❏ No7
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
B. Has he or she ever been lame? ❏ Yes8 ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
C. Does the horse wear shoes? ❏ Yes ❏ No
i. If yes, what kind of shoes and does he have any special shoeing needs, such as pads or egg bar shoes?9
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
D. Does the horse have any current health issues? o Yes10 o No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
E. What is the horse’s current diet?11 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Has the horse ever had colic? ❏ Yes12 ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
i. If yes, did he or she require surgery? ❏ Yes13 ❏ No
G. Is the horse up to date on his shots, including Strangles and West Nile? ❏ Yes ❏ No14
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
H. When was the horse last wormed?15_________________________________________________________________
3. Disposition and Vices
A. Ask the seller to describe the horse’s disposition:16_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. On a scale of 1-5, what is his typical energy level?17 (1 = bone lazy, 5 = highly spirited)
❏ 1 ❏ 2 ❏ 3 ❏ 4 ❏ 5
C. Does he or she:
i. Kick or strike? ❏ Yes18 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Bite or nip? ❏ Yes19 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Rear? ❏ Yes20 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
iv. Buck? ❏ Yes21 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
v. Bolt? ❏ Yes22 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
vi. Kick his or her stall? ❏ Yes23 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
vii. Pull back when tied? ❏ Yes24 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
viii. Crib or windsuck? ❏ Yes25 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
ix. Stall walk or weave? ❏ Yes26 ❏ No
Notes: ______________________________________________________________________________________
x. Have issues with leaving his buddies? ❏ Yes27 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
D. Is the horse currently in a28: ❏ Box stall ❏ Stall/paddock combination ❏ Paddock ❏ Pasture
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
E. Is the horse suitable for a child to handle?29 ❏ Yes ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Training and Performance Record
A. Is this horse broke to ride? ❏ Yes ❏ No30
B. What skills does the horse currently have?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C. Has the horse had any professional training? ❏ Yes ❏ No
If so:
i. By whom31? __________________________________________________________________________________
ii. In what event(s)? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
D. Does the horse have a competition or show record? ❏ Yes ❏ No
If yes, describe (dates/points/# of horses in event)32: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E. Is the horse now in shape for competition or show? ❏ Yes ❏ No
If no, ask the seller what needs to be done to get the horse in shape: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Is the horse suitable for a child to ride?33 ❏ Yes ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Basic Stable Skills34
A. Does the horse stand quietly without a twitch for:
i. Grooming and saddling? ❏ Yes ❏ No
ii. The vet? ❏ Yes ❏ No
iii. The farrier? ❏ Yes ❏ No
iv. Clipping? ❏ Yes ❏ No
v. Bathing? ❏ Yes ❏ No
vi. Paste worming? ❏ Yes ❏ No
vii. Blanketing? ❏ Yes ❏ No
B. Does the horse load readily into a trailer and ride quietly once in the trailer? ❏ Yes ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
C. Does the horse get along well with other horses? ❏ Yes ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
There are 2 different sets. One is before you see the horse, and the other is afterwards.
When you found the horse for sale1. Vital Statistics
A. Where did you see the horse advertised for sale?1 _____________________________________________________
B. Asking price: _____________________________________________________________________________________
C. Horse’s (registered) name: _________________________________________________________________________
D. Gender: ❏ Mare ❏ Gelding ❏ Stallion
i. If gelding, when was horse gelded?2 ______________________________________________________________
E. Age: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Height: __________________________________________________________________________________________
G. Breed: __________________________________________________________________________________________
i. Registered? ❏ Yes ❏ No3
ii. Does the seller have the original registration papers? ❏ Yes ❏ No4
iii. Is seller listed as the current owner on registration papers? ❏ Yes ❏ No5
iv. Registration number: ___________________________________________________________________________
H. Color/markings: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I. Owner’s name, address, phone number(s) and email6:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Soundness and Health
A. Is the horse currently sound? ❏ Yes ❏ No7
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
B. Has he or she ever been lame? ❏ Yes8 ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
C. Does the horse wear shoes? ❏ Yes ❏ No
i. If yes, what kind of shoes and does he have any special shoeing needs, such as pads or egg bar shoes?9
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
D. Does the horse have any current health issues? o Yes10 o No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
E. What is the horse’s current diet?11 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Has the horse ever had colic? ❏ Yes12 ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
i. If yes, did he or she require surgery? ❏ Yes13 ❏ No
G. Is the horse up to date on his shots, including Strangles and West Nile? ❏ Yes ❏ No14
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
H. When was the horse last wormed?15_________________________________________________________________
3. Disposition and Vices
A. Ask the seller to describe the horse’s disposition:16_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. On a scale of 1-5, what is his typical energy level?17 (1 = bone lazy, 5 = highly spirited)
❏ 1 ❏ 2 ❏ 3 ❏ 4 ❏ 5
C. Does he or she:
i. Kick or strike? ❏ Yes18 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Bite or nip? ❏ Yes19 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
ii. Rear? ❏ Yes20 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
iv. Buck? ❏ Yes21 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
v. Bolt? ❏ Yes22 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
vi. Kick his or her stall? ❏ Yes23 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
vii. Pull back when tied? ❏ Yes24 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
viii. Crib or windsuck? ❏ Yes25 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
ix. Stall walk or weave? ❏ Yes26 ❏ No
Notes: ______________________________________________________________________________________
x. Have issues with leaving his buddies? ❏ Yes27 ❏ No
Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
D. Is the horse currently in a28: ❏ Box stall ❏ Stall/paddock combination ❏ Paddock ❏ Pasture
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
E. Is the horse suitable for a child to handle?29 ❏ Yes ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Training and Performance Record
A. Is this horse broke to ride? ❏ Yes ❏ No30
B. What skills does the horse currently have?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C. Has the horse had any professional training? ❏ Yes ❏ No
If so:
i. By whom31? __________________________________________________________________________________
ii. In what event(s)? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
D. Does the horse have a competition or show record? ❏ Yes ❏ No
If yes, describe (dates/points/# of horses in event)32: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E. Is the horse now in shape for competition or show? ❏ Yes ❏ No
If no, ask the seller what needs to be done to get the horse in shape: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
F. Is the horse suitable for a child to ride?33 ❏ Yes ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Basic Stable Skills34
A. Does the horse stand quietly without a twitch for:
i. Grooming and saddling? ❏ Yes ❏ No
ii. The vet? ❏ Yes ❏ No
iii. The farrier? ❏ Yes ❏ No
iv. Clipping? ❏ Yes ❏ No
v. Bathing? ❏ Yes ❏ No
vi. Paste worming? ❏ Yes ❏ No
vii. Blanketing? ❏ Yes ❏ No
B. Does the horse load readily into a trailer and ride quietly once in the trailer? ❏ Yes ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________
C. Does the horse get along well with other horses? ❏ Yes ❏ No
Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________