Horse Sale & Purchase Agreement (with Trial Period)

This Horse Sale & Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of [DATE] between [SELLER NAME], of [SELLER ADDRESS] ("Seller"), and [BUYER NAME], of [BUYER ADDRESS] ("Buyer"). The Seller agrees to sell, and the Buyer agrees to buy, the horse described below on the terms in this Agreement.

1. Horse Identification

Registered Name: ______________________________

Barn Name: ______________________________

Breed: ______________________________

Registry / Association: ______________________________

Registration Number: ______________________________

Microchip Number: ______________________________

Sex: ______________________________

Age / Foaling Date: ______________________________

Color and Markings: ______________________________

Current Location: ______________________________

2. Purchase Price and Payment

The total purchase price for the horse is [AMOUNT]. The Buyer will pay the price (check one): ☐ in full at signing by [PAYMENT METHOD]; or ☐ as a deposit of [AMOUNT] at signing with the balance of [AMOUNT] due on or before [DATE]; or ☐ on the payment schedule attached as Schedule A. Payment is made by [PAYMENT METHOD]. The sale is not final, and the Buyer acquires no ownership rights, until the full purchase price has cleared. Any deposit is applied to the purchase price and is otherwise governed by this Agreement or, if a trial applies, by the Trial Period Addendum in Section 11.

3. Condition of Sale — As-Is or Warranties

The parties elect one of the following (check one). This election controls what the Seller does and does not promise about the horse.

☐ AS-IS SALE. The horse is sold AS IS, WHERE IS, with all faults. Except for the Seller's representation of ownership in Section 4, the Seller makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, including no warranty of soundness, health, temperament, freedom from vices, suitability for any particular discipline or purpose, or fitness for any use. The Buyer has had the opportunity to inspect the horse, to ride or have the horse ridden, and to obtain the pre-purchase examination described in Section 5, and the Buyer accepts the horse in reliance on the Buyer's own judgment and examination and not on any statement by the Seller.

☐ SALE WITH EXPRESS WARRANTIES. The Seller warrants only the following, as of the date of delivery, and makes no other warranty: [LIST EXPRESS WARRANTIES — for example: the horse is sound for light riding; the horse is free of the vices of cribbing, weaving, and stall-kicking; the horse has no known chronic lameness]. The Seller does not warrant the horse's future performance, show results, or suitability beyond what is expressly stated here. Any warranty claim must be made in writing within [NUMBER] days of delivery.

________ (initials) Buyer acknowledges the condition-of-sale election above and that no promises were made outside this Agreement.

4. Seller's Representations

The Seller represents that the Seller is the sole legal owner of the horse; that the Seller has full right and authority to sell it; that the horse is free of any lien, security interest, lease, or other claim except [DISCLOSED ENCUMBRANCES, IF ANY]; and that the Seller has disclosed to the Buyer every known material health condition, injury, surgery, chronic lameness, vice, and behavioral issue of the horse, including [KNOWN CONDITIONS, IF ANY]. The Seller will deliver clear title free of undisclosed claims.