The Equimeta Deal Room

Run horse sales smoothly in one shared record.

Equimeta Deal Room replaces text threads, scattered files, and stranger-to-stranger wires with one documented flow — agreement, payment hold, inspection, release. Buyers do not wire cash to a stranger; sellers know funds are secured before handoff.

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  • Funds held until buyer confirms receipt
  • Seller contact details protected until payment confirmed
  • Stripe-processed payments — no card data on Equimeta
  • Sellers typically paid in 2–3 business days on eligible deals
How a Deal Room moves

Five stages from first agreement to final payout.

Each stage is documented in one shared record. No off-platform side channels for the parts that matter.

  1. Agreement

    Buyer and seller settle on price, inspection contingencies, and delivery terms inside the Deal Room. Every message and file lives on the record — no parallel text threads or screenshots.

  2. Payment hold

    Buyer completes checkout through Stripe. Funds are collected and held — the seller cannot access them yet. Both sides see the hold confirmed in the Deal Room.

  3. Inspection window

    Seller arranges transport or hand-off; buyer has the agreed window to complete a Pre-Purchase Exam, inspect the horse, and raise any contingencies. Conversation stays attached to the deal.

  4. Release & payout

    Once the buyer confirms receipt, Equimeta releases the held funds. Sellers typically receive their payout in 2–3 business days through Stripe Connect — no chasing, no out-of-band transfers.

  5. Closed record

    The full Deal Room — messages, files, signed documents, payment timeline — stays archived for both sides. If a question comes up later, the paper trail is one click away.

Inside the Deal Room

Three guides for the steps people get wrong most often.

Payment protection, the pre-purchase exam, and the structure of a private sale — written for the moments that decide whether a horse sale runs smoothly.

Secure horse payment & escrow

Step-by-step on how payment protection works for high-value horse purchases — held funds, dispute path, and seller payout timing.

How payment protection works

Pre-purchase checklist

Editorial checklist for what to verify, request, and document before you commit to buying a horse — vet, vetting paperwork, and red flags.

See the checklist

Private horse sale management

For sellers handling their own sale — listing, inquiries, agreements, payment, and handoff in one structured workflow instead of scattered DMs.

Run a private sale
Where the Deal Room fits

It is one piece of the Equimeta system.

The Deal Room sits where the sale actually changes hands. Marketplace and the verified pro directory feed it; barn management runs alongside it.

Browse horses for sale

Start with the marketplace — pick the horse you want, then move into the Deal Room when you are ready to make an offer.

Open the marketplace

Verified horses for sale

If a verified history matters more than raw inventory, start with verified-only listings — every Deal Room flow still applies.

Browse verified listings

Find horse professionals

Need a vet, hauler, or trainer to weigh in before the horse changes hands? Bring them into the Deal Room from the verified directory.

Open the directory
Common questions

What people ask before they trust the flow.

Is the Equimeta Deal Room mandatory for every sale?
No — you can chat, share files, and move through stages without payment protection. Payment protection is opt-in on eligible checkout. The Deal Room is the workspace; held-funds payment is one optional layer inside it.
Who pays the Equimeta fee?
Equimeta uses a tiered fee schedule on both sides of a completed marketplace deal: 3% on the first $10,000, 2% on the next $40,000, and 1% above $50,000 (minimum $1 per side). All fees are shown before any deal is confirmed — see the payment protection policy for full details.
What happens if the horse fails the pre-purchase exam?
If a PPE contingency is included in the deal terms and the horse fails the agreed criteria, the buyer can cancel and receive a refund (minus any non-refundable processing costs). Funds are not released until the buyer confirms receipt.
Can my agent or trainer be part of the Deal Room?
Yes. Buyer agents and seller agents can be linked to the deal so representation is documented from the start. On eligible checkout, agreed commission can track in the same protected payment flow.

Full policy, fees, and dispute process live on the payment protection policy page.

Ready to run a deal cleanly?

Find a horse you want, then move into a Deal Room. Both sides see every step, and on eligible checkout the money does not move until the buyer confirms receipt.

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