[Cloverbarley]

Thanks for everyone's help.

[judybigredpony]

Why didn't you just try looking up the Ocala breeder directory???

[Cloverbarley]

I did. I have all her contact details but I do not know her in person so her being contacted by some stranger may not be favourable.

[Layne Farm]

You need to give more info. Pm if you like but asking about a lady breeder just outside Ocala is just to little info

[foxhavenfarm]

If you have her contact info, just contact her.

[Cloverbarley]

I left a message on her answering machine a number of days ago but have had no response. As I say, I think having a call from some unknown stranger may not have been favourable. I was hoping to find someone on here who may know her and her email address and then I could contact her that way and explain the situation clearly.

Sorry to be vague about who she is but I don't come in this forum and wasn't sure about etiquette of naming people?

[witherbee]

Cloverbarley, you probably should not have left too much detail on the voicemail, but since you did, just keep trying - we race people are notoriously bad about returning voicemails/emails quickly (usually because we are outside so much). Not all are this way, but a lot IME.

As for why we don't provide papers - because horses that we've sold as riding horses sometimes end up back racing and that is sometimes not a good thing - happened to me and others I know, even with a sales contract. Also, the breeder may not have the papers, on the owner may not either - the papers stay with the trainer or the racetrack they were at last and often don't get back to the owner when the horse is sold. There is usually no reason to need the papers as long as you can prove the horse is JC registered... Easy enough to do with a free membership to the JC site and checking Registration Status.

Good luck!

[Cloverbarley]

Thanks Witherbee. I tried to keep my message to the bear minimum that I thought would encourage the breeder to contact me but without putting her off.

I called the race office at the track the mare last raced at and they told me the breeder asked for the return of the papers.

[Cloverbarley]

MANY thanks to the person who has forwarded my lady's email address! Thank you so much.

I'm now in contact with breeder so thank you COTH for saving the day