Complaint Review: Horses Deserve A Second Chance - Nicole Hilliard

Please use caution when purchasing a horse from Nicole Hilliard (Horses Deserve A Second Chance). Looks to be that for years, she has been misrepresenting and selling horses that are not safe, much older than claimed, sick, injured, dangerous. Do your homework, google her reviews and network with others. I (who recently purchased from her) saw the reviews but turned a blind eye because they were a few years old. I thought maybe she had changed her ways. And people are always quicker to complain than praise. Thought perhaps just a case of an angry few. Unfortunately the reviews are scarily accurate.

I was promised a very beginner safe, trail ready horse that is the exact opposite. Spooky and defiant to the point of dangerous. I am pretty certain this horse has no miles under saddle. Nicole promoted the horse the same way she promotes every single one - bomb proof, trail ready, gun safe, mild mannered, easy going, kid/family/beginner safe, 15 years old ....Horse crossed highway uninvited, jumped obstacles to blaze own trail, violently throws head, backs up, spooks, turns around to go home, refuses to stop, doesn't understand or listen to a rider at all......From talking to many who experienced the same sort of situation, she is pulling horses from auction and days later advertising them on Facebook as well trained. She does not put time and training into them. Flips them in a matter of days for quick $$$, with no regard for buyer or horse. Someone is going to get seriously injured. Go ahead and pull from auction and sell them! No one has issue with that. It is wonderful that they get a second chance. But stop with the outright deception. Amazing she has been pulling this off for years. Many reviews say horses are drugged for the videos and I would absolutely believe that now. Stupidly I purchased mine without a video.

I was told I had to buy ASAP because there was so much interest and the horse wouldn't last long. And if I wanted a video done the price of the horse would increase a couple hundred dollars. I fell for the BS hook, line and sinker. Nicole gets very pushy about the sale and sending money. And she gets vicious if you question the horses at all. I was basically told not my fault if you can't ride when I said this horse is crazy. A. I do know how to ride and B. you are selling these horses as bomb proof. Please stop with the deception. You are going to get someone killed. And she will give you every single excuse under the sun about why you cannot see the horse before purchase. Don't believe me? Ask her if you can come see one before buying. Good luck! And very telling, as soon as you get the horse she immediately requests a positive review - before there is time for the dust to settle. She says tell me when you are ready so I can open my Faceboook page. When you are ready, she opens her page and then immediately closes her page after you have posted your review. She keeps her Facebook page so that no one can leave any sort of commentary other than a positive one. Any negative comments are instantaneously deleted. Be careful and reconsider.