Typical Trial Period?

Hey everyone!

So I am seriously looking at buying a warmblood in my area, and I was just wondering what a typical trial period would be. I've heard anywhere from 2 weeks to 3 months. Any experiences to share? I haven't done this for a while!

~Thanks in advance~

I'd be shocked at a 3 month trial... wow. I'd say typically I've seen a few days to a week, tops. That's if they even offer a trial.

A week is more than fair to both parties,

I've always done a three day trial period. If they like or don't like the horse in three days, they won't change their mind in three months. I don't really care for trial periods too much anyways, I've had some screwed up horses come back to me..

Thanks guys! That was really helpful.

I'll see what they offer, but I'll try for about a week trial. I have to sell my current horse right now, so I guess that I will have to wait to take him on trial until I have an offer.

This exactly. Any more then a week and you're looking at paying for some sort of lease fee. When I do a prepurchase exam my vet likes for us to have the horse for at least 48 hours in case the seller drugged the horse. I like to mention that when asking for a trial from a trainer I don't know but... these days trainers are getting more and more hesitant about trials and rightfully so.