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Sunday, 01 February 2009 18:24

Buyers please note:

REGARDING ALL EQUINES RESCUED FROM FRANCE.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL THE HORSES FEATURED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE HORSES THAT ARE GOING FOR MEAT FROM FRANCE TO EITHER FRANCE OR ITALY VIA LIVE EXPORT. MANY ARE WILD AND IN MOST CASES UNHANDLED AND MAYBE NERVOUS OF HUMAN CONTACT AS SUCH THEY MAY KICK OR BITE AND NOT BE IN THE BEST CONDITION HAVE DISEASE OR ILLNESS....MANY HAVE NEVER BEEN STABLED SO COULD PANIC WHEN FIRST PUT IN AND TRY TO BREAK FREE.
WE WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY INJURY OR ILLNESS FOUND ON THE HORSE ONCE IT ARRIVES WITH YOU THEY RECEIVE THE MOST BASIC OF VET CHECKS FOR TRAVELLING WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE WOUNDS OR SOUNDNESS THEY ARE ONLY CHECKED FOR EYES, HEART, LUNGS AND TEMPERATURE. THE SELLER DOES NOT OFFER A REFUND OR ANY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS VETS FEES INCURRED AND NEITHER DOES EQUINE SECTION AS WE ARE ONLY HERE TO ADVERTISE ON BEHALF OF THE SELLER WE TAKE NO RESPONSBILITY AFTER THAT OR FOR ANY INJURY INCURRED ON THE LONG JOURNEY FROM FRANCE. IF YOU USE OUR RECOMMEND TRANSPORTER ALL PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN TO SAFE GUARD AGAINST THIS BUT ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN. 
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR  STABLE OR GRAZING  SORTED BEFORE RESERVING ANY OF THE EQUINES ON THE IMMINENT DANGER LIST AND  IF YOUR USING A LIVERY YARD, THAT EVERYTHING IS OK WITH THE YARD OWNER FOR YOUR RESCUE TO GO THERE AND THAT YOUR INSURANCE IS READY TO BEGIN.

All information is supplied to the best of our knowledge, please do your own sums eg vat, and all other costs involved. Once you have read our terms and conditions that you must agree to and are happy please contact us to reserve your rescue. 

Note: All info we have on each horse is what is displayed on the site, once or if we receive more info we will update the ad for that horse otherwise you need to be aware that you are buying off the cuff. Any vettings are down to you. We cannot vouch that these horses are in a state to breed or are sale-able or ride-able.

Before Travel:
All horse before they can come to the UK have to be chipped all horses are checked by a vet to say they are fit for travelling this only includes a check on eyes, heart, lungs and temperature nothing more, we are not held accountable for any cuts, wounds, illness or unsoundness and the vet fees this may incur and the seller does not offer any form of refund or help towards vet fees.

Some useful information:   Language Converter http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Map of all Departments in France
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Terms and Conditions:

When you commit to buying a horse from France, things you need to know are: 

MOST IMPORTANTLY THESE ARE HORSES THAT ARE GOING FOR MEAT AND AS SUCH ARE WILD AND IN MOST CASES UNHANDLED AND MAYBE NERVOUS OF HUMAN CONTACT AS SUCH THEY MAY KICK OR BITE AND NOT BE IN THE BEST CONDITION....A LOT HAVE NEVER EVEN BEEN IN A STABLE SO COULD PANIC WHEN FIRST PUT IN AND TRY TO BREAK FREE

1. How to pay for the horse -  You don't pay for your horse until it is delivered to you.  You give the driver the horses price in euros and he will give the money to the seller Equine Section is given no money at all.

2. Transport costs may vary the further away they are from Department 41. The cost of transport (via our recommended transporter) includes collecting the horse from France, having the required stop over where the horse will be taken off the lorry, fed, watered and allowed to rest before it carries on its journey to its new home.

3. Any stabling costs are approx. £20 per night if used. 

4. INSURANCE:  Please note that the horse is not insured for the first part of its journey from France to the uk but as soon as the horse arrives in the UK you need to get it insured.

5. All info we know on a horse is what is given to us by the seller and is on the advert. You are taking a chance and buying off the cuff. We cannot vouch for the sincerity or accuracy of adverts and will not be held accountable for any inacuracies, although we place them on site we keep the ad word perfect and change none of the wording, height etc. Therefore it is right as far as we know but we do not go over and check the horses ourselves. 

6. THE SELLER DOES NOT OFFER A REFUND OR ANY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS VETS FEES THAT MAY BE INCURRED AND NEITHER DOES EQUINE SECTION AS WE ARE ONLY HERE TO ADVERTISE ON BEHALF OF THE SELLER WE TAKE NO RESPONSBILITY AFTER THAT OR FOR ANY INJURY INCURRED ON THE LONG JOURNEY FROM FRANCE IF YOU USE OUR RECOMMEND TRANSPORTER ALL PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN TO SAFE GUARD AGAINST THIS BUT ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN.

7. WE WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY INJURY OR ILLNESS FOUND ON THE HORSE ONCE IT ARRIVES WITH YOU THIS IM AFRAID IS ONE OF THE RISKS YOU TAKE BY RESCUING ONE OF THESE HORSES AS THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN BY OURSELVES NOR HAVE WE HAD THEM VET CHECKED WE CAN ONLY GO BY WHAT INFORMATION WE ARE GIVEN AS TO THE ANIMALS CONDITION.


8. By accepting our terms and conditions you agree to not ask Equine Section for a refund from the seller or for money towards any expenses you may incur and you accept that Equine Section is here to advertise the horses, nothing more.

If you are interested in a horse please  email me (Debbie) at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it    and I  will reply as soon as I can I do this on a voluntary basis so I do work and have my own horses to take care of too so may not be able to answer straight away.

This information has been placed  to help make a rescue less daunting, Equine Section and its staff take no responsibility if you have problems regarding transporters. We use a recommended transporter that ES staff have used personally and had no problems with. However we cant take responsibility due to any unforeseen circumstances surrounding a rescue. Please note you will be required to email us with full acceptance of the terms and conditions and that by doing so you are accepting all of the above and the risks that come from rescuing a wild horse that you or ES staff have never seen

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a charity. Do not give funds to anyone claiming this is a charity. This is a non profit and voluntary run system.
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