Windt im Wald Farm
Geauga County, Northeast Ohio
since 1995
CHOOSING THE "RIGHT"
FARM TO DEAL WITH
Or
WINDT IM WALD FARM'S CODE OF ETHICS
We promise to treat everyone with honesty,
dignity, and respect. That is how we would like to be treated if the
shoe were on the other foot, and we were doing the buying.
Our word is our bond. We have worked too hard during our lives being
proud of our name and our integrity to act in a way that would put the
family name and the family reputation in jeopardy.
It is important that we match up the right horse with the right buyer.
We respect you too much to sell you a horse that is too spirited or
too quiet for you. If you are going to own a horse, you might as well
know right up front that you are going to have to mesh and get along
with each other in terms of temperament, talent, and training.
We will not knowingly sell a horse to the wrong kind of home, nor will
we ever sell one of our horses through an auction. We have spent a great
deal of loving time with each of our horses in an effort to instill
trust and gentleness within them. For us, horses are a labor of love
so they are difficult to part with unless they go with the right folks.
It is not our intention to sell a horse merely for the sake of making
a short-term sale. We think it is better for us to lose a sale than
to lose your trust and respect. If we sell you a horse that is wrong
for you, you will never trust us again. If we keep your respect through
our hard work, good intentions, and honesty, perhaps you will continue
to keep us in your thoughts and talk to us again when you are looking
for a particular horse to fill your needs or give us the opportunity
to help you solve a horse-related problem.
We love to talk to folks who truly love horses and want to be around
them. In addition, we hope that these folks realize that there is always
more to learn when you are involved with these wonderful, beautiful,
honest creatures. Anyone who tells you that he/she knows all there is
and has been there and done that with regard to horses is leading you
down the garden path. Humility is a trait that folks acquire when they
have the privilege of working with horses and loving both the horses
and the work.
Know that we value our integrity above everything else. Without integrity,
there is nothing to show for our efforts and our existence on this planet.
