Trust and safety
BarnPilot provides advertising and direct seller contact, not a purchase guarantee or brokerage service. We still take credible welfare, fraud, disclosure, and seller eligibility concerns seriously.
Our review standard
A report never removes a horse automatically. It emails the BarnPilot administrator with the listing link, the signed-in reporter's identity, the reason, and their written explanation, and also appears in the private administrator queue. The seller does not receive the reporter's identity.
Horse welfare or suspected abuse
Fraud, attempted fraud, or a suspicious transaction
Concealed veterinary or material health information
Materially inaccurate listing information
Seller eligibility, SafeSport, federation, or legal concern
Another concern that requires human review
Seller requirements
Sellers provide their full name, role, private mailing address, and a verified BarnPilot email account. A phone number and farm or business name are optional. Sellers choose whether logged-in, email-verified buyers may see email, phone call, text, or WhatsApp contact details, with at least one contact method required.
Eligibility
Sellers with relevant federation, SafeSport, legal, welfare, fraud, or marketplace violations may be denied. BarnPilot may request more information, contact the seller, hide the listing during review, or remove it.
Buyer responsibility
Buyers should speak directly with the seller, verify identity, review records, use qualified professionals, arrange an independent pre-purchase examination, and never send funds solely because a listing appears on BarnPilot. BarnPilot does not handle the horse purchase or lease payment and is not a party to the transaction.
