Well I guess it's only human nature to not want to get drawn into something like this. He may have just been asked a bunch of "could this"? and said "maybe". It wouldn't surprise me at all if he refuses to do any more "pre buy consultations" :'). If he saw an obvious problem I would have thought he would have at least recommended Harley be looked at by your vet.
But wouldn't you think that to protect his reputation he would call the guy and see if he couldn't straighten it out???
I've been thinking too, and actually I don't think there is really anything at all I could do about it. Hair mentioned another potential buyer maybe coming to look at him from that barn. What's to keep them from trying to find out why the first people didn't buy him, and them telling them whatever..???
That's one reason I hope my farrier will give them a call. Maybe between my farrier, who is also their farrier, and the trainer at the barn, people they trust, they can get these people to at least shut up about founder.
Becky