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when people are shopping, how to sift through the description when someone is selling. It’s an art, putting the right horse with the right person. You listen and watch.”
Crump said that at first some “buyers” were nothing but tirekickers, feeding a need to ride for free with' no intent to purchase. “But the better our reputation has become, we don’t get that any more. And people don’t tend to overstate their experience. We have a good balance.”
Daughter Della Devine, 27 and a James Madison University English grad, helps Crump ftdl-time with the sales. “Either Diane (or I) will chauffeur you, arrange for the vetting, recommend and follow through on shipping,” Devine said. “It’s pretty much a fullservice business.”
The sales Web site includes categories for Thoroughbred racehorses and bloodstock, hunters, warmbloods, ponies and more. There are currently more than 80 horses listed in the “sport horses under $20,000” category. Nearly all are within two hours of Warrenton.
Log onto www.dianecrump. com or call (540) 635-7483 for more details on buying or selling on Crump’s Web site.
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